Source: Scientific Reports
Abstract
When weaning offspring, female mammals limit nursing opportunities. This study aimed to investigate whether imposing a gradual reduction in daily contact time, by separating cows from their calves as an attempt to stimulate weaning, reduced dairy cows’...
The temperament of dairy cows plays a role in milk yield and quality, but research has been inconsistent. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis examined how cow temperament affects milk production, focusing on daily and total milk yield.
Researchers analyzed...
Advances in computer vision are enhancing dairy cattle welfare monitoring by enabling precise detection of posture transitions, such as lying-to-standing movements. A recent study conducted in a Swedish freestall barn housing 183 cows tested a multiview computer vision system...
Source: Science Direct
Abstract
Sustainable dairy and beef production provides environmental, economic, and social values that can potentially be maximized by optimizing herd management strategies. The length of a dairy cow’s life is affected by, and affects, all three pillars of...
As demand for sustainable farming practices rises, pasture-based dairy herds are expanding globally. Precision dairy technologies are increasingly valuable to grazing dairy farms, providing critical data on animal welfare and improving operational efficiency while reducing costs. These technologies, including...
Source: Journal of Dairy Science
ABSTRACT
Genetic selection could be a tool to help improve the health and welfare of calves; however, to date, there is limited research on the genetics of calfhood diseases. This study aimed to understand the current...
Source: Journal of Animal Science
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Calf management and health are essential for setting up the foundation of a productive cow. The objectives of this study were to estimate the impact of preweaning practices on milk production parameters while accounting for an...
Source: University of Illinois
Agriculture is a stressful occupation, and farmers struggle with anxiety and depression at higher levels than the general population. A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign examines differences in mental health challenges for men...
Source: Pennsylvania State University
Facing economic challenges, dairy farmers are increasingly crossbreeding some of their Holstein cows with beef breed bulls to add value to surplus calves born in their herds. In an analysis of almost 40,000 cows, a team...
Source: Science Direct
Highlights
Lifetime costs and revenues are important to identify profitable cows.
Culling decisions are mostly based only on current lactation costs and revenues.
Cow lifetime profitability should be considered to optimize culling decisions.
Lifetime monitoring of costs...
