Essays about: "milking"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 231 essays containing the word milking.

  1. 16. Voluntary cow traffic in AMR : with or without teaser feed at milking

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Elin Ratcovich; [2021]
    Keywords : automatic milking rotary; cow traffic; teaser feed;

    Abstract : A common automatic milking system (AMS) is the single box AMS, designed for 60 to 70 cows per unit (Bach & Cabrera, 2017), but there is also the automatic milking rotary (AMR; DeLaval Automatic Milking Rotary – AMRTM, Tumba, Sverige) with 24 bails and a higher capacity (Kolbach et al., 2013; Jacobs & Siegford, 2012a). READ MORE

  3. 17. Bakteriologisk diagnostik som underlag för efterföljande åtgärder vid klinisk mastit hos nötkreatur

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Josefin Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : mastit; diagnostik; enkät; åtgärder;

    Abstract : Kor och människor har under lång tid levt sida vid sida och korna har försett människor med mjölk. Processen för mjölkning har förändrats, från handmjölkning till automatisk mjölkning t.ex. i robot, och besättningarna har blivit större. READ MORE

  4. 18. Describing patterns of mastitis indicators during a clinical mastitis episode

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Ditsa Panchal; [2021]
    Keywords : CM; SCC; EC; LDH; sensor patterns; recovery phase;

    Abstract : A total of three dairy farms, run on Automatic Milking System (AMS) and having on average 163, 177, and 99 lactating dairy cows respectively, were included in this study. Two of the farms were located in the Netherlands, and one in Canada. The data was retrieved from the database of DeLaval International AB (Tumba, Stockholm). READ MORE

  5. 19. Short and long-term effects on the teat tissue in a Cow Calf Contact system with automatic milking

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Johanna Lilja; [2021]
    Keywords : teat end callosity; hyperkeratosis; teat wall thickness; ultrasound; suckling; nursing;

    Abstract : The interest in keeping calves with their lactating dams in dairy production is increasing, among both dairy farmers and consumers. This MSc thesis is a part of an ongoing project at the Swedish University of Agriculture (SLU) where a cow-calf contact system with automatic milking is studied. READ MORE

  6. 20. Effects of cow-calf contact on feed intake, milk production and energy balance in dairy cows in early lactation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Nutrition and Management

    Author : Carina Tufvesson; [2021]
    Keywords : Cow-calf contact system; dairy cow; suckling; feed intake; feeding pattern; milk production; energy balance;

    Abstract : The objective of this study was to compare the production level, feed intake and energy balance in early lactation of non-suckled cows against cows in a cow-driven cow-calf contact (CCC) system. CCC systems have become interesting to evaluate as they are thought to provide a more natural behaviour for both the cow and calf, several studies have reported higher growth and better health in calves kept in these systems. READ MORE