Cow, farm, and herd management factors in the dry period associated with raised somatic cell counts in early lactation [PDF]
, 2008 This study investigated cow characteristics, farm facilities, and herd management strategies during the dry period to examine their joint influence on somatic cell counts (SCC) in early lactation.
Browne, W. J. +10 more
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Effect of genetic group and feed system on locomotion score, clinical lameness and hoof disorders of pasture-based Holstein–Friesian cows [PDF]
, 2008 peer-reviewedThe aim of the present study was to determine the effect of the genetic group of the Holstein–Friesian (HF) and pasture-based feeding system (3 × 2 factorial arrangement) on locomotion score (six gait aspects scored from one to five ...
Mee, John F +19 more
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Limiting factors of cows’ productive longevity on the industrial complex
Theoretical and Applied Veterinary Medicine, 2021 The research was carried out in the conditions of a large industrial complex ‟Agro-Soyuz” of the Dnipropetrovsk region for the production of the milk from Holstein cows.
I. S. Pishchan +4 more
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A review of factors influencing litter size in Irish sows [PDF]
, 2007 peer-reviewedMany factors influence litter size. These include genetics, gilt management, lactation length, parity distribution, disease, stress and boar fertility. In the past 20 years, litter size in Irish sows has increased by only one pig. Born alive
Peadar G Lawlor +7 more
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The "Lactation After Infant Death (AID) Framework": A Guide for Online Health Information Provision About Lactation After Stillbirth and Infant Death [PDF]
, 2021 Most parents who give birth to a stillborn infant, or who give birth then endure the death of their young infant, will encounter the onset of lactation (McGuinness et al., 2014).
Noble-Carr, Debbie +3 more
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Brain Sciences, 2012 Exposure of mothers to chronic stressors during pregnancy or the postpartum period often leads to the development of depression, anxiety, or other related mood disorders.
Benjamin C. Nephew +3 more
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Failed Lactation and Perinatal Depression: Common Problems with Shared Neuroendocrine Mechanisms? [PDF]
, 2012 In the early postpartum period, mother and infant navigate a critical neuroendocrine transition from pregnancy to lactation. Two major clinical problems that occur during this transition are failed lactation and perinatal mood disorders.
Grewen, Karen +4 more
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Neuropsychopharmacology Reports, 2020 Aim Epidemiological data suggest that maternal immune activation (MIA) plays a role in the etiology of neuropsychiatric disorders including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and schizophrenia. However, there is no prophylactic nutrition that can prevent the
Yuko Fujita +6 more
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Metabolic adaptation during early lactation: key to cow health, longevity and a sustainable dairy production chain [PDF]
, 2014 Enhancing longevity by reducing involuntary culling and consequently increasing productive life and lifetime production of dairy cows is not only a strategy to improve a farm’s profit, but is also related to improved animal welfare.
B. Kuhla +26 more
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Diagnostics, 2021 Background: The aim of this study is to investigate whether symptoms of anxiety and depression disorders in women during the perinatal period predict the occurrence of lactation mastitis.
Maria Dagla +6 more
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