Endotoxin Mastitis in Cows Milked Four Times Daily

Performance of dairy cows milked twice daily at contrasting intervals.

The time constraints of the classic twice-daily milking routine are less easily endured by individual dairy farmers, because of their impact on quality of life. Our aim was to evaluate milk production responses by dairy cows milked twice daily at contrasting intervals. In experiments 1 (20 cows) and 2 (28 cows), four milking regimes were compared during a 3-week period beginning after the peak ...

Prototheca Mastitis in Dairy Cows

Calcium homeostasis at calving in cows milked prepartum

Effect of Milking Frequency on the Lactation Performance and Lactation Curve of Holstein Dairy Cows in Iran

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of milking frequency (three times daily vs. two times daily) on the lactation curve shape, partial and 305-d lactation performance in Holstein dairy cows in Iran. Data from February 2000 to December 2012 comprising 217345 lactations on 141364 cows distributed in 324 herds collected by the Animal Breeding Center of Iran were used. The mean milk...

Twice daily versus four times daily insulin dose regimens for diabetes in pregnancy: randomised controlled trial.

OBJECTIVE To compare perinatal outcome and glycaemic control in two groups of pregnant diabetic patients receiving two insulin regimens. DESIGN Randomised controlled open label study. SETTING University affiliated hospital, Israel. PARTICIPANTS 138 patients with gestational diabetes mellitus and 58 patients with pregestational diabetes mellitus received insulin four times daily, and 136 p...