Replacing cows

Part 1 book "Dairy herd health" includes content: Concepts in dairy herd health, facilitating change in herd health, restoring the dairy herd - rearing youngstock and replacing cows, managing herd reproduction.

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They form a symbiotic relationship with the cyanobacterium Anabaena azollae, which fixes atmospheric nitrogen, giving the plant access to this essential nutrient. Azolla has been used successfully as a protein supplement to replace meal in diets for livestock. According to Ambade et al., (2010), milk yield was increased by 15 to 20% after feeding azolla in the diet of dairy cows.

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Fertility augmentation approaches Fertility is one of the key determinants of the life time reproductive performance of the dairy cattle (Bos taurus and Bos indicus) and riverine buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) which is reflected by its genotype, physiological condition, nutrition and management. It is assessed by the ability of a dairy cow to produce one calf per year. Fertility in riverine buffalo is considerably lower than in cattle.

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Driving south of San Francisco on California Highway 101, a driver passes through miles and miles of industrial and suburban sprawl, the result of Silicon Valley’s explosive development. The scenery remains the same through Palo Alto and San Jose, until the strip malls and housing developments suddenly fall away and are replaced with soft caramel hills, lonely stands of trees, and the occasional cow.

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Appendix 1: Points to look for when buying an animal Age It is possible to guess the age of a cow by looking at its teeth. The milk incisors (cutting-teeth) are replaced by permanent incisors at fairly regular intervals, so you can estimate the age of a cow quite accurately until it is approximately 4 years old.

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