Dairy Cattle Technical Articles
Article published the November 22, 2012:
Corn grain usually makes up 30 to 35% of the total ration dry matter of a typical Midwestern lactating cow diet. Therefore, changes in corn price can have a significant impact on total feed costs. Since 2006 co...
Article published the November 21, 2012:
Drought conditions will force dairy producers to look for alternative crops to feed as forages. Oilseed crops, such as soybeans, may be harvested for forage when the decision is made that drought conditions hav...
Article published the November 13, 2012:
Breeding is defined as the crossing of the male and the female parents to get the off spring for the characters desired. The main breeding methods are:
1) In Breeding
2) Out Breeding
They are further classif...
Article published the November 13, 2012:
A breed is a group of related animals with similar characters like general appearance, size, features and configuration etc. Often, breeds resemble each other with slight morphological differences, but because ...
Article published the November 13, 2012:
1Herd Health and Animal Husbandry, UCD School Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
2Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Regional Veterinary Laboratory, Coosan,...
Article published the November 13, 2012:
1Herd Health and Animal Husbandry, UCD School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
Article published the November 5, 2012:
INTRODUCTION
The practical and scientific knowledge obtained on the use of the Lactoperoxidase system (LPs) confirms its innocuity to human health (1), which allowed the lifting of the restriction that the sy...
Article published the October 31, 2012:
Pakistan is endowed with a wide diversity of sheep and goat genetic resources, which form the backbone of its rural livelihood security systems. The purpose of small ruminant raising is to produce quality meat ...
Article published the October 31, 2012:
Introduction
Looking for one change in a cow's udder health status may not give you enough of a warning that something is wrong. You might miss the opportunity to treat a mastitis infection early to avoid fur...
Article published the October 31, 2012:
Organic dairy production is a system of farm design and management practices for producing milk, yogurt, cheese, cream and other dairy products without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers or antibiotic...