Comparative study on performance of high volume low speed (HVLS) fans with high-speed fans for the use in dairy barns

Comparative study on performance of high volume low speed (HVLS) fans with high-speed fans for the use in dairy barns

Bitopan Das, Polash Pratim Dutta, Monoj Bardalai , Partha Pratim DuttaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Tezpur University, Napaam, Assam, India. Proper ventilation in dairy barns is important in the summer as high temperatures and the accompanying heat stress can affect the…

Beef Cattle on Pasture Have Better Performance When Supplied With Water Trough Than Pond

Beef Cattle on Pasture Have Better Performance When Supplied With Water Trough Than Pond

Gabriela Schenato Bica, Luiz Carlos Pinheiro Machado Filho and Dayane Lemos TeixeiraLaboratório de Etologia Aplicada, The behavior and performance of steers on pasture regarding water availability in troughs or in ponds were compared. Eight paddocks were randomly allocated to one…

The impact of a partially shaded laneway on voluntary cow movement to an automatic milking system

The impact of a partially shaded laneway on voluntary cow movement to an automatic milking system

Ashleigh Wildridge, S. Garcia, P. Thomson, C. Clark, E. Jongman and K. KerriskDairy Science Group, Faculty of Veterinary Science, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, 2570, Australia.Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Sydney, Camden, NSW,…

Importance of Measuring Water Intake in Dairy Animals: A Review

Importance of Measuring Water Intake in Dairy Animals: A Review

Amit Kumar Singh;Champak Bhakat;Dhawal Kant Yadav;Garima Kansal;Manmohan Singh Rajput Ph.D. LPM Scholars, Livestock Production and Management Division, ICAR- National Dairy Research Institute, KarnalPrincipal Scientist, Livestock Production Management Section, ICAR- National Dairy ResearchInstitute, ERS, Kalyani, West BengalMVSc Scholar, LPM Section, IVRI,…

Influence of Water Temperature and Heat Stress on Drinking Behavior in Holstein Dairy Cows

Influence of Water Temperature and Heat Stress on Drinking Behavior in Holstein Dairy Cows

Ana Valeria González Pereyra, Verónica Maldonado May, Carlos Guillermo Catracchia,María Alejandra Herrero, Myriam Celina Flores, and Mariana Mazzini Grazing animals are exposed to heat stress and there should be conditions to facilitate water intake. Three experiments were carried out to…

Cooling cows efficiently with sprinklers: Physiological responses to water spray

Cooling cows efficiently with sprinklers: Physiological responses to water spray

Jennifer M. Chen, Karin E. Schütz, and Cassandra B. Tucker Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis 95616 AgResearch Ltd., Hamilton 3240, New Zealand Dairies in the United States commonly cool cattlewith sprinklers mounted over the feed bunk that…

Readily Available Water Access is Associated with Greater Milk Production in Grazing Dairy Herds

Readily Available Water Access is Associated with Greater Milk Production in Grazing Dairy Herds

Received: 10 January 2019; Accepted: 29 January 2019; Published: 5 February 2019 In Santa Catarina, Brazil, most milk is produced on small-scale farms that utilize grazing as the main form of nutrition; however, the farms differ in how they provide…

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