Published in Folia Veterinaria
Algeria is a major importer of milk and dairy cows, with the Holstein and Monbéliarde breeds being the most common. Adapting these cows to their new environment poses a significant challenge in maintaining their original performance. This research aims to determine how feed input and milk production relate to body condition score (BCS) and energy r...
Published in Journal of dairy science
This observational study aimed to determine the association of cow-level factors and herd-level housing and management practices during the dry period with indicators of udder health in early-lactation cows in automated milking system (AMS) herds. Data were collected from 166 commercial AMS dairy farms (mean ± standard deviation = 116 ± 111 milking...
Published in Frontiers in Veterinary Science
Udder health remains a priority for the global dairy industry to reduce pain, economic losses, and antibiotic usage. The dry period is a critical time for the prevention of new intra-mammary infections and it provides a point for curing existing intra-mammary infections. Given the wealth of udder health data commonly generated through routine milk ...
Published in Nutrients
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent endocrine and metabolic disorder that affects premenopausal women. The etiology of PCOS is multifaceted, involving various genetic and epigenetic factors, hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian dysfunction, androgen excess, insulin resistance, and adipose-related mechanisms. High-fat diets (HFDs) has been lin...
In this paper, climatic analysis of non-precipitation periods (NPP) in Lithuania was performed, assessing their recurrence and trends from 1991 to 2020 using two criteria – when precipitation was
This study evaluates how the characteristics of daily rainfall and extreme events in Côte d’Ivoire changed during 1961–2015 using the rain gauge observation network of the National Meteorological Service (SODEXAM). The results indicate that the northern and southern parts of Cote d’Ivoire experienced a change from a wet to a dry period, with cut-of...
This study aimed to monitor milk parameters on three different dairy farms in the Czech Republic to describe their readiness for implementing selective dry cow therapy. Fat, protein, casein, lactose, solids-not-fat content, total solids content, freezing point, titratable acidity, and somatic cell count of quarter milk samples collected from tested...
Published in Frontiers in Water
Plant Protection Products (PPPs) pose a threat to surface water quality worldwide. While small streams compose the majority of the stream lengths and are crucial for biodiversity, their exposure patterns to PPPs and transformation products (TPs) are largely understudied in dry periods. This knowledge gap can lead to ineffective monitoring strategie...
Published in Journal of dairy science
The primary objectives were to investigate the efficacy of bovine casein hydrolysate (bCNH) as a dry cow therapy at (1) preventing new intramammary infection (IMI) postpartum of all bacteria and coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS), and (2) curing existing subclinical infections, mainly of CNS. The secondary objective was to measure the effects o...
Published in New Zealand veterinary journal
To assess potential cow-level risk factors for clinical mastitis during the dry period in cows infused with internal teat sealant (ITS) alone at drying off, and associations with elevated somatic cell counts (SCC) at the first herd test, or clinical mastitis in the subsequent lactation. Ten herds reporting an incidence of clinical mastitis during t...
