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Effect of body condition change and health status during early lactation on performance and survival of Holstein cows.
Discipline: performance; Keywords: body condition, disease, fertility, culling
Educational interventions to address misconceptions about antibiotic residues in milk can alter consumer perceptions and may affect purchasing habits.
Discipline: consumers; Keywords: consumer, dairy product, organic, education, antibiotic.
Dairy farmer, hoof trimmer, and veterinarian perceptions of barriers and roles in lameness management.
Discipline: lameness; Keywords: attitude, stakeholder engagement, focus group, cattle welfare, communication
Effects of supplementing Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products to dairy cows from the day of dry-off through early lactation.
Discipline: supplementation; Keywords: Saccharomyces cerevisiae fermentation products, inflammation, postpartum, liver functionality index. <
Effects of peripartal yeast culture supplementation on lactation performance, blood biomarkers, rumen fermentation, and rumen bacteria species in dairy cows.
Discipline: feeding; Keywords: transition cow, yeast culture, rumen bacteria.
Effect of bovine feeding system (pasture or concentrate) on the oxidative and sensory shelf life of whole milk powder.
Discipline: sensory; Keywords: pasture, total mixed ration, sensory, volatile, whole milk powder.
The effects of improved performance in the U.S. dairy cattle industry on environmental impacts between 2007 and 2017.
Discipline: environment; Keywords: carbon footprint, dairy, dilution of maintenance, environmental impact, greenhouse gas, productive efficiency.
The welfare of dairy cattle housed in tiestalls compared to less-restrictive housing types: A systematic review.
Discipline: animal welfare; Keywords: confinement housing, animal well-being, biological functioning.
The effect of fertilizer nitrogen input to grass-clover swards and calving date on the productivity of pasture-based dairy production.
Discipline: pastures & grazing; Keywords: white clover, nitrogen fertilizer, milk production, milk processability.
Antibiotic use and potential economic impact of implementing selective dry cow therapy in large US dairies.
Discipline: mastitis; Keywords: selective dry cow therapy, antibiotic use, economics, optimization.