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Just Why Do the Danish Lead the Way?
DENMARK - Impressed by what he saw on tour round a Danish Dairy farm, Stuart Lumb told TheCattlesite about what he learned regarding the technology and scale of Danish milking....
DENMARK - Impressed by what he saw on tour round a Danish Dairy farm, Stuart Lumb told TheCattlesite about what he learned regarding the technology and scale of Danish milking....
Energy Consumption of an Automatic Milking System
Automatic milking systems are appearing all over the UK and researchers at Teagasc have been looking into the energy requirement issues that these new systems may bring....
Automatic milking systems are appearing all over the UK and researchers at Teagasc have been looking into the energy requirement issues that these new systems may bring....
Managing Risk on an Expanding Farm
Herds are expanding and have been for decades. John O'Sullivan's farm in Co. Kerry is no exception and he offers advice on how to grow your business safely through methods like; properly assessing the quality of leased land, grass budgeting and using...
Herds are expanding and have been for decades. John O'Sullivan's farm in Co. Kerry is no exception and he offers advice on how to grow your business safely through methods like; properly assessing the quality of leased land, grass budgeting and using...
Analysis of Runs of Homozygosity in Cattle Breeds
Irish researchers looking into runs of homozygosity in beef and dairy breeds could have discovered that more inbreeding takes place in pedigree dairy cattle as analysis showed greater incidences of longer runs of homozygosity in dairy breeds. ...
Irish researchers looking into runs of homozygosity in beef and dairy breeds could have discovered that more inbreeding takes place in pedigree dairy cattle as analysis showed greater incidences of longer runs of homozygosity in dairy breeds. ...
Rational Engineering of Recombinant Picornavirus Capsids to Produce Safe, Protective Vaccine Antigen
A huge step in foot-and-mouth disease vaccination has been achieved by using the protein shell of the virus (capsids) to create a more stable, safe and less expensive treatment....
A huge step in foot-and-mouth disease vaccination has been achieved by using the protein shell of the virus (capsids) to create a more stable, safe and less expensive treatment....
USDA - Romanian Dairy Sector Overview
A shrinking dairy sector is forecast to continue contracting through 2013 as an ageing rural population, some of the lowest milk prices in Europe and a summer drought combine to impede sector progression....
A shrinking dairy sector is forecast to continue contracting through 2013 as an ageing rural population, some of the lowest milk prices in Europe and a summer drought combine to impede sector progression....
Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) As Strategic Supplement for Dairy Cows
Supplementing Yerba Mate results in lower oxidative stress which has positive effects on production and fertility, according to Pietro Celi at the University of Sydney. ...
Supplementing Yerba Mate results in lower oxidative stress which has positive effects on production and fertility, according to Pietro Celi at the University of Sydney. ...
Investigation Into Flavour Enhancer in Concentrates Fed at the Camden AMS Dairy
By hammering down cow waiting time, feed flavour enhancer could lead both to greater forage appeal and speed up automatic milking system efficiency, according to Tori Scott, University of Sydney, who conducted a short pilot study. ...
By hammering down cow waiting time, feed flavour enhancer could lead both to greater forage appeal and speed up automatic milking system efficiency, according to Tori Scott, University of Sydney, who conducted a short pilot study. ...
Implicating Culicoides Biting Midges as Vectors of Schmallenberg Virus
The recent unprecedented emergence of arboviruses transmitted by Culicoides biting midges in northern Europe has necessitated the development of techniques to differentiate competent vector species. ...
The recent unprecedented emergence of arboviruses transmitted by Culicoides biting midges in northern Europe has necessitated the development of techniques to differentiate competent vector species. ...
French Retailer with Hands-on Approach to Traceability
Just when traceability scares have retailers across the world running for cover, one French retailer can justifiably feel that more than 40 years of working alongside food producers has been vindicated, writes Peter Crosskey....
Just when traceability scares have retailers across the world running for cover, one French retailer can justifiably feel that more than 40 years of working alongside food producers has been vindicated, writes Peter Crosskey....
Association Between Season and Somatic Cell Counts For Cows in Irish and UK Dairy Herds
February to August is a key period for mastitis infections, this has emerged from research done by UK scientists drawing comparisons with somatic cell counts and the time of year. ...
February to August is a key period for mastitis infections, this has emerged from research done by UK scientists drawing comparisons with somatic cell counts and the time of year. ...
Reducing Variability in Nutrient Consumption: Improving Health, Welfare and Profitability of Dairy Cows Fed Total Mixed Rations
The setbacks to both animal and farmer of sub acute ruminal acidosis (SARA) are detrimental and numerous although there ways to prevent rumen Ph depression and reduce the risk of SARA, according to this paper wirtten by Trevor J. DeVries....
The setbacks to both animal and farmer of sub acute ruminal acidosis (SARA) are detrimental and numerous although there ways to prevent rumen Ph depression and reduce the risk of SARA, according to this paper wirtten by Trevor J. DeVries....
Nitrate Poisoning of Livestock Causes & Prevention
Whether nitrates are not being converted into proteins by the animal or by the plant it eats, nitrate levels can overwhelm the animal's digestive system, say South Dakota University specialists who offer advice for prevention. ...
Whether nitrates are not being converted into proteins by the animal or by the plant it eats, nitrate levels can overwhelm the animal's digestive system, say South Dakota University specialists who offer advice for prevention. ...
Irish Food and Drink Exports Pass €9 Billion
Irish food and drink exports have passed €9 billion for the first time and the country has seen its food exports to Asia rise by 75 per cent since 2010, according to a new report from Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board....
Irish food and drink exports have passed €9 billion for the first time and the country has seen its food exports to Asia rise by 75 per cent since 2010, according to a new report from Bord Bia, the Irish Food Board....
Global Gene Transcriptome Analysis in Vaccinated Cattle Revealed a Dominant Role of IL-22 for Protection against Bovine Tuberculosis
New research has looked at bovine tuberculosis outcomes when correlated against severity in a paper that sheds light on the T cells that are responsible for immunity by producing cytokine. ...
New research has looked at bovine tuberculosis outcomes when correlated against severity in a paper that sheds light on the T cells that are responsible for immunity by producing cytokine. ...
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