Beef cows housed in mud during late gestation have greater net energy requirements compared with cows housed on wood chip bedding
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2022 at "Translational Animal Science"
DOI: 10.1093/tas/txac045
Abstract: Abstract Mud increases net energy requirements for cattle because mud and precipitation compromise the ability of the hair coat to insulate and maintain core body temperature of the cow. The increase in energy required for… read more here.
Keywords: energy requirements; net energy; gestation; cows housed ... See more keywords
Evaluating GreenFeed and respiration chambers for daily and intraday measurements of enteric gaseous exchange in dairy cows housed in tie-stalls.
Sign Up to like & getrecommendations! Published in 2024 at "Journal of dairy science"
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2024-25246
Abstract: The objective of this study was to evaluate the GreenFeed (GF) and respiration chambers (RC) for daily and intraday measurements of the enteric gaseous exchange, as well as the metabolic heat production, lying behavior, and… read more here.
Keywords: cows housed; greenfeed respiration; respiration chambers; dairy cows ... See more keywords