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...
Source: PennState Extension
Ensuring that your calves are achieving a healthy weaning transition is key to their nutritional success as they grow and develop.
Are your calves experiencing a decrease in performance once they are transitioned from milk? Perhaps you are...
Source: Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
On average, each of Canada's dairy cows produces 8,500 litres of milk per year. Farmers must monitor them closely in their first year of lactation, as they are more fragile during this time and can...
Source: University of British Columbia Dairy cattle, By Jane Stojkov and David Fraser1
Every year about 250,000 cows are removed from Canadian dairy herds, in many cases with health challenges such as lameness or mastitis. The marketing system for cull...
Despite decades of research and efforts, bovine respiratory disease (BRD) remains the most important cause of economic losses in youngstock1. BRD costs all farmers in many ways: treatment costs, lower animal survival, reduced growth, higher age at first calving...
