Essays about: "swedish holstein"

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  1. 21. Individual drinking water intake of dairy cows in an AMS barn

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

    Author : Caroline Axegärd; [2017]
    Keywords : dairy cows; automatic water bowl; water intake; milking production; feed and social factors; behavior;

    Abstract : Today’s dairy cows have high requirements of nutrients and water to give a large milk production. Factors that under normal circumstances affect drinking behaviour are cow’s eating pattern, the temperature of the water, whether the water is supplied in a water bowl or a trough, the cows’ dominance order and if the water bowl is shared with other cows. READ MORE

  3. 22. Effects of take-off level at udder quarter level and feeding during milking on milk fat quality and milk somatic cell count in an automatic milking system

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

    Author : Maria Tegevall; [2017]
    Keywords : milk composition; beta-hydroxybutyrate; milk fat globule; milk yield;

    Abstract : The number of dairy farms in Sweden is decreasing, while the number of cows per farm is increasing. Since milking is very labour intensive many farmers have invested in new technology like automatic milking system (AMS) in order to reduce the work load. READ MORE

  4. 23. The impact of gastrointestinal parasites on weight gain, activity patterns and behaviours in cattle on pasture

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Lisa Johansson; [2017]
    Keywords : gastrointestinal parasites; cattle; activity patterns; behaviors; weight gain;

    Abstract : Infections caused by gastrointestinal parasites are one of the most problematic health concerns for cattle all around the world. These parasites may cause a wide range of health problems ranging from subclinical disease to actual death. Animals infected with parasites usually respond to sickness with predictable pattern of behavioural changes. READ MORE

  5. 24. Case study: phenotypic and economic effect of crossbreeding in a Swedish red and white dairy cattle herd

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Agricultural Research for Northern Sweden

    Author : Victoria Ekenberg; [2017]
    Keywords : crossbreeding; heterosis; case study; dairy cattle; SRB; Holstein; Montbéliarde; Jersey;

    Abstract : Profitable dairy production is always strived for. In recent years, dairy production in developed countries struggle with genetic problems like increasing inbreeding, reduced fertility and at the same time increasing market demands for competitiveness. READ MORE

  6. 25. Förbättrad nötköttsproduktion genom korsningar mellan mjölkkor och köttrastjurar

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

    Author : Elin Jonsson; [2017]
    Keywords : korsningsavel; mjölkras; tung köttras; lätt köttras; slaktkroppsegenskaper; klassificering;

    Abstract : I Sverige står mjölkraserna för 65% av nötköttsproduktionen, där de vanligaste mjölkraserna är svensk röd och vit boskap (SRB) och holstein. På grund av att antalet mjölkkor har minskat i Sverige under en längre tid råder idag brist på kalvar till den svenska nötköttsproduktionen, vilket har lett till stigande priser för både kött- och mjölkraskalvar. READ MORE