Dairy Cattle Technical Articles
Article published the October 8, 2020:
THE PHASES OF THE RAISING PROCESS
Under intensive systems, the stage called Calf Rearing lasts approximately up to 60 days (30-60 days) and has three important phases:
1. Pre-ruminant phase - in which...
Article published the September 25, 2020:
Methionine (Met) and choline (Chol) supply in dairy cows continues to be of interest
Historically emphasis on:
Milk protein (Met)
Liver lipid metabolism (Met and Chol)
More recently, i.e. from 1990s t...
Article published the September 25, 2020:
Introduction
Milk is one of the most important foods of human beings and is recognized globally as a complete diet due to presence of essential components required for human health. India has a good number of ...
Article published the September 14, 2020:
The first week of the life of calves, which belongs to the calving phase, is the most critical period, as 50% of the first-year mortality rate occurs during this period, where various stressors strongly influen...
Article published the September 14, 2020:
Somatic cell count (SCC) is related to the total number of cells per millilitre of milk. Primarily, SCC is composed of leukocytes that are produced by the cow’s immune system during an inflammatory proces...
Article published the September 9, 2020:
1. Introduction
Crop husbandry and animal husbandry are two main pillars of Indian agriculture which play crucial role in Indian economy. Animal husbandry particularly dairy development has great potential and...
Article published the September 8, 2020:
Climate change is one of the most important environmental realities that human faces in this century. Not only because of the effects it has on the different human spheres, but because it represents a challenge...
Article published the September 8, 2020:
Introduction
Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is the most important cause of economic loss of the beef industry in many parts of the world (12, 14, 26). It is a multifactorial condition that involves host and ...
Article published the September 3, 2020:
More than 85-90% of the forage’s fiber could be degraded in a well working rumen.
The forage fiber characteristics represent the key point to improve feed efficiency, considering their effects on diet ...
Article published the September 3, 2020:
Zeelim dairy farm is located in the south of Israel and characterized by desert conditions and low rainfall in winter (100-150 mm/year) November–March.
In the last years, recycled water from the big Tel ...