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Analysis of Dairy Cow Behavior during Milking Associated with Lameness
Dairy, 2023 The detection of lame cows is a challenging and time-consuming issue for dairy farmers. Many farmers use the milking time to monitor the condition of their animals.
Diana Schönberger +3 more
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Effects of environmental enrichment on behavioral responses to novelty, learning, and memory, and the circadian rhythm in cortisol in growing pigs [PDF]
, 2000 Previously we showed that pigs reared in an enriched environment had higher baseline salivary cortisol concentrations during the light period than pigs reared under barren conditions.
Blokhuis, Harry J., +6 more
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Protection of pigs against challenge with virulent Streptococcus suis serotype 2 strains by a muramidase-released protein and extracellular factor vaccine [PDF]
, 2001 The efficacy of a muramidase-released protein (MRP) and extracellular factor (EF) vaccine in preventing infection and disease in pigs challenged either with a homologous or a heterologous Streptococcus suis serotype 2 strain (MRP EF ) was compared with ...
Smith, H.E. +3 more
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Microorganisms, 2023 The aim of this study was first to examine the prevalence of bacteria-associated loss of sperm quality in samples from insemination centers during a seven-year semen monitoring program and, second, to investigate the growth dynamic of four different ...
Anne-Marie Luther +4 more
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Frontiers in Genetics, 2023 Fat deposition is an economically important trait in pigs. Ningxiang pig, one of the four famous indigenous breeds in China, is characterized by high fat content. The underlying gene expression pattern in different developmental periods of backfat tissue
Chen Chen +13 more
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Folia Veterinaria, 2019 The aim of this study was to evaluate ovarian activity and the size of oocytes in ovarian follicles in sexually mature Landrace-Yorkshire gilts in relation to the individual seasons of the year.
Kyzeková P. +6 more
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Smart Agricultural Technology, 2023 Free-stall cubicles are designed so that cows do not defecate in the bedding material, while still providing comfortable lying places. However, fixed cubicle elements, such as the partition and neck rail, restrict available movement space and may hinder ...
Stijn P. Brouwers +3 more
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Tissue-specific Salmonella Typhimurium gene expression during persistence in pigs [PDF]
, 2011 Salmonellosis caused by Salmonella Typhimurium is one of the most important bacterial zoonotic diseases. The bacterium persists in pigs resulting in asymptomatic 'carrier pigs', generating a major source for Salmonella contamination of pork.
Boyen, Filip +5 more
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Consuming transgenic goats' milk containing the antimicrobial protein lysozyme helps resolve diarrhea in young pigs. [PDF]
, 2013 Childhood diarrhea is a significant problem in many developing countries and E. coli is a main causative agent of diarrhea in young children. Lysozyme is an antimicrobial protein highly expressed in human milk, but not ruminant milk, and is thought to ...
Cooper, Caitlin A +3 more
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Antimicrobially Active Semen Extenders Allow the Reduction of Antibiotic Use in Pig Insemination
Antibiotics, 2021 Antibiotic use in semen extenders for livestock may contribute to the development and spreading of multi-drug resistance. Antimicrobial control in semen doses for artificial insemination of pigs is indispensable due to the relatively high storage ...
Anne-Marie Luther +3 more
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