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Understanding the Basics of Mastitis
Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Virginia State University. Mastitis occurs when the udder becomes inflammed because leukocytes are released into the mammary gland in response to invasion of the ...
Author: G.M. Jones, Professor of Dairy Science and Extension Dairy Scientist, Milk Quality & Milking M...
Publication date: 06/26/2009    Rating:    Views: 411

Moldy rice straw poisoning in dairy cattle in Nepal
An Unidentified disease characterized by hypersensitivity, incoordination, a peculiar stiff-legged gait of the hind legs, severe generalized tumors of the skeletal muscles, progressive paresis, paralysis and ...
Author: Dr.Kedar Karki. Dr.Krishna Raj Panday , Dr.Poornima Manandhar, Dr Pragya Koirala, Dr.Salina Ma...
Publication date: 06/24/2009    Rating:    Views: 225

Techniques to Maximize Conception Rates
Factors governing reduced reproductive performance in dairy cattle are numerous and often difficult to diagnose. In general, those factors resulting from fertilization failure (e.g., semen handling and AI techn...
Author: Jeffrey S. Stevenson, Dept. of Animal Sciences, Kansas State University
Publication date: 06/17/2009    Rating:    Views: 250

Bio Regulation: A natural approach
TO OPTMISE RUMINANTS PERFORMANCE AND HEALTH, BIO REGULATON, A NEW CONCEPT, TARGETS EVERY STEP OF THE WHOLE NUTRTIONAL EXPERIENCE, FROM SENSORIAL STIMULATON AND APPETENCE TO DIGESTION EFFICACY AND DIGESTIVE HEAL...
Author: VIRGINIE NOIROT
Publication date: 06/11/2009    Rating:    Views: 424

Feeding for Maximum Milk Production and Reproductive Performance
Advances in technology and research have had major impacts on dairy management practices and performance of dairy cattle. With higher levels of milk production, there is a continuing increase in the requirement...
Author: Barney Harris, Jr.- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Cooperative Extension Service, University...
Publication date: 06/09/2009    Rating:    Views: 747

Evaluating Computer-Based Rumen Protein Models
As dairy consultants and managers use computer-based rumen models to fine-tune feeding programs, questions are raised. How effective are these programs? What information do they provide? Do software programs pr...
Author: Michael F. Hutjens and Johan Osorio Estevez - University of Illinois Extension - Illini Dairy ...
Publication date: 05/11/2009    Rating:    Views: 699

Mastitis, its impact on balance sheet of small holder and its control through effective management
Creating awareness about mastitis and its management is really a great service to small scale livestock farmers. Mega dairy projects have their own effective strategy to keep their herd mastitis free while sma...
Author: Hafiz Muhammad Wasi Khan, Consultant - DeLaval Pakistan
Publication date: 05/05/2009    Rating:    Views: 373

Bacteria Counts In Raw Milk
There is little doubt that raw milk is the most scrutinized agricultural commodity. Appendix N of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance requires that all bulk tank milk be tested for beta-lactam antibiotics. This docu...
Author: Richard L. Wallace, Associate Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine - University of Illinoi...
Publication date: 05/04/2009    Rating:    Views: 1375

Culling: Impact of Feeding on Foot Health
Foot health or lameness has moved up to the second most expensive disorder that dairy cattle experience (mastitis is first). English workers reported 60 cases of lameness per 100 cows annually. Wisconsin resear...
Author: Michael F. Hutjens, Professor Animal Sciences, Extension Dairy Specialist - University of Illi...
Publication date: 04/29/2009    Rating:    Views: 433

Nutritional Control of Feed Intake in Dairy Cattle
Feed intake is determined by many interacting factors and prediction of feed intake is the "Achilles heel" of diet formulation. Many different diet characteristics interact with environment and physiological st...
Author: Michael S. Allen and B. J. Bradford, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University –...
Publication date: 04/27/2009    Rating:    Views: 902