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Effects of an injectable mineral supplement on physiological responses and milk production of heat-stressed Holstein cows
Andrea D. del Río Avilés,
Abelardo Correa-Calderón,
et al.
| Summer heat stress in northwest Mexico compromises the physiological thermoregulation capacity and productive performance of lactating Holstein cows, and supplementation of minerals appears to...
Published in 20 September 2021
Methane concentration, ruminal fermentation, digestibility, and microbial protein synthesis of beef cattle with the addition of various types of seaweed from West Java-Banten with different levels in the ration (in vitro)
Rahmat Hidayat,
Roni Pazla,
et al.
| The environmental health of the rumen plays a crucial role in ruminant livestock productivity. One of the byproducts of rumen fermentation is methane gas, which is a significant contributor to...
Published in 07 May 2025
Study on the major welfare problems of dairy cows from the Galicia region (NW Spain)
Ana Bugueiro,
Francisco Javier Diéguez,
et al.
| The aim of the present paper was to evaluate the dairy cattle welfare in a population from the Galicia region (NW Spain) according to the Welfare Quality ® protocol guidelines....
Published in 01 July 2018
Thermal comfort index for dairy cattle in different micro-regions of the Paraíba state, Brazil
Bonifácio Benicio de Souza ,
Gustavo de Assis Silva ,
et al.
| The objective of this work to make a study of thermal comfort index in six regions of the state of Paraiba and thereby identify which region has better thermal comfort condition for dairy...
Published in 28 August 2024
Geoclimatic evaluation of the Northeast Region of Brazil and its suitability for breeding beef cattle
Caio Victor Damasceno Carvalho,
Eva Clícia Almeida,
et al.
| Aiming to evaluate the climatic diversity among the states located in the Northeast Region of Brazil and their adequacy for beef cattle production, the altitude, rainfall, average annual...
Published in 01 January 2018
Bioclimatic diagnosis for dairy cattle breeding in João Pessoa, Brazil
Patrícia Venâncio da Silva Medeiros,
Fabrício Macêdo Furtado,
et al.
| One of the environmental elements that have a more pronounced effect on animal welfare is the climate, and as a result, negatively impacts productive performance and is considered a regulating...
Published in 01 October 2019
Maternal instinct of imported meat direction cattle and ethology of their calves
N. Z. Kazhgaliyev,
Z. Titanov,
et al.
| The examination of maternal qualities in the ethology of cows and their young offspring, derived from the study on adaptability and productivity of second and third-generation Aberdeen Angus...
Published in 23 June 2023
Implementation of the Welfare Quality® protocol in dairy farms raised on extensive, semi-intensive and intensive systems in Costa Rica
Adalinda Hernández,
Sandra Estrada König,
et al.
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Most developing countries are situated in non-extreme climates; this characteristic facilitates outdoor farming the whole year around and animals are kept at pasture most...
Published in 31 October 2017
Behavioral ethogram of Belgian Blue crossbred calves under an open loose house in a tropical environment
Tristianto Nugroho,
Diyan Eka Hantari,
et al.
| The introduction of double-muscled Belgian Blue cattle through crossbreeding in a tropical environment poses challenges related to adaptability. The development of an ethogram is a crucial first...
Published in 16 May 2025
Thermoregulatory traits of crossbred cattle Holstein x Gir in southern of Piauí state
Ângela Lopes da Silva,
Laylson da Silva Borges ,
et al.
| In this work we aimed to evaluate the thermoregulatory traits of crossbred cattle Holstein x Gir under climatic influence during the morning and afternoon shifts of the raining season of the...
Published in 31 July 2015
Physical and environmental characteristics of the compost barn system and its effects on the physical integrity, reproduction and milk production of dairy cattle: a scoping review
Giovane Debs Guesine,
Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira,
et al.
| Compost barn (CB), although recent in Brazil, is increasingly gaining popularity among the intensive breeding systems in the dairy sector. This system promises to offer several advantages to...
Published in 10 April 2023
Effects of intensive silvopastoral systems on bovine ingestive behavior in three contrasting tropical regions
Sebastián Montoya Uribe,
Julian David Chara Orozco,
et al.
| In cattle, ingestive behavior is influenced by factors such as pasture quality, feeding efficiency, and environmental impact. This study aimed to quantify the time spent on intake, rumination,...
Published in 13 May 2025
Effect of calf birth weight on milk production of Holstein dairy cattle in desert climate
Rabie Rahbar ,
Rohullah Abdullahpour,
et al.
| The hypothesis in this study was that calf birth weight (CBW) would effect on cow's milk production. Data were collected from two commercial dairy milking 15,000 Holsteins in central region of...
Published in 28 August 2024
Elevated temperature-humidity index induces physiological, blood and milk alterations in Holstein cows in a more pronounced manner than in ½ and ¾ Holstein × Gir
Marcelo Tempel Stumpf,
Giovani Jacob Kolling,
et al.
| Bos taurus taurus and Bos taurus indicus cattle subspecies present different capabilities in coping with situations of elevated temperatures, the latter being more tolerant to...
Published in 10 September 2021
Estimation of thermal comfort indexes for production animals using multiple linear regression models
Valéria Cristina Rodrigues Sarnighausen.
| Enthalpy, physical quantity indicating the amount of thermal energy in the medium, is used by many researchers as an indicator of thermal comfort for humans and production animals. This physical...
Published in 01 March 2019
Feeding behavior of beef cattle fed different forages and housed in individual or collective pens
Somerahally Basavaraju Prasanna,
Rasbehari Bhar ,
et al.
| The understanding of feeding behavior may be useful to evaluate the performance of animals fed different diets. Twenty-four non-castrated Red Norte × Nelore males with an average initial body...
Published in 31 January 2017
Radionuclide migration and organoleptic characteristics of beef in the adjacent areas to the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site
Assel Zhexenayeva,
Sergazy Duyssembaev,
et al.
| This article presents the results of the migration of radionuclides along the soil-water-feed-animal livestock chain in the adjacent territories of the former Semipalatinsk nuclear test site...
Published in 08 April 2020
Using infrared thermography to measure the body surface temperature of crossbred cows and calves in the semi-arid region of Minas Gerais, Brazil
Cinara da Cunha Siqueira Carvalho,
Ananda Cordeiro de Souza,
et al.
| This study aimed to evaluate the body surface temperature of crossbreed cows and calves managed in the semi-arid region of Minas Gerais (Brazil), using the infrared thermography technique. The...
Published in 29 May 2019
Genetic and phenotypic trends of fertility traits for Holstein dairy population in warm and temperate climate
Rabie Rahbar ,
Mehdi Aminafshar ,
et al.
| The main objective of this study was to investigate genetic and phenotypic trends for fertility traits in Holstein dairy population under warm and temperate climate. Fertility traits were:...
Published in 28 August 2024
Impact of the educational level of the owners on the implementation of good livestock practices on selected farms
María Hipatia Delgado-Demera,
Lucena Vasquez-Gamboa,
et al.
| Implementation good farming practices (GFPs) is critical to improving the livestock sector´s sustainability, food safety and competitiveness. However, in Manabí, Ecuador, a low level of adoption...
Published in 09 December 2024
Weaning strategies to improve productivity and animal welfare in zebu (Bos indicus) and water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis)
Agustín Orihuela,
Daniel Mota-Rojas,
et al.
| Information on approaches to weaning zebu ( Bos indicus ) and water buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis ) calves is scarce in proportion to studies of breeds of B. taurus cattle,...
Published in 20 July 2020
Brown Swiss cows are more heat resistant than Holstein cows under hot summer conditions of the continental climate of Ukraine
Roman Mylostyvyi,
Olena Lesnovskay,
et al.
| Finding livestock breeds that are resistant to high temperatures may be one of the strategies for mitigating the impact of global climate change on dairy farming. In this investigation, we...
Published in 31 July 2021
The influence of cloudiness, hours of sunshine and precipitation on the occurrence of oestrus in cows and heifers in a temperate climate
Mislav Kovačić,
Vladimir Ivezić,
et al.
| This study aimed to determine whether the hours of sunshine and/or the amount of precipitation affect the number of cows and heifers that will show oestrus in the following days and the extent...
Published in 13 August 2024
Ingestive behavior of crossbred cows (Holstein/Zebu) in rotational grazing on Brachiaria brizantha cv. Marandu
George Vieira do Nascimento,
Evaldo de Almeida Cardoso,
et al.
| In this study, it was evaluated the ingestive behavior of 10 cows with average weight of 500 kg, 5 years of age and producing a mean of 18 kg of milk/day, which were close to 60 days of...
Published in 30 October 2013
Injury scores and locomotor disorders of Holstein cows in a free-stall facility with different beds
Daiane Cecchin ,
Alessandro Torres Campos ,
et al.
| The aim of the present study was to evaluate hock and knee injuries and locomotor disorders in 36 multiparous Holstein cows confined in a free-stall model system with two types of beds at...
Published in 28 August 2024