[HTML][HTML] Invited review: Milk lactose—Current status and future challenges in dairy cattle
Lactose is the main carbohydrate in mammals' milk, and it is responsible for the osmotic
equilibrium between blood and alveolar lumen in the mammary gland. It is the major bovine …
equilibrium between blood and alveolar lumen in the mammary gland. It is the major bovine …
Control and prevention of lameness associated with claw lesions in dairy cows
RC Bicalho, G Oikonomou - Livestock Science, 2013 - Elsevier
Dairy cow lameness is a serious animal welfare issue. It is also a significant cause of
economic losses reducing reproductive efficiency and milk production and increasing culling …
economic losses reducing reproductive efficiency and milk production and increasing culling …
Genomewide association analyses of lactation persistency and milk production traits in Holstein cattle based on imputed whole-genome sequence data
Lactation persistency and milk production are among the most economically important traits
in the dairy industry. In this study, we explored the association of over 6.1 million imputed …
in the dairy industry. In this study, we explored the association of over 6.1 million imputed …
A predictive model of equivalent temperature index for dairy cattle (ETIC)
Thermal stress imposed on cows adversely affects health and productivity. Various thermal
indices exist in the literature that can be used to assess the level of heat stress on cattle by …
indices exist in the literature that can be used to assess the level of heat stress on cattle by …
[HTML][HTML] Genetic analysis of milk β-hydroxybutyrate and its association with fat-to-protein ratio, body condition score, clinical ketosis, and displaced abomasum in early …
A Koeck, J Jamrozik, FS Schenkel, RK Moore… - Journal of Dairy …, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to estimate genetic parameters for milk β-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA)
in early first lactation of Canadian Holstein cows and to examine its genetic association with …
in early first lactation of Canadian Holstein cows and to examine its genetic association with …
[HTML][HTML] Accuracy of milk ketone bodies from flow-injection analysis for the diagnosis of hyperketonemia in dairy cows
J Denis-Robichaud, J Dubuc, D Lefebvre… - Journal of dairy …, 2014 - Elsevier
The objectives of this study were (1) to determine the correlations between blood β-
hydroxybutyrate (BHBA) and milk components [BHBA, acetone, fat, protein, and fat: protein …
hydroxybutyrate (BHBA) and milk components [BHBA, acetone, fat, protein, and fat: protein …
[HTML][HTML] Genetic parameters for body condition score, locomotion, angularity, and production traits in Italian Holstein cattle
The objectives of this research were to estimate genetic parameters for body condition score
(BCS) and locomotion (LOC), and to assess their relationships with angularity (ANG), milk …
(BCS) and locomotion (LOC), and to assess their relationships with angularity (ANG), milk …
[HTML][HTML] Genetic relationships of clinical mastitis, cystic ovaries, and lameness with milk yield and somatic cell score in first-lactation Canadian Holsteins
The objective of this study was to investigate the genetic relationships of the 3 most
frequently reported dairy cattle diseases (clinical mastitis, cystic ovaries, and lameness) with …
frequently reported dairy cattle diseases (clinical mastitis, cystic ovaries, and lameness) with …
[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive meta-analysis of genetic parameters for resilience and productivity indicator traits in Holstein cattle
Selection for resilience indicator (RIND) traits in Holstein cattle is becoming an important
breeding objective as the worldwide population is expected to be exposed to increased …
breeding objective as the worldwide population is expected to be exposed to increased …
Evaluation of thermal indices based on their relationships with some physiological responses of housed lactating cows under heat stress
Thermal indices as environmental risk indicators have been used to assess heat stress of
dairy cows. The present study aimed to evaluate the predictive performance of the typical …
dairy cows. The present study aimed to evaluate the predictive performance of the typical …