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Summer effect on cow's performance in different parts of Spain

Published: June 30, 2022
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In mid-June this year, I realized a professional visit to Spain, where I lectured at a national conference organized by one of the country’s most popular dairy newspaper, Vaca Pinta, followed by a week of lecturing and consultancy for large scale dairy farms with MSD, realized in different regions of Spain. Among the visited regions were Talavera, south of Madrid, Galicia, in the northwest ...
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Israel Flamenbaum
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Siaka Daffeh
3 de julio de 2022
Well scripted article.A befitting knowledge shared
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Hugo Sanchez Guerrero
Universidad Nacional De Colombia (UNAL)
Universidad Nacional De Colombia (UNAL)
13 de febrero de 2023

Greetings,
Very interesting article, there is a marked effect of "summer" on the studied parameters being less noticeable in the region of Galicia, in the region of Valencia the effect is more marked in spite of having the cows cooling systems. The low conception rates (<10%) in the summer season in the Valencia region are striking. In general, the indicators are more stable throughout the year in the region of Galicia, it would be necessary to analyze in detail the predominant feeding and management systems in each region.

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