Community Q fever epidemics occurred in The Netherlands in 2007-2009, with dairy goat and dairy sheep farms as the implicated source. The aim of the study was to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors for seropositivity in dairy goat farmers and their household members living or working on these farms. Sera of 268 people living or working on 111 dairy goat farms were tested for Coxiella ...

The dairy industry in the developed world has undergone profound changes over recent decades. In this paper, we present an overview of some of the most important recent changes in the dairy industry that affect health and welfare of dairy cows, as well as the science associated with these changes. Additionally, knowledge gaps are identified where research is needed to guide the dairy industry t...

In tropical countries such as Thailand, dairy cows particularly raised in small-holder farms are confronted by a problem of improper nutritional management and its consequences, which may lead to impair their production, health and fertility. This review attempted to summarize some nutritional factors influencing reproductive performance especially during postparturient period. The small-scale ...

AIM Cows on smallholder dairy farms (SDF) in developing countries such as Kenya typically produce volumes of milk that are well below their genetic potential. An epidemiological study was conducted to determine reasons for this low milk production, including limited use of best management practices, such as suboptimal nutritional management. METHODS An observational cross-sectional study of 1...

OBJECTIVE To study associations between dairy fat intake and development of central obesity. DESIGN A prospective population-based cohort study with two surveys 12 years apart. SETTING Nine municipalities selected from different parts of Sweden representing the rural areas in the country. SUBJECTS 1782 men (farmers and non-farmers) aged 40-60 years at baseline participated in a baseline s...

Introduction Mastitis is the most frequent and costly disease of dairy cattle. Losses due to mastitis can be attributed to both subclinical and clinical disease. Clinical mastitis losses are generally readily apparent and consist of discarded milk, transient reductions in milk yield and premature culling (Fetrow, 2000). Subclinical mastitis is considered the most economically important type of ...

1. SMART FARMS SET PERFORMANCE GOALS There is an old saying that you can’t get to your destination unless you know where you are going. Many farms that start on the path to milking excellence don’t make it because they don’t have clear quality goals for their farms. Many dairy farms consistently produce high quality milk. In 1998, over 1,800 Wisconsin dairy farms had average bulk tank somatic c...

Smooth transition from pregnancy to lactation is important for high productive and reproductive performance during later postpartum period in dairy animals. On the other hand, the poor transition often leads to huge economic loss to dairy farmers due to compromised production and reproduction. Therefore, understanding the causes and consequence of metabolic changes during the transition period ...

When the young Danish dairy farmer, Svend Petersen, completed the last round of his large cowshed on a dark November night in 2007, New Zealand farmer Gordon Grey of the same age had just started his working day by checking the operation of his centre pivot irrigator. The two farmers are, as individuals and as members of two distinct societies, of course different. At this particular point in t...

Community Q fever epidemics occurred in the Netherlands in 2007–2009, with dairy goat and dairy sheep farms as the implicated source. The aim of the study was to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors for seropositivity in dairy goat farmers and their household members living or working on these farms. Sera of 268 people living or working on 111 dairy goat farms were tested for Coxiella ...