The dairy industry in the developed world has undergone profound changes over recent
decades. In this paper, we present an overview of some of the most important recent …

Standard practice in the dairy industry is to separate the calf and dam immediately after birth
and raise calves in individual pens during the milk-feeding period. In nature and in extensive …

Mastitis imposes considerable and recurring economic losses on the dairy industry
worldwide. The main objective of this study was to estimate the herd-level costs incurred by …

A diverse microbial population colonizes the sterile mammalian gastrointestinal tract during
and after the birth. There is increasing evidence that this complex microbiome plays a crucial …

The objective of this review is to provide the reader with an overview of thermoregulatory
mechanisms and the influence of climatic conditions in different housing systems on the …

Surplus dairy calves consist of all dairy bull calves and any heifer calves not needed as
replacements for the milking herd. The fate of these surplus calves varies by region; for …

The objectives of this study were to determine the immunoglobulin G (IgG) content of
colostrum on Alberta dairy farms and to determine which on-farm tool, the colostrometer or …

The primary aim of this study was to assess the influence of provision of information on lay
citizens' opinions regarding 2 common management practices, zero-grazing and cow-calf …

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of time of first colostrum feeding on
the passive transfer of IgG and on bacterial colonization in the intestine of neonatal dairy …

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 …