Dairy Cattle Technical Articles
Article published the October 22, 2018:
Introduction
Tannins are commonly defined as water-soluble polyphenolic compounds ranging in a molecular weight from 500 to 3000 Daltons. Muller-Harvey (2006) reviewed the effects of different types of t...
Article published the October 18, 2018:
Article published the October 12, 2018:
Article published the October 12, 2018:
This article presents the results of a "cow cooling project", in northern Mexico, characterized by long hot and dry summer months, with the extreme conditions of heat stress in dairy cows. The farms where the c...
Article published the October 11, 2018:
Summer heat stress negatively affects the dairy sector in Italy by harming animal welfare, increase environment pollution and reduce farms profitability.
The decrease in farm profitability is caused by the dec...
Article published the October 10, 2018:
When a cow becomes pregnant, some of the nutrients it consumes will be used by the developing calf. There is no other time in the calf’s life when the development of tissues, organs and systems is occurri...
Article published the October 9, 2018:
Article published the October 9, 2018:
Article published the October 8, 2018:
General
After 40 years of giving the entire herd blanket dry cow therapy (DCT), some dairy farms in Israel have transitioned to “selective drying-off” (SDCT) at the start of the dry period. This ch...
Article published the October 5, 2018: