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Welfare quality applied to the Brazilian dairy cattle
Guilherme Amorim Franchi,
Paulo Rogério Garcia,
et al.
| Due to the necessity of establishing animal welfare standards for the Brazilian dairy sector in harmony to the new consumer’s requirements and legislation, it was drawn up the project Welfare...
Published in 01 April 2014
Microenvironment identification and the feed availability for dairy cows during dry and wet seasons in the main dairy areas of Yogyakarta – Indonesia
Budi Prasetyo Widyobroto,
Rochijan,
et al.
| In tropical Indonesia, which has specific dry and wet seasons, it is difficult to provide high-quality forage in sufficient quantities throughout the year. Therefore, it is necessary to...
Published in 01 January 2019
Application of a tunnel-ventilated barn on the physiological responses, milk yield, and dry matter intake of dairy cows in tropical area during the wet season
Aan Andri Yano,
Adiarto,
et al.
| Dairy cows often experience heat stress in the tropics. Tunnel ventilation technology reduces heat stress in dairy cow housing. Here, we examined the performance of tunnel-ventilated barns on...
Published in 01 October 2018
Animal welfare on Argentinean dairy farms based on the Welfare Quality® protocol framework
Belen Lazzarini,
Pol Llonch,
et al.
| Animal welfare is a multidimensional concept that comprises animal health, mental state and natural living conditions and plays an essential role in dairy production. On dairy farms, animal...
Published in 08 March 2024
Behavior and blood profile in Friesian-Holstein dairy cows in the special region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Mohammad Firdaus Hudaya,
Pradita Iustitia Sitaresmi,
et al.
| The background of this study was blood profile and cows' behavior that could be used as a tool to diagnose reproductive status in the dairy cows. This research was aimed to determine biochemical...
Published in 26 June 2020
Heat tolerance level in dairy herds: a review on coping strategies to heat stress and ways of measuring heat tolerance
Thulani Saizi,
Maliviwe Mpayipheli,
et al.
| Tolerance to heat stress is worth noting considering the constant increase in the ambient temperature and high productivity that elevates the likelihood of heat stress in the dairy herd. ...
Published in 01 January 2019
Meta-analysis of the effect of feeding live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on feeding behaviour and lactation performance, rumen fermentation, and rumen microbiota in dairy cattle
Jean Bosco Nzeyimana,
Caiyun Fan,
et al.
| The objective of this meta-analysis was to analyze the effect of feeding live yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae ) on feed intake (FI), lactation performance (LP), rumen fermentation (RF),...
Published in 29 September 2023
Manual of good practices for welfare: a proposal for dairy cattle on pasture in Brazil
Ana Luiza Mendonça Pinto,
Fernanda Victor Rodrigues Vieira,
et al.
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Debate on ethics in animal production started in 1960s. Since that time, discussion on animal welfare (AW) has taken large proportions, where laws and specific rules were...
Published in 30 October 2013
Heat stress effects on the lactation performance, reproduction, and alleviating nutritional strategies in dairy cattle, a review
Jean Bosco Nzeyimana,
Caiyun Fan,
et al.
| Heat stress response in dairy cattle affects milk production, quality, body temperature, and other parameters. Dairy cows will most likely experience increased heat stress with unabated global...
Published in 17 June 2023
Nutrient status, hematological and blood metabolite profile of mid-lactating dairy cows during wet and dry seasons raised under Indonesian tropical environmental conditions
Andriyani Astuti,
Rochijan,
et al.
| This study was conducted to determine the nutrient status, changes in the hematological and selected blood metabolites profile of mid-lactating dairy cows during wet and dry seasons under...
Published in 01 January 2022
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
Analysis of convective heat transfer in dairy cattle via computational fluid dynamics
Andressa Carvalho de Sousa,
José Antonio Delfino Barbosa Filho,
et al.
| This study aimed to evaluate convective heat transfer in dairy cattle during grazing in a tropical climate region through computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. Furthermore, this study...
Published in 12 December 2024
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
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 impact of environmental enrichment on behavior, welfare, saliva cortisol levels and milk production in Saanen goats
Nataša Lončarić,
Gordana Gregurić Gračner,
et al.
| This study aimed to determine the impact of environmental enrichment on the level of saliva cortisol, behavior, welfare, milk composition and production of dairy Saanen goats. Thirty-two Saanen...
Published in 27 November 2024
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
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
Environment, behavior and welfare aspects of dairy cows reared in compost bedded pack barns system
Jaqueline Agnes Pilatti,
Frederico Márcio Corrêa Vieira.
| The compost bedded pack barns is a loose housing confinement system for dairy cows, which aims to provide greater comfort in the resting area. Therefore, objective of this review was to...
Published in 31 July 2017
Evaluation of the composition of colostrum and milk from various animal species in the desert climate of Egypt
Ahmed M. Hamed,
Efstathia Tsakali,
et al.
| Heat stress is a major challenge for dairy farmers, as it can have a significant impact on milk production. The purpose of this research was to investigate the differences in the compositions of...
Published in 27 November 2023
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
The impact of training on stockpersons’ behaviour and cows’ fear response
Fernanda Victor Rodrigues Vieira,
Robson Mateus Freitas Silveira,
et al.
| In tropical developing regions, such as Brazil, animal welfare (AW) has been gaining increasing attention, while stockperson job satisfaction, which is intimately related to AW, is often...
Published in 31 May 2023
| The aim of this review is to summarize the current knowledge of drinking water for dairy calves. Calves receive water from milk or milk replacer (MR), from other feeds, and from free...
Published in 04 June 2019
Frequency of free-stall occupancy by dairy cows
Daiane Cecchin,
Alessandro Torres Campos,
et al.
| The objective of the present study was to evaluate the behavior of dairy cows confined in free-stall systems. Eighteen Holstein cows were evaluated in this research. The following frequencies...
Published in 31 October 2015
Influence of macro-and microclimatic conditions on thermal comfort of dairy cows
Martieli Regina Tosetto,
Ana Paula de Assis Maia,
et al.
| The goal was to assess the influence of thermal environment on thermal comfort of 15 multiparous lactating Holstein cows. Thermal comfort of the cows in the barn was assessed from the changes in...
Published in 01 January 2014
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