Feeding management of the postnatal and preweaning calf has an important impact on calf
growth and development during this critical period and affects the health and well-being of …

Simple Summary A major concern for the development of livestock activities is represented
by the gradual reduction of antibiotic usage in farm animals, which may disturb the fragile …

Climate change, with its increasing frequency of environmental disturbances puts pressures
on the livestock sector. To deal with these pressures, more complex traits such as resilience …

Rosemary extract (RE) has been used as an antioxidant in cosmetics and food additives,
indicating its potential as a feed additive to improve adaptation in high-producing dairy …

This work aimed to review the important aspects of the dairy industry evolution at herd level,
interrelating production with health management systems. Since the beginning of the …

Simple Summary The reasons for the development of diseases in the transition period of
dairy cows are manifold and highly farm-and cow-specific. Nevertheless, links exist between …

Milk production in dairy cows increases worldwide since many decades. With rising milk
yields, however, potential limiting factors are increasingly discussed. Particularly, the …

To understand how genes precisely regulate lactation physiological activity and the
molecular genetic mechanisms underlying mammary gland involution, this study …

Background Various blood metabolites are known to be useful indicators of health status in
dairy cattle, but their routine assessment is time-consuming, expensive, and stressful for the …

The transition period is one of the most challenging periods in the lactation cycle of high-
yielding dairy cows. It is commonly known to be associated with diminished animal welfare …