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Empirical prediction of organic matter digestibility in grasses, legumes and their mixtures from dairy farms in Atlantic Spain

open access: yesGrassland Science, EarlyView.
Abstract This study characterized the chemical composition and organic matter digestibility (OMD) of herbage from commercial dairy farms in Galicia (NW Spain), a humid‐temperate Atlantic region, and developed empirical prediction equations for OMD based on routine wet‐chemistry traits.
Sonia Pereira Crespo   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

DAIRY DEREGULATION AND LOW-INPUT DAIRY PRODUCTION: A BIOECONOMIC EVALUATION [PDF]

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Deregulation of the Australian dairy industry could affect the utilization of resources by milk producers and the profitability of dairy production. In this study we examine the feed mix that dairy producers use, both pastures and supplements, under ...
Huffaker, Ray G., Tozer, Peter R.
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Population Differentiation and Polygenic Selection in the Finnish Ayrshire Cows Selected on Genomic Information

open access: yesJournal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Finnish Ayrshire cattle belong to the Nordic Red breeds. The basis of selection in Nordic Red breeds shifted from traditional pedigree‐based breeding values to genomic breeding values between 2011 and 2014. Joint genetic evaluation and admixture among the Nordic Red breeds have led to the formation of a composite Nordic Red population ...
Katri Sarviaho   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying Economic Losses due to Milk Fever in Dairy Farms [PDF]

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Milk fever, a metabolic disease, affects dairy animals usually within one or two days after calving, resulting in a huge reduction in milk production and thus becomes economically most important.
Thirunavukkarasu, M.   +3 more
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Genetic and Phenotypic Correlations Among Growth, Disease Occurrence, and Reproductive Performance From Calf to Heifer in Girolando Dairy Cattle

open access: yesJournal of Animal Breeding and Genetics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The Girolando breed, a cross between Holstein (Bos taurus) and Gir (Bos indicus), is the primary choice for dairy production in Brazilian tropical regions, as it combines high productive potential with adaptation to the tropical environment.
Laura B. da C. Pereira   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Adult dairy cow performance is influenced by her maternal intrauterine environment during development

open access: yes, 2007
Adult dairy cow performance is influenced by her maternal intrauterine environment during development D.P. Berry1, P. Lonergan2, S.T. Butler1, A.R. Cromie3, F. Mossa2, T. Fair2, and A.C.O. Evans2 1Moorepark Dairy Production Research Centre, Fermoy, Co.
P. Lonergan   +6 more
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Between Autonomy and Dependency: The Territorialisation of Agroecology in the Colombian Peasant Reserve Zones

open access: yesJournal of Agrarian Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Peasant movements employ a spectrum of politico‐economic strategies for territorialising agroecology, ranging from autonomy to (inter)dependency. To substantiate this argument, I draw on qualitative fieldwork and historical analysis to examine the Colombian Peasant Reserve Zone movement's strategies for territorialising agroecology at both the
Daniel Ortiz Gallego
wiley   +1 more source

The Puerperium in the Modern Dairy Cow: A Review. [PDF]

open access: yesReprod Domest Anim
Morris MJ   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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