A herd health approach to dairy cow nutrition and production diseases of the transition cow

FJ Mulligan, L O'grady, DA Rice, ML Doherty - Animal reproduction science, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper presents a practical, on-farm approach for the monitoring and prevention of
production disease in dairy cattle. This integrated approach, should be used in an …

[HTML][HTML] An interdisciplinary review of body condition scoring for dairy cattle

JM Bewley, MM Schutz - The professional animal scientist, 2008 - Elsevier
In this review, methods for assessing energy reserves, the role of assigning BCS in dairy
management, and the impact of varying BCS on animal productivity, health, and …

[HTML][HTML] A 100-year review: A century of change in temperate grazing dairy systems

JR Roche, DP Berry, AM Bryant, CR Burke… - Journal of Dairy …, 2017 - Elsevier
From 1917 to 2017, dairy grazing systems have evolved from uncontrolled grazing of
unimproved pastures by dual-purpose dairy-beef breeds to an intensive system with a high …

Factors associated with the concentration of immunoglobulin G in the colostrum of dairy cows

M Conneely, DP Berry, R Sayers, JP Murphy, I Lorenz… - Animal, 2013 - cambridge.org
Transfer of sufficient immunoglobulin G (IgG) to the neonatal calf via colostrum is vital to
provide the calf with immunological protection and resistance against disease. The objective …

[HTML][HTML] A case study of the carbon footprint of milk from high-performing confinement and grass-based dairy farms

D O'Brien, JL Capper, PC Garnsworthy, C Grainger… - Journal of dairy …, 2014 - Elsevier
Life-cycle assessment (LCA) is the preferred methodology to assess carbon footprint per unit
of milk. The objective of this case study was to apply an LCA method to compare carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with the financial performance of spring-calving, pasture-based dairy farms

G Ramsbottom, B Horan, DP Berry, JR Roche - Journal of Dairy Science, 2015 - Elsevier
As land becomes a limiting resource for pasture-based dairy farming, the inclusion of
purchased supplementary feeds to increase milk production per cow (through greater dry …

Genome-wide associations for milk production and somatic cell score in Holstein-Friesian cattle in Ireland

BK Meredith, FJ Kearney, EK Finlay, DG Bradley… - BMC genetics, 2012 - Springer
Background Contemporary dairy breeding goals have broadened to include, along with milk
production traits, a number of non-production-related traits in an effort to improve the overall …

Consequences of genetic selection for increased milk production in European seasonal pasture based systems of milk production

P Dillon, DP Berry, RD Evans, F Buckley, B Horan - Livestock Science, 2006 - Elsevier
The data presented in this review show that past selection for increased milk production in
Ireland over a 14-year period (1990 to 2003) resulted in increases in milk production per …

Future outlook for the Irish dairy industry: a study of international competitiveness, influence of international trade reform and requirement for change

PAT Dillon, T Hennessy, L Shalloo… - … Journal of Dairy …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
European Union (EU) trade liberalisation policies will continue to push EU milk price
downwards and necessitate increased efficiency and scale at farm and processing level to …

[HTML][HTML] Animal board invited review: Specialising and intensifying cattle production for better efficiency and less global warming: contrasting results for milk and meat …

P Faverdin, H Guyomard, L Puillet, A Forslund - animal, 2022 - Elsevier
Cattle are the world's largest consumers of plant biomass. Digestion of this biomass by
ruminants generates high methane emissions that affect global warming. In the last …