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Research Documents
5.7 CULL COW TRANSPORT (SEP 2019)
Cull cows may be transported significant distances increasing the risk of reduced welfare...
5.6 INFRARED ESTRUS DETECTION (AUG 2019)
The accuracy of estrus detection using thermal and behavioural biometrics during milking in a tie-stall ...
5.5 ANO-GENITAL DISTANCE AND FERTILITY (JUL 2019)
Ano-genital distance in dairy cows may be a new fertility trait affecting reproductive performance...
5.4 ESTROUS CYCLE AND PARITY (JUN 2019)
Little is known about the influence of parity on ovarian cyclicity and its effect on ...
5.3 CLOSE UP DIET AND CALVES (MAY 2019)
There is growing interest in how nutritional management of dams affects offspring...
5.2 PALM OIL (APR 2019)
There is an economic benefit to feeding palmitic acid to dairy cows...
5.1 TRACE MINERALS (MAR 2019)
Providing the correct amounts of bioavailable trace minerals in the diet is necessary for healthy, ...
4.4 COW COMFORT IN FREESTALLS (OCT 2018)
The effects of freestall changes on cow comfort have yet to be reported...
4.3 Body Condition Score (Sep 2018 – Colazo)
Body condition score (BCS) is a management tool to assess body fat stores in the ...
4.2 Lameness Reduction Initiative (Aug 2018 – Solano)
Lameness in dairy cattle is a clinical sign of pain that causes a cow to ...
4.1 Corn Silage (Jul 2018 – Beauchemin)
Corn silage can be a good alternative to small grain silage for dairy cows because ...
3.9 Calf Conference (Oct 2016 – Haisan)
On June 8, 2016, the University of Alberta held their Calf Conference on the U of A ...