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Abstract This article analyzes the impact of producer organizations (POs) on dairy farmers’ self‐assessed experiences of unfair trading practices (UTPs) and negotiation power. We employ an endogenous switching regression (ESR) model using cross‐sectional survey data collected in four EU countries: France, Germany, Spain, and Poland.
Federica Di Marcantonio+3 more
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Behaviour of dairy cows on organic and non-organic farms [PDF]
There is an increasing number of organic dairy farms in the UK. The aim of this study is to compare behaviour of dairy cows on organic and non-organic farms. Twenty organic and 20 non-organic farms throughout the UK were visited over two winters (2004/05
Haskell, M+4 more
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Changes of Forages Fed to Dairy Cows in the Whole Year in Taiwan [PDF]
Objectives of this study were to determine the kinds and the percents of forages fed to dairy cows in the whole year. Data were taken weekly by the dairy farmers for one year, including kinds and weights of forages fed to dairy cows, the heads of milking
Hsu, F. H., Lu, C. H.
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We investigated the microbiota found in the vaginas of Holstein dairy cows during the transition period and described the differences in bacterial composition and total bacterial load (TBL) associated with disease and fertility.
M. Bicalho+5 more
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Pricing efficiency in livestock auction markets: A two‐tier frontier approach
Abstract We estimate the pricing efficiency of a livestock auction market using a two‐tier stochastic frontier model. This model captures pricing inefficiency of a hedonic pricing model for livestock via exponential error terms above and below the hedonic model specification.
Leslie J. Verteramo Chiu+2 more
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Lameness affects dairy cows worldwide and is usually associated with pain. Behavioral differences in lame compared to non-lame tie-stall-housed dairy cows might be less pronounced than in free-stall-housed, since the principle demands to a cow's ...
Johanna Karin Bernhard+6 more
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Liver metabolic perturbations of heat-stressed lactating dairy cows [PDF]
Objective The objective of the present study was to elucidate the mechanism underlying liver metabolic perturbations in dairy cows exposed to heat stress (HS).
Caiyun Fan+7 more
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A 100-Year Review: Total mixed ration feeding of dairy cows.
Total mixed rations (TMR) as we know them today did not exist in 1917. In fact, TMR are an invention of primarily the last half of the past 100 yr. Prior to that time many dairy herds were fed only forages, but dairy producers started moving toward TMR ...
D. Schingoethe
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The graphical abstract illustrates the combined use of physical pretreatments—high‐shear dispersing (HSD), stirring (ST), and high‐pressure homogenization (HPH)—to reduce fat globule size in goat and cow milk creams, enhancing enzymatic hydrolysis.
Arthur Pompilio da Capela+4 more
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Sward and milk production response to early turnout of dairy cows to pasture in Finland [PDF]
The timing of turnout is an important factor affecting the grazing management of dairy cows. However, its consequences are not well known in the short grazing season of northern Europe.
Khalili, Hannele+3 more
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