Dairy Cattle Technical Articles
Article published the September 13, 2021:
IntroductionDairy cows experience massive metabolic demands to support lactation. They adapt their metabolism to do so, including uncoupling of the somatotropic axis (Baumgard et al., 2017) with peripheral...
Article published the September 13, 2021:
Global drivers impacting food production and consumptionThe agricultural sector is faced with the daunting challenge of producing food for a growing global population, which is expected to reach 8.5 billio...
Article published the September 7, 2021:
Heat stress will cost the global dairy sector an estimated $5 billion a year in 2050 (Wankar et al., 2021).To reduce the costs for both the farmer and animal, a more integrated approach regarding production, he...
Article published the August 30, 2021:
In 2012, we set out to establish a new analytical chemistry platform for the analysis of soil, crop, plant, leaf and insect samples with focus given to insecticides, toxin residuals, phosphates, odors, nutrient...
Article published the August 26, 2021:
IntroductionDairy cows are provided high allocations of grain following calving to meet high energy demands for milk production. However, increased grain consumption increases the flow of fermentable ...
Article published the August 26, 2021:
IntroductionSupplemental lipids are commonly included in diets for ruminants (Doreau and Ferlay 1994). These lipids are components of feedstuffs or through the addition of specific lipid additives (Loften&...
Article published the August 26, 2021:
IntroductionAt birth, the rumen is non-functional, making calves pre-ruminants. By weaning, the rumen is the principal site of volatile fatty acid (VFA) absorption, responsible for over 50% of all VFA ...
Article published the August 23, 2021:
INTRODUCTIONPreservation of alfalfa as silage is becoming convenient due to the ease of mechanization and reduced susceptibility to weather damage (Khadem et al. 2009). Calberry et al. (2003); Bhandari et al. (...
Article published the August 23, 2021:
INTRODUCTIONSorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) is a tropical forage species widely used in ruminant nutrition. Sorghum is considered the best option in arid and semi-arid regions worldwide. Sorghum is a typi...
Article published the August 20, 2021:
1. IntroductionReducing the production costs is becoming more important in the dairy industry. The suitable development of replacement heifers is an expensive investment for dairy farms, so estimations of all a...