132-farm survey in Egypt correlating eight water quality parameters (pH, TDS, hardness, chloride, nitrate, sulphate, TCC, TCFC) with cattle performance indicators (FCR for beef, FE for dairy). Nitrate emerged as the most influential predictor.
Simple Summary: Livestock water requirements are expected to triple. Simultaneously, freshwater availability declines while the risk of waterborne diseases rises with increasing temperatures. These challenges demand water management strategies on farms. Analyzing specific drinking behavior indicators can provide the basis…
Abstract: Water is used in dairy farming for producing feed, watering the animals, and cleaning and disinfecting barns and equipment. The objective of this study was to investigate the drinking and cleaning water use in a dairy cow barn. The…
SUMMARY Cow cleanliness is important for providing hygienic milk production and the welfare of dairy cows. Body cleanliness scoring was based on subjective evaluating of degree of manure contamination on different areas of the cow’s body. The aim of this…
ABSTRACTA study was conducted to explore the utility of different drinking water temperature, viz. ambient water temperature (10.25±0.28°C, T1), 15–20°C (T2) and 35–40°C (T3) during winter at IVRI, Mukteshwar campus on 18 crossbred (HF × Haryana) lactating cows. They were…
Amit Kumar Singh1 · Champak Bhakat1 · Pooja Singh2Received: 24 September 2021 / Accepted: 24 March 2022© The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature B.V. 2022 AbstractIn this changing climate scenario, the availability of potable water has become scarce for both humans and animals…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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