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Restlessness behavior, heart rate and heart rate variability of dairy cows milked in two different systems: comparing automatic milking system and conventional milking parlour : Preliminary results
(2014)
The aim of the study was to assess the stress responses of the dairy cows when the milking system was switching from conventional to robotic milking on the farm. The study was conducted over a period of 3 months, and ...
Measuring welfare quality in loose and tied housing in Norwegian dairy cows
(2014)
The aim of this thesis was to highlight the different factors playing a part of the two different
housing systems regarding dairy cattle; tie-stall and loose housing barns in Norway. Several
aspects of the discussion ...
Exploring genetic variation in disease resistance among cattle herds with reference to bovine mastitis and bovine tuberculosis : a literary review
(2014)
It is clear that we are just at the beginning of understanding the contribution of
genetics and genomics to disease in cattle. Despite many difficulties that lay ahead,
identification of the genes and mutations responsible ...
The effect of environmental factors on the occurence of hoof diseases in Irish dairy cattle herds
(2014)
Lameness and hoof diseases are on-going problems that affect every herd owner in Ireland to some extent. From this study I have seen the impact that the environment in which the cow is living, has on the health status of ...
The effect of feeding different total mixed rations of rumen fermentation in high producing dairy cows
(2014)
Although we see a reduction in pH in March in the experimental group it is still above the critical pH of the rumen is 6 (Hutjens, 1998). The increased concentrations of VFA have probably resulted in changes in the milk ...