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Water: A critical and undervalued nutrient in dairy calves
Water contributes to 75 percent of the body weight in calves, making this nutrient an essential daily requirement.
El agua: un nutriente crítico y subvalorado en becerras de leche
El agua contribuye al 75 por ciento del peso corporal de los terneros, lo que hace que este nutriente sea un requerimiento diario esencial.
Proper semen handling for improved fertility in bovines and other livestock
Proper semen handling requires being comfortable with a liquid nitrogen tank so you can work quickly and effectively to avoid damaging frozen semen.
Heat Stress Abatement in Dairy Facilities
When cows are heat stressed, they eat less, produce less milk, have reduced immune function and higher SCC, and show reduced fertility. A spike in lameness often follows the hot season.
Reducción del estrés por calor en instalaciones lecheras
Cuando las vacas están estresadas por el calor, comen menos, producen menos leche, tienen una función inmune reducida y un conteo de células somáticas (SCC, por sus siglas en inglés) más alto, y muestran una fertilidad reducida.
Animal Handling During Heat Stress
Combating heat stress in the herd requires an action plan to prevent heat stress and address heat stress-related issues.
Manejo de animales durante el estrés por calor
Combatir el estrés por calor en el rebaño requiere un plan de acción para prevenirlo y abordar los problemas relacionados con el mismo.
Dairy Cow Stress and Strain: Impacts on Reproduction
Why do cows that face a common challenge (Stress) respond differently to it (Strain), and how do managers capitalize on this?
Activity Monitoring Technology for Reproductive Management of Dairy Cows
Advances in activity monitoring technology have taken electronic estrus (heat) detection from concept to reality on more dairy farms today. This is of significance because estrus detection has historically been a challenging task.
