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

Shortening or omitting the dry period improves the energy balance and metabolic status of
dairy cows in early lactation. Metabolic, behaviour and welfare effects throughout lactation …

Bovine mastitis is the most commonly diagnosed disease of dairy cows worldwide and
causes extensive economic losses to milk producers. Intramammary infection status before …

Accurate forecasting of dairy cow milk yield is useful to dairy farmers, both in relation to
financial planning and for detection of deviating yield patterns, which can be an indicator of …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a traditional dry period (60 d)
versus a no dry period (0 d) on the milk production, physiological response, and metabolic …

Shortening or omitting the dry period to improve the energy balance in early lactation have
the trade-offs of reduction in milk production and loss of opportunity for dry-cow therapy …

Materials and Methods: Data used in this study were taken from 3095 lactation records of
Friesian dairy cows of private and governmental sectors. The data were classified into 4 DPL …

Shortening or omitting the dry period of dairy cows improves metabolic health in early
lactation and reduces management transitions for dairy cows. The success of …

High-yielding dairy cows experience a negative energy balance and inflammatory status
during the transition period. Fat supplementation increases diet energy density, and plasma …

Pregnancy is a prerequisite for the initiation of lactation and for maintaining the milk
production cycle. Pregnancy affects milk production and therefore should be accounted for …