this study investigated the effect of rumex sc (commercial product which includes of saccharomyces cervisiae, saponin and essential oils) on rumen fermentation, blood glucose, urea, milk yield and milk composition. animals were offered a basal diet containing alfalfa hay (15.5%), corn silage (24%), beet pulp (7%) and concentrate (53.5%). additionally, rumex sc was included in the experimental d...

Bovine somatotropin (bST) increases milk production in dairy animals. The maximum increase in milk production has been observed up to 41%. Somatotropin did not change milk composition significantly. During short-term application of bST, cows mobilized their body-reserves to support the increased milk production. Although DM intake of cows was increased in the long-term applications, however, gr...

the effect of different levels of alfalfa hay and corn silage, in early lactation diet, on milk production and on milk components in holstein cows was investigated. fifteen holstein cows (37 ±10 dim) were taken in a completely randomized design experiment, lasting for 9 weeks. three levels of hay and corn silage namely: 1) 10% alfalfa -30% silage corn (diet 1), 2) 20% alfalfa -20% silage corn (...

The dairy industry requires raw milk of high quality in order to produce milk products of high quality and quantity. Mastitis is one of the most prevalent and economically important production diseases in dairy cattle. It causes increased somatic cell count (SCC), deteriorated milk composition and consequently altered processing properties of milk. Altered milk composition due to mastitis often...

the stability of milk production, quality and content of recombinant human factor viii (rhFviii) in transgenic rabbits was determined. transgenic rabbits carrying the mouse whey acid protein promoter (mWaP) and human factor viii gene (hFviii) were born after mating of transgenic and non-transgenic rabbits. PCr analysis of samples from F4 generation showed that the transgene was transmitted. Mil...

Heat stress at the time of conception affects the subsequent milk production of primiparous Holstein cows; however, it is unknown whether these effects are maintained across multiple lactations. Therefore, the objective of the current study was to examine the relationship between periconceptional heat stress and measurements of milk production and composition in cows retained within a herd for ...

1. In mammals, nutrient allocation during lactation is a critical component of maternal care as milk intake promotes juvenile growth and survival, and hence maternal and offspring fitness. 2. Milk composition varies widely across mammals and is hypothesized to have arisen via selection pressures associated with environment, diet and life history. These hypotheses have been proposed based on obs...