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Use of Big Data to Monitor Herd Health

WEBWCDS Advances in Dairy Technology (2020) Volume 32: 257-264 Use of Big Data to Monitor Herd Health . Ryan Pralle and Heather White . University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

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Being a Mom is Hard: Calcium Demands of Early …

WEBWCDS Advances in Dairy Technology (2019) Volume 31: 173-182 Being a Mom is Hard: Calcium Demands of Early Lactation Dairy Cows . Jessica McArt. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

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Managing Calf Health and Performance in utero

WEBIn addition to the impacts on calf health, choline treatment increased average daily gain through 300 days of life. This is likely because of an increase in consumption of milk in choline treated calves; however,

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Nutritional Influences on Horn Quality and Hoof Health

WEBA water-soluble “B” vitamin, biotin (vitamin H) is the vitamin of greatest importance to horn production. Biotin is essential for the formation and integrity of skin, hair, claws and footpads in mammals and birds (Maynard et al., 1979). Biotin is a cofactor for enzymes used in a diverse array of metabolic pathways (Mock, 1996).

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Impact of Feeding Management on Behaviour, …

WEBImpact of Feeding Management on Cow Behaviour, Health, and Productivity 195 milking parlor. In a follow-up experiment, DeVries and von Keyserlingk (2005)

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The Importance of BCS Management Cow Welfare, …

WEBThe Importance of BCS Management to Welfare, Performance and Fertility 197 BCS and Welfare: Associations with Health As with other mammals, including humans, both excessively thin and

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New Concepts in Calf Nutrition: The First Week of Life

WEBThe majority of studies examining the timely feeding of colostrum and its effect on passive transfer were conducted more than 25 years ago. To our knowledge, a study by Fischer et al. (2018a) was the first to

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Prevention and control of Salmonella in dairy cattle

WEBWCDS Advances in Dairy Technology (2023) Volume 34: 117-119 Prevention and control of Salmonella in dairy cattle Luc Bergeron, D.M.V., M.Sc. Animal Health Department, Quebec Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 200, chemin Sainte-Foy, 11th floor, Quebec City …

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Genetic Selection of Cattle for Improved Immunity and Health

WEBGenetic Selection of Cattle for Improved Immunity and Health 249 The Immune System and Breeding for Disease Resistance The immune system is the body’s natural defense against infectious disease

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Managing Milking Frequency

WEB1From Wall and McFadden (2007b) J. Dairy Sci. 90:5042-5048. 2Four times daily milking for days 1 to 21, 1 to 14 or 7 to 21 of lactation, followed by twice daily milking for the remainder of lactation. 3Additional feed to support increased milk production during frequent milking (FM), estimated at $0.92/cow/d.

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The Role of Glucose in Dairy Cattle Reproduction

WEBAn early lactation cow will produce 50 to 100 kg of milk per day. This equates to a glucose requirement for milk production alone of 3.6 to 7.2 kg per day.

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Lameness, Hoof and Leg Issues in Dairy Cows

WEBLameness, Hoof and Leg Issues in Dairy Cows 81 Figure 3.Schematic of soles of claw showing area to be ‘sloped’. In a normal, healthy, claw there is a layer of tissue (the “fat pad” or digital

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Bovine Bodyworks: Ultrasound Imaging Of Reproductive …

WEBImaging the Egg in the Follicle in the Ovary in the Cow 243 Ward, 1997), 8.6% after diagnosis on days 26 to 58 (Szenci et al., 1998), and an estimated 10% after diagnosis on days 25 to 45 (Mee et al., 1994).

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The Effects of Forage Quality onPerformance and Cost of

WEBForage quality can impact dairy producers through their effects on milk production, feed costs, and cow health. High quality legume/grass forages of 125 relative feed value (RFV) or higher with over 20% of their weight in particle lengths of 3.8 cm or greater are needed in lactating cow diets.

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Biosecurity in the Dairy Herd

WEBBiosecurity in the Dairy Herd 61 Biosecurity at Different Levels National, regional and local layers of biosecurity all help protect the health of a herd and the animals within it, with the strength of the layers determining

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Rethinking Ruminal Acidosis in Dairy Calves

WEBIncreasing calf starter is primarily linked to decreased milk intake. In one study (de Passille et al., 2011), calves were fed a high plane of nutrition and a medium plane of nutrition and weaned at either 5 weeks or

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Managing Postpartum Reproductive Issues

WEBManaging Postpartum Reproductive Issues 179 in energy intake rather than milk yield (Villa-Godoy et al., 1988). Increasing body condition score (BCS) is a major cow factor causing decreased dietary

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