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Investigation of Coxiella burnetii distribution in a Scottish dairy cattle herd with history of stillbirths. [PDF]
Vet RecAbstract Background Coxiella burnetii is a bacterial pathogen that can cause abortion and reproductive disease in livestock. In the UK, C. burnetii affects many dairy cattle herds, although the infection dynamics are poorly understood. Our study was performed to investigate infection patterns within a dairy cattle herd in Scotland that had experienced ...
Halliday JEB +6 more
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Evaluation of the effects of water quality on drinking preferences of heifer calves
JDS Communications, 2021 Drinking water quality requirements focus mainly on removing hazardous substances from the water supply, making it safe to drink and appropriate for livestock use.
N.D. Senevirathne +3 more
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Animal, 2021 Optimising heifer growth rate may offer an opportunity to improve lifetime milk yield per cow, enhancing the environmental and economic efficiency of dairy farming operations.
C.J. Hayes +6 more
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BMC Genomics, 2020 The effect of heat stress on livestock production is a worldwide issue. Animal performance is influenced by exposure to harsh environmental conditions potentially causing genotype-by-environment interactions (G × E), especially in highproducing animals ...
R. Shi +10 more
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Beef heifer fertility: importance of management practices and technological advancements
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2020 The development of replacement heifers is at the core of cow-calf beef production systems. In 2020, the USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service reported 5.771 million beef heifers, 500 pounds and over, are under development for cow replacement.
Sarah E. Moorey, F. Biase
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Slaughter of Pregnant Cattle at an Austrian Abattoir: Prevalence and Gestational Age
Animals, 2021 The slaughter of pregnant cattle raises ethical–moral questions with regard to animal welfare, but also concerns of consumers because of higher levels of sex steroids in the meat from pregnant cattle.
Ignaz Zitterer, Peter Paulsen
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Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021 Supplementation plays a vital role in the growth performance of grazing heifers. We investigated the effects of maize-based concentrate supplementation on the serum metabolome in grazing heifers. Twenty-four 7-month-old heifers (211.65 ± 4.25 kg BW) were
Hao Chen +3 more
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Symposium review: Strategies to improve the efficiency and profitability of heifer raising.
Journal of Dairy Science, 2020 Regional Research Project NC-2042 has a main objective to study calf and heifer nutrition. Within this objective, feeding the postweaned heifer is considered a major priority to improve the profitability and sustainability of US dairy farms.
P. Erickson +5 more
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