Simple Summary Livestock farming is experiencing growing levels of automation due to the
high number of repetitive tasks requiring little skill and high workloads. Automatic feeding …

We investigated the effect of reconstitution of alfalfa hay on feeding and chewing behavior,
sorting activity, and health status using 20 neonate Holstein male calves (3 d of age; …

The objective of this study was to determine whether addition of water to starter would
improve performance, rumen fermentation parameters, blood metabolites, and behavior in …

Two experiments on replacement heifers (175±12 days of age) assessed the effects of
forage particle length and moisture on feeding behavior. Both experiments used a replicated …

Forty Afshari male lambs (body weight= 28 kg±2.2 kg) were used to assess the effects of
ensiled mixture based on orange pulp (EMOP) on intake, average daily gain, nitrogen (N) …

Dietary particle size is one of the most relevant factors influencing rumen function and the
selection of the most palatable components of the total mixed ration (TMR) by cows. The aim …

Simple Summary The total mixed ration is widely adopted in herds feeding, and its success
has paved the way for the use of the feed mixer wagon. The increase in milk production …

Dairy milk and its products are one of the most consumable product groups of the food
industry. Hence, identification of various stages in milk processing is of importance from both …

El conocimiento de la digestibilidad de los alimentos es básico para establecer su valor
nutritivo y biodisponibilidad de los nutrientes para ello se han utilizado numerosos análisis …

Introduction1: Over the last half century, the shortage of animal feed in many parts of the
world, including Iran, has increased the feed costs of animal husbandry and it also has …