dairy herd. The quality of these forages greatly impacts profitability and performance, especially of the milking herd. Because of limited land base, labor, or personal preference, farmers may decide to purchase part or all of their herd’s forage needs. In other parts of the United States, corn silage and other chopped forages are sold and oftentimes delivered to the farm as needed. In Kentucky...

INTRODUCTION Hay Wells syndome, also known as ankyloblepharon–ectodermal dysplasia–clefting (AEC) syndrome, is one of the ectodermal dysplasia syndromes. It is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by findings of ectodermal dyplasia including alopecia, scalp infections, dystrophic nails, hypodontia, ankyloblepharon and cleft lip-palate (1). It was first described by Hay and Wells in 7 in...

The ideal setting for this approach is a special unit in which appropriate skills can be practised and taught. Some large hospital centres have established toenail clinics calling on the interrelated specialties and catering for many patients. Yet a group practice may be the best place to site a toenail clinic: costs are generally lower, and many surgeries and health centres provide a setting f...

a number of 36 holstein young bulls (initial bw of 345±61 kg) were randomly assigned to 6 dietary treatments, following a 3 × 2 factorial arrangement, with three concentrate levels of fish oil (0, 1.5 and 3 % of dm) and 2 levels of alfalfa hay versus corn silage (10 and 20 % of alfalfa hay forage versus 20 and 10 % of corn silage) were used to investigate the effect of fish oil supplementation ...

show that hay costs between $0.02 and $0.07 per pound of dry matter; usually more than double the cost for the same amount of nutrients from pasture. Hay is expensive because (1) it requires a large investment in equipment, (2) it requires labor to make and feed, and (3) more than 50 percent of it is wasted by either poor storage methods or improper feeding practices, or both (Figure 1). This g...

Ovitraps containing various concentrations of hay infusion and tap water were exposed weekly in the field for 15 wk to determine the oviposition patterns of Aedes aegypti. The results showed 10, 20, 60 and 80% hay infusions each attracted similar numbers of Ae. aegypti eggs oviposited and egg occurrences. No repellent effect was observed. In another field study, significantly more eggs and egg ...

abstract in this study 36 holstein bulls (initial bw of 345±61 kg) were randomly assigned to 6 dietary treatments, following a 3×2 factorial arrangement, with 3 concentrate level of fish oil (0, 1 and 2.1% of dm) and 2 levels of alfalfa hay versus corn silage (10 and 20 % of alfalfa hay forage) to investigate the effects of fish oil supplementation and ratio of alfalfa hay and corn silage in di...

The most important analytical measurements for evaluating hay crops are those that are used to establish economic value or to meet the nutritional requirements of the animals to which it is fed. The objectives of this review are to identify and discuss the most important analyses that are important for determining the economic and nutritional value of hays for dairy cows. It is proposed that th...