Journal of Dairy Science: Inhibition of methyl-coenzyme M reductase can suppress the activity of ruminal methanogens, thereby reducing enteric methane emissions of ruminants. However, developing specific and environmentally friendly inhibitors is a challenging endeavor.
Yunlong Liu +4 more
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Journal of Animal Science and BiotechnologyBackground Rumen microorganisms are key regulators of ruminant growth and production performance. Identifying probiotic candidates through microbial culturomics presents a promising strategy for improving ruminant production performance.
Xiaoran Feng +11 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2009 Emerging Infectious Diseases • www.cdc.gov/eid • Vol. 15, No. 3, March 2009 513 F animals engaged in a sophisticated dance is how poet Vasily Kamensky represented the incongruous entanglement between Russia’s rural past and sweeping modernism. In his daring book Tango with Cows, he abandoned syntax for a spatial arrangement of words on old wallpaper to
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Investment Analysis of Alternative Dairy Systems under MILC [PDF]
Three dairy systems, 120-cow grazing, 120-cow conventional, and 600-cow concentrated, were evaluated by internal rate of return (IRR) accounting for the Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC).
Eberle, Phillip R. +3 more
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Effects of negative energy balance on liver gene and protein expression during the early postpartum period and its impacts on dairy cow fertility [PDF]
, 2007 End of project reportNegative energy balance (NEB) is a severe metabolic affecting high yielding dairy cows early post partum with both concurrent and latent negative effects on cow fertility as well as on milk production and cow health.
Diskin, Michael G. +9 more
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Current research progresses on calf rearing and nutrition in China
Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2017 Calves are the reserve forces for dairy cattle. Scientific rearing strategy of calves is the basis of efficient cattle breeding. However, many problems exist in current rearing systems of calves and restrict the sustainable development of dairy cattle in
Qi-yu DIAO, Rong ZHANG, Yan TU
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TAX REFORM AND BEEF COW REPLACEMENT STRATEGY [PDF]
This paper models optimal beef cow replacement strategy in a stochastic environment under U.S. income tax rules effective before and after the Tax Reform Act of 1986. Under each tax regime, the producer's buy versus raise decision and optimal culling age
Carman, Hoy F., Innes, Robert
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The protection of the unsaturated fatty acids of dried grass and sunflower seed against biohydrogenation by rumen micro-organisms : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Agricultural Science in Animal Science at Massey University [PDF]
, 1974 Ryegrass which had been dried and treated with HCHO was incubated with the rumen contents of a pasture-grazed cow. The protein in the grass was protected from degradation by the rumen microbes.
Smeaton, Duncan Colquhoun
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Weaning methods affect ruminal methanogenic archaea composition and diversity in Holstein calves
Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2019 The objective of the present study was to examine the effect of different weaning methods on the ruminal methanogenic archaea composition and diversity in Holstein calves.
Li-feng DONG +3 more
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Is automatic milking acceptable in organic dairy farming? Quantification of sustainability indicators [PDF]
, 2008 The objective of this research, was to quantify sustainability indicators of organic dairy farms using Automatic Milking Systems (AMS), and a comparative group of organic dairy farms using conventional milking systems (CMS). Milk yield per cow was higher
de Boer, I.J.M., Oudshoorn, F.W.
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