Methane mitigation has been identified as essential for addressing climate change. Intensive research in the past decade has resulted in a better understanding of factors driving enteric methane emissions in dairy cattle.
Agriculture
Dec 1, 2022
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QR codes on milk cartons could be used to provide consumers with detailed information on the care and well-being of farm animals reared as livestock.
Biotechnology
Nov 21, 2022
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Consumers would be willing to buy milk from cows only treated with antibiotics when medically necessary—as long as the price isn't much higher than conventional milk, according to researchers at the College of Veterinary ...
Agriculture
Nov 4, 2022
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Genetic selection is a powerful tool to improve livestock production, given that genetic gains are cumulative and permanent, and feeding behavior in cows may be used as an indicated trait for feed efficiency.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 28, 2022
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Contrary to what one might think, dairy cows and other dairy cattle are likely to experience worse welfare than their counterparts in beef herds, raised solely for meat.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 27, 2022
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A probiotic developed at the University of Alberta shows promise in improving the health of dairy calves in the essential first weeks of life.
Plants & Animals
May 9, 2022
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In an article appearing in the Journal of Dairy Science, scientists from the United States Department of Agriculture and the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding provide an insightful review of how US dairy industry breeding ...
Biotechnology
Mar 31, 2021
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Methane is a short-lived but powerful greenhouse gas and the second-largest contributor to climate change after carbon dioxide. And the majority of human-induced methane emissions comes from livestock.
Environment
Mar 18, 2021
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Researchers at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) have developed a test that allows them to detect specific pieces of genetic material, the results of which can be read with the naked eye. The test could be used to ...
Biotechnology
Mar 11, 2021
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Indian dairy farmers will be able to trial a new portable testing kit that can help target antibiotics to treat cows and buffalo, and tackle the global threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 21, 2020
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