Source: Lely
On behalf of Lely, the University of Milan conducted a study into the feed quality and heating of blocks of corn silage in a feed kitchen. During the days in which the study was carried out, the temperature...
NovaVive Inc., an animal health immunobiology company, today announced that an abstract being presented at the 2021 International Embryo Technology Society (IETS) Virtual Conference (Jan. 18-21, 2021) is now available online in the journal, Reproduction, Fertility and Development (https://www.publish.csiro.au/RD/RDv33n2Ab75). The abstract...
Blanket dry cow therapy, the infusion of all quarters of all cows with antibiotics following the last milking of the lactation, is a fundamental component of good mastitis control. At current prices for commonly used dry cow preparations, the...
Source: Dairy Research Cluster 3
Providing freedom of movement to dairy animals was cited in the top five predominant welfare concerns by respondents (43.75% were general public) to the National Farm Animal Council’s online dairy cattle survey in 2019.i As humans,...
Source: Journal of Dairy Science
M.J.VandeHaar*L.E.Armentano†K.Weigel†D.M.Spurlock‡R.J.Tempelman*R.Veerkamp§
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Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing 48824
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Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706
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Department of Animal Sciences, Iowa State University, Ames 50011
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Animal Breeding...
Source: National Library of Medicine
Peter S. Ericksona and Kenneth F. Kalscheurb
Guest Editor (s): Fuller W. Bazer
Guest Editor (s): G. Cliff Lamb
Guest Editor (s): Guoyao Wu
aDepartment of Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, United States
bU.S....
Source: University of British Columbia
Disbudding dairy calves is a common but painful procedure to prevent horn growth. Even when controlling for the immediate, intra-operative pain, post-operative pain can last for days after the procedure. Anhedonia, the reduced ability to...
Source: Dairy Research Cluster 3
Principal Investigators: Greg Keefe and J Trenton McClure (University of Prince Edward Island)
Co-Investigators: Elsa Vasseur (McGill University), Luke Heider (University of Prince Edward Island), Débora Santschi (Lactanet)
National Dairy Research Strategy investment priorities targeted:
Dairy cattle...
Source: BMC Veterinary Research
Abstract
Background
In dairy herds, mastitis causes detrimental economic losses. Genetic selection offers a sustainable tool to select animals with reduced susceptibility towards postpartum diseases. Studying underlying mechanisms is important to assess the physiological processes that cause differences...
Source: University of British Columbia
In Canada, as in many other developed countries, the practice of dairy farming is continually evolving. There were approximately 20,000 Canadian dairy farms in 1999 but now, two decades later, this number has declined by...
