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a case study of goals and decision-making within the household
… revolve around the calves. Lastly, compared to literature the Maasai heifers in the study area have a higher age at first calving and the cows have longer calving intervals and lactation periods, than perceived to be beneficial for the maximum milk yield possible.
… for calving ease. The frequency of calving difficulty has been high for heifers of the SLB-breed. However, this is now decreasing. This decrease can have been obtained by genetic improvement of maternal calving ease. In Sweden, as well as abroad the frequency of stillborn calves …
Metabolic diseases in dairy cows are considered to increase the risk for claw lesions, most of all laminitis, sole haemorrhages and sole ulcers, but also to increase the risk for environmental claw lesions. The aim of this study was to compare claw health in 27 Swedish dairy …
… be useful means of detecting oestrus. We monitored two oestrus cycles in four heifers. We found that during standing heat 81 % of the smears were 80-100 % covered with crystals while no smears during the luteal phase had this much crystals. During the luteal phase 74 % of the …
