Neurophysiological mechanisms of cow–calf bonding in buffalo and other farm animals

A Orihuela, D Mota-Rojas, A Strappini, F Serrapica… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The present paper reviews the importance of bonding for the survival and
well-being in the cow–calf relationship. The review focuses on buffaloes and information …

Dairy buffalo behavior: Calving, imprinting and allosuckling

D Mota-Rojas, A Bragaglio, A Braghieri, F Napolitano… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Behavior during parturition not only allows us to understand the ethology
of a species but can also be used as an early indicator of parturition. Although there are …

Handling and physiological aspects of the dual-purpose water buffalo production system in the mexican humid tropics

D Rodríguez-González, AHH Minervino, A Orihuela… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Buffalo is a domesticated large ruminant that can be raised for beef, dairy,
and work. In some systems, these animals can be raised with a dual purpose (beef and …

Neurophysiology of milk ejection and prestimulation in dairy buffaloes

F Napolitano, A Braghieri, A Bragaglio… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In dairy buffaloes, the efficiency of the milking process mostly depends on
the anatomical and physiological differences found in this species when compared to cattle …

Allonursing in wild and farm animals: Biological and physiological foundations and explanatory hypotheses

D Mota-Rojas, M Marcet-Rius, A Freitas-de-Melo… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Allonursing and allosuckling are behaviors displayed by some females,
characterized by nursing and feeding non-filial offspring. Although both are costly behaviors …

Effect of parity and calf gender on milk yield and composition of buffalo, Bubalus bubalis inhabiting southern Iraqi wetlands

MAJ Al-Fayad, HM Shareef - International Journal of Aquatic …, 2022 - search.proquest.com
This study was conducted to investigate the effect of birth sequence and gender of newborns
on milk production and its components in Iraqi buffaloes. A total of 210 raw milk samples …

Influence of calving age, parity, and calf gender on lactation metrics, reproductive and economic efficiency parameters in Egyptian buffaloes

HS El-Qaliouby, NI El-Kasrawy… - Journal of Advanced …, 2024 - advetresearch.com
Buffalo reproductive performance and sustained productivity measures remain inadequately
studied. This study aimed to investigate the influences of calving age, parity, and calf gender …