Dairy Cattle Technical Articles
Article published the November 8, 2018:
INTRODUCTION
As far as the profit is concerned to the farmers, the cost of the feed plays an important role. The dairy farmers in Karnataka are having limitations in terms of feedstuffs available in the region...
Article published the September 17, 2018:
Introduction
Some 2.6 million hectares are cultivating in the world, where the greatest use of cactus for forage or fodder occurs in Tunisia: 600,000 ha, Algeria: 150,000 ha, Mexico: 230,000 ha (39), South Af...
Article published the September 17, 2018:
Introduction
The major use of rangelands is grazing or browsing by livestock and wild herbivores. Semiarid and arid rangelands are often fragile and subjected to accelerated soil erosion if not managed appropr...
Article published the July 27, 2018:
Introduction
The metabolic cages are used to study the metabolism of feeds in the animal. Metabolic trials are conducted to collect the feces, urine and feeds residue using precisely for analysis nutrients int...
Article published the November 16, 2017:
Introduction
Heat stress causes major losses ($ 2.4 billion) in animal production, including dairy cattle, beef cattle, swine and poultry in the USA (St-Pierre et al., 2003). Heat stress affects feed i...
Article published the September 15, 2017:
Many dairy cows in the developed world are now housed exclusively indoors with fewer than 5% of the 10 million lactating cows in the United States having access to pasture during the grazing season. Indoor hous...
Article published the June 15, 2017:
Relative feed value has been used for a number of years to indicate the overall feed value of forage. In recent years, there have been some changes considered to make this assessment more accurate in regards to...
Article published the December 23, 2016:
Introduction
In temperate regions, grazing livestock production systems are primarily constrained, both biophysically and economically, by the amount, seasonality, and interannual variability of forage produce...
Article published the April 4, 2013:
Technologies are the mile stones for developments. The high cost evolved in developing such tools make it non reachable for the poor nations. However, the obsolete technologies are being awarded as ai...
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...