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Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Changing legislation regarding antimicrobial consumption (AMC) forces Flemish bovine veterinary practitioners (BVP) to rethink their business models and shift their on‐farm practices from curative to preventive. However, little is known about their current practices and opinions regarding antibiotic stewardship, mastitis treatment ...
Lien Creytens +2 more
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Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Laparoscopic intrauterine artificial insemination (Lap‐AI) is used in sheep genetic improvement programmes. However, the lambing rate (LR) (i.e., the proportion of inseminated ewes that lamb) following Lap‐AI is variable. Previously, one small UK study investigated factors associated with LR, but it did not adjust for dependencies ...
Mike J. Glover +2 more
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Evaluation of a rapid method for measuring lactate in the venous blood of ruminants
Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background In cattle and small ruminants, blood lactate can predict recovery and survival in various diseases. Increased lactate concentration is associated with an unfavourable‐to‐poor prognosis. Different mobile rapid lactate measurement devices have been explored in different animal species.
Viktoria Kichmann +4 more
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Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Disease in primary care frequently represents a surveillance blind spot, particularly for diseases affecting farm animals. Methods Electronic health records (EHRs) were collected from four farm animal veterinary practices in Wales (February 2024‒January 2025) as part of a pilot study.
Beverley Hopkins +8 more
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Production, environment and biodiversity: Conflicting dairy discourses? [PDF]
, 2003 While farmers as private landowners are a prime target for native biodiversity conservation, they are also the focus of strong pressures to manage land for production.
Jay, Grace Mairi M.
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Veterinary Record, EarlyView.Abstract Background Ensuring livestock welfare throughout the production chain, including transport, is an ethical and regulatory imperative. However, protocols to assess transport‐related welfare during routine abattoir inspections are not standardised, including antemortem (AM) inspection by an official veterinarian at UK abattoirs.
Sayaka Mochizuki +2 more
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Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract The hormone insulin‐like growth factor 1 (IGF‐1) is a key player in the insulin/IGF signalling (IIS) pathway. Extensive biogerontological research demonstrates that this evolutionarily conserved nutrient‐sensing pathway plays a causal role in the regulation of growth ...
Sanjana Ravindran +7 more
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The effect of preservation method of barley, maturity of grass silage, and type of protein supplementation on sensoric milk quality in organic farming [PDF]
, 2006 Three continuous production experiments and three short term cross over experiments were carried out in Northern Norway to investigate different feeding strategies for dairy cows in organic farming.
Adler, Steffen A., Randby, Åshild T.
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"Teat condition in dairy cows"
, 2004 The dairy cow's teat is the first line of defence against mastitis pathogens. The milking process may affect the teat's condition, increasing the risk of mastitis. It is well-proven that teat-ends with severe erosions or broken skin will have an increased risk of mastitis.
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Understanding Farmer Behaviour for Successful Climate Change Mitigation in Voluntary Initiatives
Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Private and voluntary initiatives, such as voluntary carbon markets, can support public policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in agriculture. This study investigates the impact of behavioural factors (reluctance to change) and social dynamics (peer imitation) on the adoption of two mitigation practices on Swiss dairy and ...
Marta Tarruella +5 more
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