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AgricultureTanniferous forages, leaves and pods from legume trees can be used as feed additives to reduce enteric CH4 in tropical regions of the world where smallholder farmers cannot afford to purchase commercial anti-methanogenic feed additives.
Cristian Cruz-Matías +6 more
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Sociologia Ruralis, Volume 66, Issue 4, October 2026.ABSTRACT Literature has described dairy cows as both passive objects and active participants in the milk production process. This study explores how this passivity and activity co‐exist through an inquiry into dairy cow agency within a post‐anthropocentric conceptualisation of socialisation theories.
Marie Verstraete, Leonie Cornips
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Managing Dairy Heifer Growth Investment [PDF]
Accelerated prepubertal growth rates can lower heifer raising costs but may put heifers at risk for impaired mammary development and have been found to be detrimental decreased to milk production in the first lactation.
Vandehaar, M.J. +2 more
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The effects of catch-up (compensatory) growth on reproductive performance of beef heifers
, 1996 Fifty-four heifer calves were allocated to five feeding/weaning treatments at birth in April/May 1990: 1) VEW (n = 11) dams feed-restricted for 3 mo before and 2 mo after calving; calves weaned in June onto gram-supplemented pasture and then into a ...
Boadi, D., Price, M. A.
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Effects of MGA on Prepubertal Beef Heifers [PDF]
, 1996 A 2-year study (1 995 and 1996) utilized prepubertal beef heifers to study the effects of feeding MGA to induce puberty. Heifers were allotted to two groups, control or treatment, based on breed, age and weight. Treatment heifers received MGA for 14 days
Moret, C. +5 more
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Veterinary Record, Volume 199, Issue 6, Page e298-e303, 19/26 September 2026.Abstract Background In horses, cats and dogs, the opioid butorphanol has been proven effective in management of visceral pain and for peri‐ and postoperative pain relief. The aim of this study was to evaluate physiological responses and indicators of noxious stimuli when adding butorphanol to xylazine for sedation of bull calves during surgical ...
Axel Sannö +3 more
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Veterinary Record, Volume 199, Issue 6, Page e262-e271, 19/26 September 2026.Abstract Background Updated targets for measuring transfer of passive immunity (TPI) at the herd level have been suggested, but the current performance of dairy herds in Great Britain is unknown. Methods A cross‐sectional study was performed. Serum total protein (STP) data collected between October 2022 and October 2023 by 21 veterinary practices were ...
George Lindley +3 more
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The influence of breed on the efficiency of growth and muscle deposition in bulls and heifers
, 1981 Two breeds (Hereford (HE), and Dairy Synthetic (DY)), and two sexes (bulls and heifers) were compared for various measures of efficiency in beef production.
Price, M. A. +2 more
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Animals, 2018 Proxies for feed efficiency, such as blood-based indicators, applicable across heifers varying in genetic makeup and developmental state are needed. Assessments of blood analytes and performance were made in heifer calves and pregnant heifers.
Nara R. B. Cônsolo +6 more
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The "heifer" aurei of Augustus
, 2012 This article is devoted to a rare, beautiful and intriguing series of gold coins of Augustus (27 bc-Ad 14) that bear a head of the emperor and the legend CAESAR on the obverse, and a heifer with the legend AVGVSTVS on the reverse 1 The most recent listing of this coinage is in a general book on aurei by Calicó, but it gives no indication as to the ...
Rambach, Hadrien, Walker, Alan
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