Season and parity effects on milk yield, milk composition, feed efficiency and return over feed cost in 49 lactating Kankrej cows of first to fourth parity, monitored through monsoon, winter and summer.
A four-week summer trial on 12 lactating Murrah buffaloes: drinking water pre-cooled in an earthen pot lowered serum cortisol by 44%, respiratory and pulse rates and rectal temperature, and raised milk yield by 29% compared with naturally warm farm water.
A 3-year study on four Northern Italian dairy farms found that ceiling-fan ventilation raised milk yield by 2.9 kg/cow/day and improved reproductive traits, with a benefit–cost ratio of 1.34–1.51 depending on heat-stress intensity.
Water cup cleaning increased daily water intake by approximately 5 L and intake per drinking bout by approximately 2 L in lactating dairy cows, without affecting drinking frequency or milk yield.
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.
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…
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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