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Good morning, Is it possible to adapt a Holstein barn to hot weather using fans or air conditioning so that the climate does not affect the production? Thanks! ...
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Literature says that restriction in water intake by a lactating cow will lead to decrease in milk production so, please can you justify with appropriate backings and reasons.. ...
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Horns and Their Growth Horns are the pairs of hard, bonelike, permanent growths projecting from the heads of cattle. They grow from a unique area of skin cells at the base of the horn. At about two months of age, horns become attached to the frontal bone of the skull. A sinus lies within the skull beneath the horn bud. As the horn grows and attaches to the skull, this frontal sinus joins into the adjacent portion of the horn. ...
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Management Information Systems in the livestock industry means the employment of a record systems that create databases from which information can be retrieved, processed, batch or real time, to generate quality information that is usable in decision making. MIS in the livestock system can be applied in the following areas (departments):
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The governments of Canada and Ontario are making a joint investment to help producers adopt innovative and sustainable on-farm water management practices. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ted McMeekin today announced a new initiative that will focus on finding innovative technologies and solutions to water conservation and water use efficiency problems for Ontario farmers.
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Shrink results from the stress cattle experience during processing, transporting and marketing, costing both the buyer and the seller. Reducing the stress placed on the cattle during this time will help reduce losses to the value of marketed cattle caused by shrinkage.
Cattle in all age, weight and finish ranges may experience the two kinds of shrink - fill shrink and tissue shrink. Fill shrink, also know as excretory shrink, is the loss of digestive...
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Organic dairy production is a system of farm design and management practices for producing milk, yogurt, cheese, cream and other dairy products without the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers or antibiotics. For some producers, organic dairy production can be a good fit. There are many factors to consider before making the transition, including current and future milk demand, standards, certification requirements, production costs and lifestyle goals. ...
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Here are some of the most asked questions about robotic milking systems. Answers are based on formal interviews with Canadian robot owners, Ontario milk quality records and European research studies.
How many cows will I have to cull because robots cannot milk them?
Ontario farmers reported 0-3 extra culls from an average herd size of 94 cows. These were typically cows with very close teat placement,...
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Drought conditions across the country have many beef producers evaluating their feeding costs in an effort to make the correct management decisions for their operations. The information in this publication can be used to analyze dry lot options for your operation or to determine the feasibility of custom feeding cows. Both of these decisions assume that you have taken a full and total inventory of the feedstuffs you have available either as stored forages or grazing acres....
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INTRODUCTION Robotic milking systems depend on voluntary visits by cows to the milking stall. If cows experience electric shocks when visiting the milking stall they are less likely to visit. This Factsheet outlines appropriate testing, correction and prevention options. STRAY VOLTAGE The most common source of stray voltage in Canada and the U.S. is neutral current generated by normal power...
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At least once a day, many of Idaho’s 550,000 dairy cows wade through shallow copper sulfate baths to help prevent foot infections. Producers often discard the bath water into lagoons and eventually use the spent wastewater to irrigate corn and alfalfa.
“At some point, the buildup of copper in the soil could start to negatively affect crop production,” says soil scientist Jim...
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Advances in technology and research have had major impacts on dairy management practices and performance of dairy cattle. With higher levels of milk production, there is a continuing increase in the requirements for energy, protein, fiber, minerals and vitamins. Also, just as important as the nutritional needs of high producing cows are the various management strategies needed to achieve and maintain those higher levels of milk production. In short, the many...
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Heat stress occurs in animals when there is problem in thermoregulation i.e., imbalance between heat production within the body (gain) and its dissipation from the body (loss). Increased ambient temperature may lead to enhanced heat gain as compared to heat loss from the body and cause heat stress in animals. India is a true land of diversity in every aspect from culture, food, dress to weather. Scorching heat and freezing cold both the extremes are prevalent in...
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Sub-optimum forage quality, lack of proper feedbunk management and lack of properly “steaming” cows up before calving are three areas of the nutritional program which quickly limit profitability on a dairy. The following three articles deal with each of these problem areas and offer ways to make changes in your operation to correct each problem area.
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Introduction Traditionally, management of cows during the dry period was minimal. Approximately 60 days before calving, milking would cease and cows were treated with long lasting antibiotic in an attempt to clear up any lingering subclinical mastitis and prevent new infections. Cows were typically removed from the milking herd, given reduced feed, and often exposed to pasture and allowed to "rest" prior to parturition. In the...
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J. W. Oltjen (University of California, USA) gave a lecture at IV CLANA, Brazil and talked to Engormix.com about Bio-economic model to the point of slaughter considering maximum financial return....
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Introduction As feedlots are used to finish more cattle, improved strategies evolve. One of the most important management questions once cattle are in the feedlot is "How long to feed them to maximize profit?" However, complex interaction between type of cattle, market demand and price, ownership of the feedlot and/or the cattle, and application of marketing and management tools make profit prediction difficult. Addressing these...
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I would need guidance about the threats associated with having local cross and Exotic breed in the same shed. ...
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What are the best practice to handle high BCS milking cows.?
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ABSTRACT: Milk is the product of various biological reactions occurring inside the animal's body coupled with external environmental factors. The unfavorable subtropical conditions are not only affecting the quantity of milk but also its quality. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of physiological states and management on milk composition and yield in crossbred cattle. A total of 58 crossbred cows were selected from a large...
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