Source: BMC Veterinary Research, Ľubomíra Grešáková, Monika Holodová, Małgorzata Szumacher-Strabel, Haihao Huang, Piotr Ślósarz, Janusz Wojtczak, Natalia Sowińska & Adam Cieślak
Abstract
Background
Lactating dairy cows are the greatest livestock contributor of methane, a major global greenhouse gas (GHG). However, good feeding management with adequate mineral intake can offers an effective...
Source: Western College of Veterinary Medicine, Jessica Colby
A research team at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) is developing a more cost-effective method to detect a type of salmonella bacteria that’s difficult to diagnose and even more difficult to...
Source: Journal of Dairy Science, T. Wolfe, E. Vasseur, T.J. DeVries, R. Bergeron
Cows spend more time lying down when stalls are soft and dry, and bedding plays a key role in the comfort of the lying surface. The first...
Source: University of British Columbia
Lameness is one of the greatest challenges facing the dairy industry - approximately 25% of the dairy cows in Canada are lame. It is important that new cases of lameness are promptly identified, as treatment...
Source: Washington State University, By Josh Babcock, College of Veterinary Medicine
Washington State University researchers are using a human medical technique to measure the impact of common diseases affecting dairy cow production and animal wellbeing.
A research team led by Craig McConnel,...
Source: Dairy Research Cluster
For more than 20 years, David Fraser, Dan Weary and Nina Von Keyserlingk at the University of British Columbia have been the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) – Industrial Research Co-Chairholders in Dairy Cattle...
Source: Wheatsheaf Group news release
A study by Synomics, the biological insights business, has identified interactions between an animal's genome and its rumen microbes that could finally reduce the amount of methane that cattle and other ruminant livestock emit into...
Source: Science Direct
Abstract
Interventions that aim to help farmers change on-farm practices recommend that advisors communicate effectively with farmers, work collaboratively to set goals and provide farmers with resources that are applicable to the farm context. We developed an intervention...
Source: Dr. Temple Grandin
W. K. Fulwider1, T. Grandin1, D. J. Garrick1, T. E. Engle1, W. D. Lamm1, N. L. Dalsted2, and B. E. Rollin1341 Department of Animal Sciences,
2 Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics,
3 Department of Philosophy, and
4 Department...
Source: Ohio State University, Gustavo M. Schuenemann, DVM, MS, PhD. Professor, Dairy Cattle Health and Management, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University
Because of the COVID19 pandemic, milk demand has shifted due to closures of restaurants and other...