Search Results - "Cowes"

Crossbreeding and intensification of smallholder crop-cattle farming systems in Bhutan by Samdupa, T., Udo, H.M.J., Eilers, C.H.A.M., Ibrahim, Mohamed N.M., Zijpp, A.J. van der

“…The change in livestock breeding policy in 1998 had no apparent impact on the breed composition of the herds. Crossbred cows had 2.4–4.6 times higher milk off-takes than local cows. …”
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Economic and technical aspects of smallholder milk production in Northern Tanzania. by Zalla, T.M.

“…Reducing calf mortality and the calving interval by making veterinary and breeding services more easily available to farmers appear to be the only two factors that are likely to lead to substantial increases in milk production by zebu cows. For grade cows the marginal value product of resources invested in providing water, salt, grain products and forage are all considerably in .excess of their marginal factor cost and the potential for increasing milk production quite significant. …”
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¿Cómo determinar las especies forrajeras que prefieren los animales en una pastura con composición florística compleja? by Skarpe, Christina, Pezo Quevedo, Danilo

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Arvets betydelse för mjölkkors beteende by Bengtsson, Caroline

“…It becomes more important to consider different behaviour traits in the selection for dairy cows to be suitable in the production systems of today. …”

Mineralämnen i fullfoder by Danielsson, Hanna

“…In 2003 the recommended phosphorus allowance for dairy cows in Sweden was lowered approximately 10 %. For a cow at a production level of 35 kg ECM it decreased from 0,40 to 0,36 % of dry matter. …”
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Field study of the drought’s impact on feeding strategy and biological parameters in early lactation dairy cattle by Würtz, Mikaela

“…Milk- and blood samples were collected from 3-10 cows from each farm. These cows were also body condition scored. …”

Observations of milk yield, and calf growth and conversion rate, on three types of cattle in Ghana. II. Effects of plane of nutrition by Montsma, G.

“…Discussions and comparative data on milk yield of cows and birth weight, weight gain and conversion efficiency of calves under different levels of nutrition included.…”
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Gödselfibers för- och nackdelar för kornas hälsa by Torstensson, Ellen, Persson, Emelie

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Kväveförluster och energianvändning på mjölkgårdar i västra Sverige by Carlsson, Veronica

“…If the energy use instead is expressed per cow and year the value for the organic group became 16,1 GJ/cow and year, 22,6 GJ/cow and year for the Mid-group and for the High-group 23,9 GJ/cow and year. …”
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Artificial insemination: Key to improving livestock production efficiency by International Livestock Research Institute

“…The training focused on (1) breeding techniques and artificial insemination (AI) for pigs and cows, (2) boar semen extraction and use of semen in AI, (3) AI of Ban pigs for farmers and vets, and (4) AI of cows by commune and village vets. …”
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Multi-primer target PCR for rapid identification of bovine DRB3 alleles by Ledwidge, S.A., Mallard, B.A., Gibson, John P., Jansen, G.B., Jiang, Z.H.

“…An additional 30 cows were first genotyped by multi‐primer target PCR, then by PCR‐RFLP. …”
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Household level economic and nutritional impacts of market-oriented dairy production in the Ethiopian highlands by Ahmed, M.M., Jabbar, M.A., Ehui, Simeon K.

“…This paper analyses the impact of the introduction of crossbred cow and improved feeding and management technologies in the Ethiopian highlands in terms of direct changes in house hold income, patterns of food and non-food expenditure, and caloric intake. …”
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Milk and meat producing animals in the world by Ulvshammar, Karin

“…Cow produces most milk in the world and the largest quantity of meat is produced of pig. …”

Crossbreeding cattle in beef production programmes in Kenya. I. Comparison of purebred Boran and Boran crossed with the Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis breeds by Gregory, K.E., Trail, J.C.M., Sandford, J., Durkin, J.W.

“…Presented data on maternal traits, i.e.Age at first calving, calving interval, calf weaning weight and cow productivity index, of pure Boran and Boran crossbred w. each of Charolais, Ayrshire and Santa Gertrudis on privately owned ranches in Machakos District, Kenya.…”
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Productivity of Boran cattle maintained with chemoprophylaxis under high tsetse challenge at Mkwaja ranch in Tanzania. 2. Productivity by Trail, J.C.M., Murray, M., Sones, Keith R., Jibbo, J.M.C., Durkin, J.W., Light, D.E.

“…Reports the viability, reproduction and associated growth rates achieved by grade Boran cattle maintained by chemoprophylaxis under high tsetse challenge at Mkwaja Ranch in Tanzania, W., particularly emphasis on calving interval, pre-weaning mortality, pre-weaning growth and the resultant cow productivity.…”
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Vaccination mot mastit orsakad av Staphylococcus aureus by Larsson, Maria

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Utedriftproduktion med dikor : en fallstudie om en omläggning till utedrift av dikor är ekonomiskt och praktiskt möjligt by Jakobsson, Emil

Foderstatens fiber- och stärkelsehalt i svensk mjölkproduktion : en fältstudie by Christvall, Lotta

Vitaminförsörjning till mjölkkor i ekologisk produktion : delprojekt: vitamin D by Norén, Petra

Torvströ till svenska mjölkkor by Andersson, Karin

“…The results from feed intake in the dairy cows in the station experiment showed that the cows possibly consumed peat litter in the start of the experiment. …”