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Barriers to recording calf health data on dairy farms in Ontario [PDF]

JDS Communications
Establishing accurate illness and treatment rates in dairy calves is crucial, yet calf health records are often incomplete. Thus, the objective of this study was to investigate barriers for dairy farmers for recording calf illnesses and treatments on ...
Kristen Y. Edwards, Stephen J. LeBlanc, Trevor J. DeVries, Michael A. Steele, Joao H.C. Costa, David L. Renaud   +5 more
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae boulardii accelerates intestinal microbiota maturation and is correlated with increased secretory IgA production in neonatal dairy calves

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Neonatal calves have a limited capacity to initiate immune responses due to a relatively immature adaptive immune system, which renders them susceptible to many on-farm diseases.
Lautaro Rostoll Cangiano, Clothilde Villot, Clothilde Villot, Rocio Amorin-Hegedus, Nilusha Malmuthuge, Robert Gruninger, Le Luo Guan, Michael Steele   +7 more
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Associations between Feeding Behaviors Collected from an Automated Milk Feeder and Neonatal Calf Diarrhea in Group Housed Dairy Calves: A Case-Control Study

Animals, 2022
The objective of this case-control study was to determine if feeding behavior data collected from an automated milk feeder (AMF) could be used to predict neonatal calf diarrhea (NCD) in the days surrounding diagnosis in pre-weaned group housed dairy ...
Meridith H. Conboy, Charlotte B. Winder, Melissa C. Cantor, Joao H. C. Costa, Michael A. Steele, Catalina Medrano-Galarza, Taika E. von Konigslow, Amanda Kerr, Dave L. Renaud   +8 more
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Repeated injection of multivitamins and multiminerals during the transition period enhances immune response by suppressing inflammation and oxidative stress in cows and their calves

Frontiers in Immunology, 2023
Periparturient dairy cows undergo major physiological and metabolic changes as well as immunosuppression, associated with decrease in plasma concentrations of various minerals and vitamins.
Yallappa M. Somagond, Mohanned Naif Alhussien, Mohanned Naif Alhussien, Ajay Kumar Dang   +3 more
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Effects of feeding Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products on the health of Holstein dairy calves following a lipopolysaccharide challenge

Journal of Dairy Science, 2022
: Before weaning, dairy calves are at high risk for illness, especially respiratory and digestive diseases, which reduces average daily gain, age at first calving, and first-lactation milk production.
Rebecca N. Klopp, Ilkyu Yoon, Susan Eicher, Jacquelyn P. Boerman   +3 more
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Use of ATP luminometry to assess the cleanliness of equipment used to collect and feed colostrum on dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science, 2022
: The objective of this observational cross-sectional study was to describe the cleanliness of various equipment used for colostrum harvest and calf feeding procedures on dairy farms in Québec, Canada. The study was performed on 42 commercial dairy herds
Sébastien Buczinski, Marie-Pascale Morin, Jean-Philippe Roy, Marjolaine Rousseau, Marianne Villettaz-Robichaud, Jocelyn Dubuc   +5 more
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Effects of supplementation with Saccharomyces cerevisiae products on dairy calves: A meta-analysis

Journal of Dairy Science, 2022
: Saccharomyces cerevisiae products (SCP) have the potential to promote the growth and development of the gastrointestinal tract and immunity in young livestock animals.
Chenguang Zhang, Jun Zhang, Zhongtang Yu, Guilian Zhou, Junhu Yao   +4 more
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The Effects of Zinc Supplementation on Growth, Diarrhea, Antioxidant Capacity, and Immune Function in Holstein Dairy Calves

Animals, 2023
The current study examined the effects of supplementary zinc proteinate (ZnPro) and zinc oxide (ZnO) on growth performance, diarrhea, antioxidant capacity, immune function, and mineral element concentrations of calves aged 1 to 28 days. A total of twenty-
Junhao Liu, Fengtao Ma, Allan Degen, Peng Sun   +3 more
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Calf care workers' attitudes and personality and their association with calf mortality in large-scale dairy farms

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Although calf mortality is a multifactorial problem, little is known about the attitudes and personalities of calf care workers (CCWs) and their association with calf mortality. This study aimed to describe the attitudes, satisfaction, and personality of
Dagni-Alice Viidu, Eamonn Ferguson, Tanel Kaart, Kerli Mõtus   +3 more
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Calf health monitoring in Norwegian dairy herds [PDF]

Journal of Dairy Science, 2009
The aims of this study were to estimate the incidence of calf diseases in Norwegian dairy herds, improve calf health recordings in the Norwegian Cattle Health Recording System (NCHRS), and investigate different methods for validation of calf health data.
S M, Gulliksen, K I, Lie, O, Østerås
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