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Rumination is a syndrome characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach. The food is then partially or completely rechewed, reswallowed, or expelled. This syndrome is relatively common in infants and mentally challenged persons, but it also occurs in adults with normal intelligence.
A, Malcolm +3 more
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Background This study investigated the effects of inorganic and organic minerals on physiological responses, oxidative stress reduction, and rumen microbiota in Holstein bull calves (123.81 ± 9.76 kg; 5 months old) during short-term heat stress (HS) and ...
A-Rang Son +5 more
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Small ruminant feed systems: perceptions and practices in the transitional zone of Ghana [PDF]
Background Adequate feeding is essential to realizing the potential of small ruminants to alleviate poverty among smallholder farmers. This study was conducted in two villages in the Ejura-Sekyedumase District of Ghana and was motivated by farmers' non ...
Duku Stephanie +9 more
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Ruminant colostrum: Management, Microbes and Maternal immunity
The first weeks of life are a critical period in the development of the newborn ruminant. Newborn ruminants are quite vulnerable since both on a farm as well as in nature they are exposed to various pathogens. Because they have a placental type that does
Faculteit Diergeneeskunde, Robbers, Lisa
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Combining several innate immune peptides into a single recombinant antimicrobial and immunomodulatory polypeptide has been recently demonstrated. However, the versatility of the multidomain design, the role that each domain plays and how the sequence ...
Ramon Roca-Pinilla +7 more
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There has been an increasing trend in herd size in a number of countries which is associated with an increase in the number of cows per stock person. More specifically in the dairy cattle sector in Europe, since milk quota removal by EU in April 2015, many countries have implemented expansion programs mainly in the form of increasing cow milk yield and/
Danesh Mesgaran, Sadjad +3 more
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Negative energy balance (EB) postpartum is associated with adverse outcomes in dairy cows; therefore, non-invasive biomarkers to measure EB are of particular interest.
Ayelet Hod +6 more
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Introduction Rumination syndrome is the voluntary, albeit subconscious return of gastric content to the mouth. It is socially disabling, often leads to repeated, non-diagnostic investigations and can have significant morbidity.
E Tucker, J Wright, M Fox
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The improvement of nutrient utilization efficiency in dairy cows represents an important task in view of the current rising demand for animal products and sustainable resource usage.
Yehoshav A. Ben Meir +6 more
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The thermal physiology of the ruminant fetus
The chapter, "The thermal physiology of the ruminant fetus" was written by the listed authors including Alida Faurie (Douglas College Faculty). This volume contains 26 chapters in sections on regulation of feed intake, rumen microbiology and fermentation,
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