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Genetic and non-genetic factors associated with lactation length in seasonal-calving, pasture-based dairy cows.
Discipline: selection; Keywords: lactation length, spring-calving, pasture-based, management factors, genetic parameters.
Low dietary protein resilience is an indicator of the relative protein efficiency of individual dairy cows.
Discipline: efficiency; Keywords: low protein, resilience, protein efficiency, protein response
A mycotoxin-deactivating feed additive counteracts the adverse effects of regular levels of Fusarium mycotoxins in dairy cows.
Discipline: contamination; Keywords: milk, mycotoxin, silage, digestibility.
Soil life spans and how they can be extended by land use and management change.
Discipline: environment; Keywords: soil erosion, soil formation, soil lifespan, sustainability, soil conservation, sustainable management.
When do dry cows get heat stressed? Correlations of rectal temperature, respiration rate, and performance.
Discipline: stress; Keywords: rectal temperature, respiration rate, milk production, heat stress, correlation analysis.
A comprehensive quantification of global nitrous oxide sources and sinks.
Discipline: environment; Keywords: nitrous oxide, GHG, inventory, sinks, global N cycle, N fertilization, crops, pastures.
Total-tract digestibility and milk productivity of dairy cows as affected by trace mineral sources.
Discipline: minerals; Keywords: rumen fermentation, milk fat yield, hydroxychloride, organic chelate.
Associating mobility scores with production and reproductive performance in pasture-based dairy cows.
Discipline: disease; Keywords: lameness, milk production, culling, reproduction, locomotion.
3-Nitrooxypropanol decreases methane emissions and increases hydrogen emissions of early lactation dairy cows, with associated changes in nutrient digestibility and energy metabolism.
Discipline: environment; Keywords: dairy cow, 3-nitrooxypropanol, lactation stage, enteric methane production
Physical and economic comparison of pasture-based automatic and conventional milking systems.
Discipline: milking systems: Keywords: robotic milking, profitability, productivity, economics, business analysis