The importance of drinking water for production and animal welfare is widely recognized, but
surveys and animal welfare assessment schemes suggest that many dairy calves and dairy …

Simple Summary To meet current global food supply challenges, researchers and
technicians are searching for alternative livestock systems that promote highly sustainable …

Does the silvopastoral system (SPS) promote a satisfactory thermal environment for dairy
cows to perform their natural behaviors and perform a suitable thermoregulatory function …

In this study, we performed a systematic review to assess the effect of thermal stress on the
behavior of lactating cows housed in compost barns. Peer-reviewed articles written in …

Simple Summary Understanding the critical points of welfare of animal production systems is
an important tool to identify strategies to improve the quality of life of animals. This work …

Developing the economic welfare of smallholder dairy farmers is an important strategy for
achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in regions such as Pujon District, a …

Simple Summary Efficiency has been a major metric for measuring the production
performances and profitability of zootechny, especially in beef cattle farming, even in terms …

Animal agriculture contributes significantly to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions—an
estimated 12%-20% of total anthropogenic emissions. This has led both governmental and …

Purpose This study examined the effects of adopting dairy feed technology bundles on the
milk production of smallholder dairy farmers. Design/methodology/approach The study was …

Current livestock practices do not meet current real-world social and environmental
requirements, pushing farmers away from rural areas and only sustaining high productivity …