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… During the years 2007 - 2008, approximately 5.5% of all calves born by beef cowsdied and about 8.5% of the calves born by heifers died. Most calves die during calving. Thereare some statistics that show calf mortality has increased in recent years. It is important to findout why …
In today’s genetic evaluation of Swedish beef cattle, mainly traits that are directly related to productivity are measured. However, other traits, such as temperament and mature cow weight affect the economy of the farmer, as well as the welfare of the animals. This thesis …
… the increased feed costs, the margins have become tighter. The meat price from beef cattle has increased a little when this text is written (spring, 2008), but not so much that it covers the cost for feed etc. I have a small suckler cow production on approximately 30 cows and 2 …
… or replacing the infected cow is costly for the farmer. It is known that beef cattle also suffer from mastitis caused by S. aureus. The aseptical methods commonly used to diagnose mastitis in most cases require several milk samples from the same udder quarter. A method where …
… to become fewer but bigger over time. Still however most of the farms with beef cows are small. Extensive animal husbandry can lead to animals becoming shy which leads to difficulties when they are handled due to veterinary treatments, marking, transport etc. This is both a …
