Influence of Diet on Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Cattle Manure
Asian Journal of Atmospheric Environment, 2015 Livestock is one of the major contributors of greenhouse gases (GHGs). It accounts for 14.5% of the global GHGs emissions like methane (CH4) from enteric fermentation and manure, nitrous oxide (N2O) from manure and fertilizer. Since enteric emissions are
Vinu M. Nampoothiri +3 more
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Plasma hormones and milk production performances in early lactation buffaloes supplemented with a mixture of prilled fat, sweetener and toxin binder [PDF]
Biotechnology in Animal Husbandry, 2016 The effect of combined feed supplements (prilled fat, sweetener and toxin binder) was studied on 24 apparently healthy early lactating rural and urban maintained Murrah buffaloes. The feeding of combined feed supplement was carried out for a period of 90
Shabab Khan +4 more
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Genetic polymorphisms within exon 3 of heat shock protein 90AA1 gene and its association with heat tolerance traits in Sahiwal cows [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2015 Aim: The present study was undertaken to identify novel single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in Exon 3 of HSP90AA1 gene and to analyze their association with respiration rate (RR) and rectal temperature (RT) in Sahiwal cows.
Rakesh Kumar +4 more
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Estimating test-day milk yields by modeling proportional daily yields: Going beyond linearity
Journal of Dairy Science, 2023 : In the United States, lactation milk yields are not measured directly but are calculated from the test-day milk yields. Still, test-day milk yields are estimated from partial yields obtained from single milkings.
Xiao-Lin Wu +8 more
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Expression of heat-shock protein 72 mRNA in relation to heart rate variability of Sahiwal and Karan-Fries in different temperature-humidity indices [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2016 Aim: To investigate the effect of temperature-humidity index (THI) on the expression pattern of heat-shock protein 72 (HSP72) mRNA of Sahiwal and Karan-Fries (KF) cattle in different THIs.
Prava Mayengbam +2 more
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Veterinary Medicine International, 2011 Twelve healthy lactating Murrah buffaloes of similar parity (3rd) between 90 and 120 days of lactation, selected from the herd of National Dairy Research Institute (Karnal, India) and maintained at managemental practices as followed at the Institute they
Joydip Mukherjee +3 more
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Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids in Male Ruminant Reproduction — A Review [PDF]
Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences, 2017 Fatty acids such as n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are critical nutrients, used to improve male reproductive performance through modification of fatty acid profile and maintenance of sperm membrane integrity, especially under cold shock ...
Len Van Tran +3 more
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Elements of IPM for Dairy Cattle in New York State [PDF]
, 2020 NYS IPM Type: Livestock IPM ElementsThis is a checklist of items to help you develop or analyze whether you use IPM for flies in your dairy operation. If the IPM practice listed below is used across the farm then check it off and give yourself the all ...
Waldron, Keith, Wise, Ken
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The Mathematical description of lactation curves in dairy cattle [PDF]
, 2011 This review gives an overview of the mathematical modelling of lactation curves in dairy cattle. Over the last ninety years, the development of this field of study has followed the main requirements of the dairy cattle industry.
Dimauro, Corrado +4 more
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Optimizing age of bull at first use in relation to fertility of Murrah breeding bulls [PDF]
Veterinary World, 2015 Aim: The aim of the present investigation was to optimize the age at first use (AAFU) of semen of Murrah breeding bulls, which will help in early selection of bulls under progeny testing program for improving the reproductive performance in the herd ...
M. A. Mir +6 more
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