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Heat stress on calves and heifers: a review

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2020
The current review is designed with aims to highlight the impact of heat stress (HS) on calves and heifers and to suggest methods for HS alleviation. HS occurs in animals when heat gain from environment and metabolism surpasses heat loss by radiation ...
Jingjun Wang, Jinghui Li, Fengxia Wang, Jianxin Xiao, Yajing Wang, Hongjian Yang, Shengli Li, Zhijun Cao   +7 more
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The day‐to‐day stability of the ruminal and fecal microbiota in lactating dairy cows

MicrobiologyOpen, 2020
In this study, we examined differences between the microbiota of the ruminal fluid (DR) and feces (DF) from five lactating dairy cows over three consecutive days using 16S rRNA gene sequence‐based analysis.
Shuai Huang, Shoukun Ji, Hui Yan, Yangyi Hao, Jun Zhang, Yajing Wang, Zhijun Cao, Shengli Li   +7 more
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Genetic Markers Associated with Milk Production Traits in Dairy Cattle

Agriculture, 2021
Increasing milk production is one of the key concerns in animal production. Traditional breeding has gotten limited achievement in the improvement of milk production because of its moderate heritability.
Yulin Ma, Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Jianxin Xiao, Gibson Maswayi Alugongo, Xu Chen, Tianyu Chen, Shuai Liu, Zhiyuan He, Jingjun Wang, Muhammad Kamal Shah, Zhijun Cao   +10 more
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Effects of a wide range of dietary forage-to-concentrate ratios on nutrient utilization and hepatic transcriptional profiles in limit-fed Holstein heifers

BMC Genomics, 2018
Background Improving the efficiency of animal production is a relentless pursuit of ruminant producers. Energy utilization and partition can be affected by dietary composition and nutrient availability.
Haitao Shi, Jun Zhang, Shengli Li, Shoukun Ji, Zhijun Cao, Hongtao Zhang, Yajing Wang   +6 more
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Ingestion of Milk Containing Very Low Concentration of Antimicrobials: Longitudinal Effect on Fecal Microbiota Composition in Preweaned Calves. [PDF]

, 2016
Although antimicrobial drugs are central to combat disease in modern medicine, the use of these drugs can have undesired consequences for human and animal health.
Bicalho, Rodrigo Carvalho, Foditsch, Carla, Lima, Svetlana, Siler, Julie D, Van Vleck Pereira, Richard, Warnick, Lorin D   +5 more
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Growth performance, blood metabolites, ruminal fermentation, and bacterial community in preweaning dairy calves fed corn silage-included starter and total mixed ration

Journal of Dairy Science, 2023
: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of the inclusion of whole-plant corn silage (WPCS) in a starter or total mixed ration (TMR) on growth, blood metabolites, ruminal fermentation, and microbial community in preweaning dairy calves ...
Jun Zhang, Jiaqi Shang, Yangyi Hao, Yajing Wang, Zhijun Cao, Hongjian Yang, Wei Wang, Shengli Li   +7 more
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Real deal or no deal? A comparative analysis of raw milk cheese regulation in Australia and France [PDF]

, 2017
Australia’s regulatory framework has resulted in the standardisation of cheese production based on pasteurisation. Up until early 2015, regulations effectively prohibited raw milk cheese-making in Australia and thus stifled artisanal on-farm production ...
Taylor, Madeline, Van Caenegem, William
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Role of Selenium and Vitamins E and B9 in the Alleviation of Bovine Mastitis during the Periparturient Period

Antioxidants, 2022
Mastitis (inflammation of the mammary gland) commonly occurs in dairy cattle during the periparturient period (transition period), in which dairy cattle experience physiological and hormonal changes and severe negative energy balance, followed by ...
Muhammad Zahoor Khan, Yulin Ma, Jianxin Xiao, Tianyu Chen, Jiaying Ma, Shuai Liu, Yajing Wang, Adnan Khan, Gibson Maswayi Alugongo, Zhijun Cao   +9 more
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The Study of the Method of Fight Against Formation of Polarizing Layer at the Process of Ultrafiltration Concentration of the Skim Milk [PDF]

, 2016
The description of experimental set and the method of processing of the results of the study of the method of fight against formation of polarizing layer in the process of ultrafiltration concentration of skim milk raw material were presented.
Deynychenko, G. (Grygoriy), Guzenko, V. (Vasyl), Melnik, O. (Olga), Omelchenko, A. (Aleksandr), Udovenko, O. (Oleg)   +4 more
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Effects of Age, Diet CP, NDF, EE, and Starch on the Rumen Bacteria Community and Function in Dairy Cattle

Microorganisms, 2021
To understand the effects of diet and age on the rumen bacterial community and function, forty-eight dairy cattle at 1.5 (M1.5), 6 (M6), 9 (M9), 18 (M18), 23 (M23), and 27 (M27) months old were selected.
Yangyi Hao, Yue Gong, Shuai Huang, Shoukun Ji, Wei Wang, Yajing Wang, Hongjian Yang, Zhijun Cao, Shengli Li   +8 more
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