Embracing Oregano Oil in Feed Supplements
Source: RopaPharm
When you think of oregano, what comes to mind? For most, oregano is thought to be a popular all-natu- ral spice used in...
Manure management practices to mitigate greenhouse gases
Source: Dairy Research Cluster
Manure is an important source of agricultural greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Methane (CH4) is the most important GHG associated with liquid...
Dehorning of calves
Source: Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs
Fact Sheet written by: Neil Anderson - Lead Veterinarian - Disease Prevention,Ruminants/OMAFRA
Horns and Their Growth
Horns are the...
Preventing problems caused by low blood calcium in dairy cows
Source: University of Guelph, Karli Longthorne
Proactive approach improves herd health, say researchers
Low blood calcium levels after calving are an issue in dairy herds, especially in...
Timed-Artificial Inseminati on Programs: Is Shorter Better?
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry - Dr. Marcos Colazo, Livestock Research Branch, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Why is this important?
Poor or inadequate visual estrus...
Elimination of selected mastitis pathogens during the dry period
Source: Journal of Dairy Science
Anri A.E. Timonen, Jørgen Katholm, Anders Petersen, Toomas Orro, Kerli Mõtus, Piret Kalmus
ABSTRACT
We aimed to evaluate the elimination of 4 different mastitis pathogens, Streptococcus agalactiae,...
Improvements in lameness detection
Source: University of British Columbia
Lameness is one of the greatest challenges facing the dairy industry - approximately 25% of the dairy cows in Canada...
Accelerating genetic gain for novel traits in Canadian Holstein cows
Source: Dairy Research Cluster 3
Principal Investigator: Flavio Schenkel (University of Guelph)
Co-Investigators: Christine Baes, Angela Canovas, Janusz Jamrozik (University of Guelph)
Collaborators: Xin Zhao (McGill University),...
More than 20 years of research supports ongoing improvements in dairy cattle care and...
Source: Dairy Research Cluster
For more than 20 years, David Fraser, Dan Weary and Nina Von Keyserlingk at the University of British Columbia have been...
Using facial expression to assess human empathy toward farm animals undergoing painful procedures
Source: University of British Columbia
New research by UBC researchers Lexis Ly and Dan Weary, today published in PloS One, shows that human facial expressions...
