The aim of this study was to retrospectively analyse the results of milk samples obtained from South African dairy herds during the period 1996 to April 2007 in order to identify possible trends in isolates of microorganisms and their pathogenicity under field conditions. Milk samples were obtained from 7 of the 9 provinces in South Africa where there are low numbers of dairy cows. Although the...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of replacing protein sources that are commonly used in North America with triticale dried distillers grains with solubles (TDDGS) as a source of dietary N on the productivity of lactating dairy cows. Experimental diets contained 17.1% TDDGS, 17.5% Corn DDGS (CDDGS), 13.1% canola meal (CM), or 10.2% soybean meal (SBM) on a DM basis so that ...

in order to examine the effect of degradability rates of different starch sources on performance of holstein dairy cows in their early lactation, twenty multiparous lactating holstein cows (586±33.7 bw; 48.15±9.32 dim) were made use of in a randomized complete block design of four treatments during the 65 days of the experimental period. cows were fed the following diets: 1) 100% barley, 2) 67%...

Our objective was to compare mammary tissue gene expression profiles during a Streptococcus uberis (S. uberis) mastitis challenge between lactating cows subjected to dietary-induced negative energy balance (NEB; n = 5) and cows fed ad libitum to maintain positive energy balance (PEB; n = 5) to better understand the mechanisms associated with NEB and risk of mastitis during the transition period...

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of short-term forage substitution with ensiled olive cake (OC), on yield, composition and fatty acid (FA) profile cows’ milk. Mid-lactating Holstein-Friesian cows were randomly assigned for 21 days two isoenergetic isoproteic feeding treatments (12 animals per treatment), containing 0 10% DM OC (C groups, respectively). Milk yield was recorded daily, milk...

The objective of this experiment was to evaluate the effects of bovine somatotropin administration on serum concentrations of glucose, insulin, NEFA, IGF-I, and progesterone (P4) in ovariectomized non-lactating dairy cows receiving exogenous P4, as a model to estimate treatment effects on hepatic P4 degradation. Ten non-lactating, non-pregnant, and ovariectomized Gir Holstein cows were assigned...

a field study was conducted in nine villages, three each from kupwara, handwara and karnah tehsils of kupwara district, to find out the nutritional value of feeds and fodders, existing feeding practices and nutritional status of dairy cattle. data was collected from the fifteen farm families from each of the nine were randomly selected through a common questionnaire. all the farmers were found ...

Dairy cow health is multifactorial and complex. High producing dairy cows have been described as “metabolic athletes,” but 30 to 50% of cows are affected by a metabolic or infectious disease around calving (LeBlanc, 2010). Cows are highly susceptible to metabolic and infectious disease during the transition period, or the period from 3 weeks before to 3 weeks after calving (Huzzey et al., 2007,...

Present study was undertaken to compare the effect of two different milking methods (hand vs. machine milking) on milking ability in Murrah buffaloes and Sahiwal cows. 30 lactating Sahiwal cows and 30 lactating Murrah Buffaloes were selected and divided into four equal groups having 15 animals each. 15 animals of each species were subjected to machine milking and 15 animals of each species were...

The objective of this study was to characterize opinions and practices of Wisconsin dairy producers about biosecurity and animal wellbeing. Wisconsin dairy producers were surveyed using a mailed questionnaire and responder herds were categorized based on the number of lactating cows: very small herds (< or =50 lactating cows; n = 279); small herds (51 to 100 lactating cows; n = 202); medium her...