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FermentationSaline–alkaline soils are becoming prevalent across the globe, decreasing the availability of forage for animals and threatening sustainable animal production.
Hunegnaw Abebe +4 more
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Milk production and survival of spring-calving carryover cows in New Zealand dairy herds : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Animal Science at Massey University, Manawatu, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2017 Non-pregnant cows are generally culled from dairy herds and replaced with two-year-old heifers. Alternatively, non-pregnant cows can be dried-off at the end of lactation, retained for one year (carried over), before being mated and returned to a milking ...
Gardner, Rachel
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Differences among high, medium, and low profit dairy operations: an analysis of 2004-2008 Kansas Farm Management Association Dairy Enterprises [PDF]
, 2009 Dairy Research, 2009 is known as Dairy Day, 2009The financial bottom line, or net income, is a key factor in determining how successful a dairy has been historically as well as an indicator of the financial ease or struggles the dairy might have in the
Dhuyvetter, Kevin C., Schulte, K.M.
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AntioxidantsDairy cows face metabolic challenges around the time of calving, leading to a negative energy balance and various postpartum health issues. Adipose tissue is crucial for cows during this period, as it regulates energy metabolism and supports immune ...
Liuxue Li +7 more
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Animal Nutrition, 2021 The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of supplementing rumen-protected Lys based on a Lys-deficient diet on liver metabolism in growing Holstein heifers.
Fanlin Kong +4 more
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Swiss organic dairy farmer survey: Which path for the organic cow in the future? [PDF]
, 2004 The survey showed a high interest of the Swiss organic dairy farmers in breeding, suggesting that there is potential to breed an adapted organic dairy cow.
Bapst, Beat, Haas, Edda
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Thromboelastography in healthy dairy cows [PDF]
Journal of Dairy Science, 2014 Thromboelastography is a whole blood-based coagulation assay that can be used to investigate hypocoagulability and hypercoagulability, as seen with thromboembolic diseases and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Numerous coagulopathies due to different causes are reported in cows.
Sommerey, Cora-Costanze +5 more
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Animals, 2019 We investigated the effects of different types of early feeding on rumen fermentation parameters and the bacterial community in calves. Fifty-four Holstein calves were assigned to three treatments and fed whole milk (M), pasteurized waste milk (WM), or ...
Rong Zhang +6 more
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Microbial Biotechnology, 2020 Summary This study aimed to investigate the effect of resveratrol on methane production, rumen fermentation and microbial composition under high‐concentrate (HC) and high‐forage (HF) diets using the in vitro fermentation system.
Tao Ma, W. Wu, Y. Tu, N. Zhang, Q. Diao
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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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