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The Research Column
Discipline: contamination; Key words: milk powders, spoilage bacteria, heat treatment, microbial survival, quality assurance, reconstituted milk.
Discipline: calf rearing; Keywords: calf, chromium-methionine, insulin sensitivity, starch source.
Discipline: dairy & health; Keywords: Synbiotic fermented milk, probiotics, prebiotics, Lactobacillus acidophilus, antidiabetic potential, antimicrobial activity.
Discipline: terminology; Keywords: dairy, culling, turnover rate
Discipline: yogurt; Keywords: yogurt acid whey, ingredient, salad dressing, quality.
Discipline: environment; Keywords: methane production, climate change, heritability, genetic correlation.
Hypocalcaemia, which may lead to parturient paresis or milk fever, is a common post-calving metabolic condition in dairy cows, which negatively affects health and production. To prevent the condition, intravenous calcium (Ca) infusions are sometimes introduced at calving to prevent or mitigate the effect of hypocalcaemia in multi-lactation cows.
Concern from the public is growing regarding early cow-calf separation, yet proponents of this practice maintain that artificial rearing is critical for cow and calf health.
Dairy cattle often experience negative energy balance during the calving transition period, because of reduced feed intake and a drastic increase in nutrient demands after the onset of lactation, thereby contributing to high risk of metabolic disease and low immunity.
Discipline: environment; Key words: Carbon sequestration, no-tillage, groundcovers, climate change.