Dairy Cattle Technical Articles
Article published the May 4, 2021:
An increase in the velocity of air, at a temperature lower than the surface temperature of the animal, has the potential to increase the sensible heat loss of the animal. An augmentation in air velocity will sh...
Article published the April 21, 2021:
INTRODUCTIONRaising healthy calves is the foundation for a sustainable and profitable dairy herd. Dam nutrition during the last trimester, calving supervision/assistance, maternity facilities hygiene, umbilical...
Article published the April 21, 2021:
INTRODUCTIONGrazed pasture soils are a potential source of nitrous oxide (N2O) due to elevated inorganic N pools. N2O is the dominant source of microbial denitrification, and under suitable conditions, N2O may ...
Article published the April 20, 2021:
Over the past two decades research in milking management has focused on decreasing the time that units are attached to cows by researching optimal teat stimulation and prep-lag time, pulsation ratios and liner ...
Article published the April 20, 2021:
ObjectiveThe aim of this work was to compare the parameters of an in vitro embryo production program of cows of different breeds in Paraguay.Materials and methodsA total of 4811 OPU sessions were performed betw...
Article published the April 16, 2021:
Article published the April 9, 2021:
IntroductionGenetic variability of livestock populations is fading. This is due, in part, to genetic improvement programs (FAO, 1998; Gutiérrez and Goyache, 2005). Boichard et al. (1997) mentioned that c...
Article published the April 6, 2021:
Considering the livestock production, natural betaine plays a key role in the metabolism of monogastric animals. However, the role of betaine in ruminants and the rumen activity is underexplored until now.There...
Article published the March 31, 2021:
The summer of 2020 will be remembered as one of the hottest summers in Israel in decades. The summer heated many agricultural sectors, including the dairy industry. Beyond high heat load conditions throughout t...
Article published the March 23, 2021:
Evonik's animal feed solutions based on low-protein, amino acid enriched diets make animal husbandry more efficient and help save resources.With a growing global population and rising affluence in many regi...