Dairy farming, in particular, can involve long hours and substantial physical activity, especially on farms that practice block calving—when cows in a herd all calve during a set period of time ...

A new Israeli study has discovered that extreme heat reduces milk production by up to 10% and that adding cooling ...

[2] Sensor data on cow activity, rumination, and ear temperature improve prediction of the start of calving in dairy cows. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (2017).

Taking time to evaluate low mastitis rates but high spring cell counts in their 250-cow spring-calving herd prompted Emmie ...

This is an important process to help prevent milk fever in the period immediately post-calving. 2. Selenium Selenium is transferred readily across the placenta and therefore feeding good levels to the ...

In my experience, dairy cows are routinely caused pain and distress, ... he estimated he had forcibly impregnated nearly 75,000 cows. In a natural state, the cow-calf bond is strong, ...

The typical dairy cow in the United States will spend its entire life inside a concrete-floored enclosure, ... Mr. Chittenden with a new calf, one of the 1,500 Jersey cows on his farm.

Uterine disease in dairy cows is becoming more common. While all cows will have bacteria in the uterus, a staggering 40% will develop disease. This is a ...

Recent advances in dairy cattle calving and neonatal care have integrated sophisticated monitoring systems, data analytics and automated prediction models to enhance both animal welfare and farm ...