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The effect of rearing conditions during the milk-fed period on milk yield, growth, and maze behaviour of dairy cows during their first lactation
Jan Broucek
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
National Agricultural and Food Centre, Research Institute of Animal
Production Nitra, Hlohovecka 2, 951 41 Luzianky, Slovakia
Michal Uhrincat
National Agricultural and Food Centre, Research Institute of Animal
Production Nitra, Hlohovecka 2, 951 41 Luzianky, Slovakia
Peter Kisac
National Agricultural and Food Centre, Research Institute of Animal
Production Nitra, Hlohovecka 2, 951 41 Luzianky, Slovakia
Anton Hanus
National Agricultural and Food Centre, Research Institute of Animal
Production Nitra, Hlohovecka 2, 951 41 Luzianky, Slovakia
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Chemical, physical and technological properties of milk as affected by the mycotoxin load of dairy herds
Effects of parity and season on pregnancy rates after the transfer of embryos to repeat-breeder Japanese Black beef cattle
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Arch. Anim. Breed., 66, 141–143, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-141-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-141-2023, 2023
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The team that prepared this article developed and patented electrical teat dipping (ETD) to prevent cow mastitis. ETD was developed by combining teat dipping application and an electrical field stimulation technique on teats. In this study, it was aimed to determine the effects of ETD on clinical mastitis incidence and bulk tank milk somatic cell counts on dairy farms. Based on our findings, we conclude that the effects of ETD on mastitis rates reduction are very positive.
Radek Filipčík, Zuzana Rečková, Vojtěch Pešan, Oleksandra Konoval, and Tomáš Kopec
Arch. Anim. Breed., 66, 113–120, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-113-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-66-113-2023, 2023
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Monika Zemanova, Lucie Langova, Ivana Novotná, Petra Dvorakova, Irena Vrtkova, and Zdenek Havlicek
Arch. Anim. Breed., 65, 371–384, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-65-371-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-65-371-2022, 2022
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Naoya Sasazaki, Seiich Uno, Emiko Kokushi, Katsuki Toda, Hiroshi Hasunuma, Daisaku Matsumoto, Ayaka Miyashita, Osamu Yamato, Hiroaki Okawa, Masayuki Ohtani, Johanna Fink-Gremmels, Masayasu Taniguchi, and Mitsuhiro Takagi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 64, 257–264, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-64-257-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-64-257-2021, 2021
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Jonas Herold, Kerstin Brügemann, and Sven König
Arch. Anim. Breed., 64, 187–198, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-64-187-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-64-187-2021, 2021
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Sinan Kopuzlu, Nurinisa Esenbuga, Alper Onenc, Muhlis Macit, Mete Yanar, Sadrettin Yuksel, Abdulkadir Ozluturk, and Necdet Unlu
Arch. Anim. Breed., 61, 497–504, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-497-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-497-2018, 2018
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Memis Ozdemir, Sinan Kopuzlu, Mehmet Topal, and Omer Cevdet Bilgin
Arch. Anim. Breed., 61, 197–206, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-197-2018, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-61-197-2018, 2018
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Minami Matsuo, Kazuma Sumitomo, Chihiro Ogino, Yosuke Gunji, Ryo Nishimura, and Mitsugu Hishinuma
Arch. Anim. Breed., 60, 385–390, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-385-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-385-2017, 2017
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Bovine cumulus–oocyte complexes were cultured in a three-step system imitating estradiol-17β (E2) and progesterone (P4) concentrations in preovulatory follicular fluid for in vitro maturation (IVM). The blastocyst formation rate after E2- and P4-imitated IVM was significantly higher than that after the other IVM (control, E2-imitated, P4-imitated), suggesting that the three-step IVM system with the preovulatory levels of E2 and P4 improves the developmental potential of embryos in vitro.
Janez Jeretina, Dejan Škorjanc, and Drago Babnik
Arch. Anim. Breed., 60, 373–383, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-373-2017, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-60-373-2017, 2017
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Intramammary infections in dairy cows lead to considerable economic losses for farmers. A new somatic cell count index (SCCI) was proposed for the accurate prediction of milk yield losses caused by elevated somatic cell count (SCC). Depending on the time of SCC elevation, parity, milk production level, and level of average SCC, the estimated milk yield loss from the phenotypic potential of milk yield was at least 0.8–0.9 kg day−1 for primiparous cows and 1.3–4.3 kg day−1 for multiparous cows.
Vesna Gantner, Tina Bobić, and Klemen Potočnik
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Oto Hanuš, Ludmila Křížová, Eva Samková, Jiří Špička, Josef Kučera, Marcela Klimešová, Petr Roubal, and Radoslava Jedelská
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Ludmila Křížová, Oto Hanuš, Marcela Klimešová, Jan Nedělník, Josef Kučera, Petr Roubal, Jaroslav Kopecký, and Radoslava Jedelská
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The aim of the study was to determine the impacts of different levels of mycotoxin load of dairy herds on the milk indicators. During three subsequent years, samples of feedstuffs and individual milk were collected from four herds of Czech Fleckvieh and from four herds of Holstein cows. The most frequently occurring mycotoxins were fumonisins, deoxynivalenol, and zearalenone. Changes were noted in some milk indicators such as fat, acetone, pH, electric conductivity, alcohol stability, or curd quality.
T. Ono, T. Isobe, Y. Morita, L. T. K. Do, F. Tanihara, M. Taniguchi, M. Takagi, and T. Otoi
Arch. Anim. Breed., 59, 45–49, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-45-2016, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-59-45-2016, 2016
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Our studies evaluated the effects of parity and season on pregnancy rates of repeat-breeder (RB) Japanese black beef cattle after embryo transfer. Our findings indicate that the parity of the recipients does not have an apparent effect on the pregnancy rates following the transfer of fresh and frozen embryos. However, season may affect reproductive performance in RB multiparous cows.
S. Siddo, N. Moula, I. Hamadou, M. Issa, H. Marichatou, P. Leroy, and N. Antoine-Moussiaux
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 251–259, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-251-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-251-2015, 2015
I. Czycholl, K. Büttner, E. grosse Beilage, and J. Krieter
Arch. Anim. Breed., 58, 237–249, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-237-2015, https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-58-237-2015, 2015
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Short summary
The objective was to find whether cow growth, milk performance, and behaviour are affected by rearing conditions until weaning after a milk-fed period of 84 d. Holstein heifers were assigned to one of three treatments: SM, pen with mother to 21st day, then group pen; SN, with own mother, then in pen with nursing cow; H, in hutch from 2nd to 56th day. The SN group tended to have the highest production of milk for 305 d and crossed the maze the fastest.
The objective was to find whether cow growth, milk performance, and behaviour are affected by...
