Opportunities and challenges for integrating dairy cattle into farms with certified organic pineapple production as perceived by smallholder farmers in Central Uganda [PDF]
, 2019 A study was conducted in 2013 to assess opportunities and challenges of integrating dairy cattle into organic pineapple production in Uganda. Thirty organic pineapple farmers were interviewed using a semistructured questionnaire.
Kabi, Fred +4 more
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BMC Genetics, 2019 Background Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in microRNAs (miRNAs) and their target binding sites affect miRNA function and are involved in biological processes and diseases, including bovine mastitis, a frequent inflammatory disease.
Qiang Jiang +10 more
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Molecular characterization and combined genotype association study of bovine cluster of differentiation 14 gene with clinical mastitis in crossbred dairy cattle [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2016 Aim: The present study was undertaken with the objectives to characterize and to analyze combined genotypes of cluster of differentiation 14 (CD14) gene to explore its association with clinical mastitis in Karan Fries (KF) cows maintained in the National
A. Sakthivel Selvan +4 more
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Molecular evidence for zoonotic transmission of Giardia duodenalis among dairy farm workers in West Bengal, India [PDF]
, 2011 No study in the past has examined the genetic diversity and zoonotic potential of Giardia duodenalis in dairy cattle in India. To assess the importance of these animals as a source of human G.
Amiya Kumar Pramanik +30 more
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Estimation of metabolic heat production and methane emission in Sahiwal and Karan Fries heifers under different feeding regimes [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2016 Aim: The objective of this study was designed to estimate the metabolic heat production and methane emission in Sahiwal and Karan Fries (Holstein-Friesian X Tharparkar) heifers under two different feeding regimes, i.e., feeding regime-1 as per the ...
Sunil Kumar +4 more
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JDS Communications, 2021 There has been increasing interest in residual feed intake (RFI) as a measure of net feed efficiency in dairy cattle. Residual feed intake phenotypes are obtained as residuals from linear regression encompassing relevant factors (i.e., energy sinks) to ...
Xiao-Lin Wu +7 more
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Evaluation of efficiency of sire model and animal model in Holstein Friesian crossbred cattle considering first lactation production and fertility traits [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2014 Aim: The present investigation was conducted for evaluating the efficacy of estimating breeding values (BVs) using univariate animal model in comparison to sire model.
Shakti Kant Dash +7 more
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Cluster of differentiation 14 gene polymorphism and its association with incidence of clinical mastitis in Karan fries cattle [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2014 Aim: The present study was undertaken with the objectives to characterize, identify DNA polymorphism in cluster of differentiation 14 (CD14) gene in Karan Fries (KF) cattle and to analyze association between genetic variants with incidence of clinical ...
A. Sakthivel Selvan +4 more
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Estimation of 305-day milk yield from test-day records of Chinese Holstein cattle
Journal of Applied Animal Research, 2018 This study compared six models, namely the Gaines, Sikka, Nelder, Wood, Dhanoa and Hayashi models, for the estimation of 305 days milk yield in Chinese Holstein cattle. We compared their ability to reliably predict 305-day lactation yield from incomplete
Ling-na Kong +9 more
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Conventional and fluorescent based semen quality assessment in Karan Fries bulls [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2015 Aim: The present study was carried out on semen ejaculates of 15 Karan Fries (KF) bulls maintained at Artificial Breeding Research Centre, National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, India with an objective to evaluate the relationship between the ...
A. Panmei +4 more
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