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Research Documents
3.8 Novel Fertility Traits (Sep 2016 – Gobi)
High fertility and milk production are key factors for profitability in dairy farms worldwide.
3.7 Foot Lesions (Aug 2016 – Orsel)
Over the last years our group at UCVM has increased its research focus on lameness ...
3.6 Calf Nutrition (Jul 2016 – Haisan)
Current dairy calf research is focused on offering 8 L of milk per day, in comparison ...
3.5 MAP Strains (Jun 2016 – de Buck)
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) is the bacterial cause of Johne's disease (JD) in cattle.
3.4 Bovine Luekemia Virus (May 2016 – Alessa)
Leukosis, also known as Enzootic Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV).
3.3 Barley Digestibility (Mar 2016 – Oba)
Growing high quality forage is a key factor to maintain productivity of high producing dairy ...
3.2 Feeding Frequency (Feb 2016 – Macmillan)
Sub-acute ruminal acidosis (SARA) is a metabolic disease mainly found in high producing cows fed ...
3.1 HCD (Jan 2016 – Beavers)
This summer, German researchers discovered a new haplotype in the Holstein breed that is unlike ...
2.5 Ovulatory Follicle Size (Dec 2015 – Colazo)
Several studies have looked at the effect of the size of the ovulatory follicle on ...
2.4 Mycotoxins (Nov 2015 – Boehmer)
Wikipedia defines a mycotoxin as "a toxic secondary metabolite produced by organisms of the fungi ...
2.3 DRTC Calf Facility (Nov 2015 – Haisan)
There is growing interest in shifting management practices for dairy calves in order to improve ...
2.2 Gut Microbiome (Aug 2015 – Guan)
Diarrhea in the newborn calf is the major cause of death in pre-weaned calves, accounting ...