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The Research Column
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| Economic and epidemiological impact of different intervention strategies for clinical contagious mastitis |
Costs associated with clinical udder infection can be divided into treatment costs, costs of mortality through culling (replacement of culled animals) and indirect costs from production losses. Intervention for clinical cases usually consists of (mainly within udder) antibiotic treatment. However, in light of its connection with antimicrobial resistance, it may be prudent to search for alternative interventions. For instance, culling cows with clinical mastitis could be a viable alternative. |
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| The cost-benefit of genomic testing of heifers and using sexed semen in pasture-based dairy herds. |
Discipline: breeding; Key words: genomic testing, rate of genetic gain, sexed semen |
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| Factors associated with profitability in pasture-based systems of milk production |
Discipline: economics; Key words: dairy system, pasture-based milk production, cost control, profit |
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| Bifidobacterium bifidum YIT 10347 fermented milk exerts beneficial effects on gastrointestinal discomfort and symptoms in healthy adults: A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. |
Discipline: dairy & health; Key words: probiotics, functional dyspepsia, gastro-intestinal symptom, healthy adult. People occasionally experience digestive discomfort such as abdominal pain, stomach heaviness and acidic regurgitation. These symptoms can occur in the presence or absence |
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| Interrelations between the rumen microbiota and production, behavioral, rumen fermentation, metabolic, and immunological attributes of dairy cows. |
Discipline: fermentation/digestion; Key words: rumen microbiota, feed efficiency, behavior, PCA |
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| Milk progesterone on day 5 following insemination in the dairy cow: associated metabolic variables and reproductive consequences. |
Discipline: reproduction; Key words:conception rate, dairy cow, leptin, metabolic variables, milk progesterone.
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| Impact of cows’ milk estrogen on cancer risk. |
Discipline: dairy &health; Key words: oestrogens, dairy products, endometrial cancer, nutrients, meta-analysis. |
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| Differential effects of a single dose of oral calcium based on postpartum plasma calcium concentration in Holstein cows. |
Discipline: hypocalcaemia; Key words: oral calcium bolus, subclinical hypocalcaemia, transition cow. |
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| Addition of meloxicam to the treatment of bovine clinical mastitis results in a net economic benefit to the dairy farmer. |
Discipline: mastitis; Key words: bovine clinical mastitis, fertility, economics, animal health management. |
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| Evaluation and validation of an automatic jaw movement recorder (RumiWatch) for ingestive and rumination behaviours of dairy cows during grazing and supplementation. |
Discipline: behaviour; Key words: automatic jaw movement recorder, grazing behaviour, validation. |