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i would be intrested to know what should be the ideal dimensions for the housing for following cows (sand bedding, sqf area for each cow etc)
1- Holstien
2- Jersy
3- Jersy +Holstien cross
4- Hosltien cross with Sahiwal. ...
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Abstract Restricted suckling beforeand after milking is used in most dual purpose cattle systems of Latin America,but many strategies exist that can alter milk fat and yield. An experiment wascarried out to evaluate the influence of stimulation with calf suckling beforemilking on milk fat, yield of saleable and consumed milk and liveweight gainof calves in dual purpose systems with restricted suckling. Brahman x Holsteincows (n = 24) of 2 or more parities were used. They were...
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Abstract An experiment was carried out to evaluate the influence of three cow management strategies at milking on milk yield and composition and on live weight (LW) gain of the calves. Twenty four Brahman x Holstein cows were used for the following treatments: (W) without calf stimulation at milking; (T) calf tied beside its mother during milking and (L) calf loose in a pen along the milking parlor. The cows were machine milked twice daily, at 06:30 and 15:30 h and suckling was...
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The Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) is sponsoring a series of seminars on forage at next month's European Dairy Farming Event, which will provide practical information to dairy farmers.
Importantly, the seminars will also provide opportunities for in-depth discussions with some of the leading subject experts and farmers will be able to ask questions of direct relevance to their own farming system.
Among the seminars planned are:
* Dave Roberts, head of Dairy Research Centre, SAC:...
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Do grass based systems maximize farm profit? This was the question addressed by DARD's Ian McCluggage at the recent Irish National Dairy Conference.
"The answer, I feel, depends on what is the farm's most limiting resource," he told delegates.
"In Northern Ireland with land the most limiting resource increasing milk output per cow and per hectare has allowed dairy farm incomes to improve against a backdrop of lower milk prices. Additional milk sales have been achieved through harnessing...
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Is your milk safe? Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have joined forces with the Regional Dairy Quality Management Alliance (RDQMA) to make sure it is. RDQMA is a group of state veterinarians, Extension personnel and university scientists in 10 northeastern and mid-Atlantic states who are interested in dairy-related issues.
In 2003, ARS began working with RDQMA to develop a set of best management practices for dairy producers. These practices are designed to minimize...
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A feed supplement for dairy calves has been developed by the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS), which it claims will help lower stress levels during transportation – a costly problem for the dairy industry which can adversely affect milk yields, Tom Armitage reports.
Stressed livestock costs producers millions of dollars each year and research has proved that healthy, happier cattle are often those which have the fewest food safety problems.
Dairy heifers, for instance, can produce...
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Dear Users, What type of management do you think is the most profitable, the Large dairy farm one or the Small satellite one? Please share your experience and suggestions. ...
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How to improve immune system in ruminants to fight against mastitis and reduce use of antibiotics in dairy industry - Guillaume Taubouret
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This is an interesting forum from our Spanish community, generated by Produvet from Venezuela:
Which is the best way of disinfecting a milking parlor and a puncher in order to reduce mastitis?
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Do we need to consider vaccination for brucellosis into our herd even if we do not have any problem regarding that disease? We do not have any sample in our herd but I have about 200 replacement dairy heifer and someone suggested I should vaccinate them with the new brucellosis vaccine. Could anybody please advise me if I should introduce this vaccine? (I have local crossbred Friesian Sahiwal)
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The following article is a special collaboration from AFMA (Animal Feed Manufacturers Association) www.afma.co.za We thank their kind support. Introduction The objective of this paper is to address recent findings in the field of dairy cattle nutrition that are in the interest of on farm dairy producers in South Africa in order to optimise the efficiency of their dairy cattle operations. Although...
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