Herd health and production related problems were monitored on a high yield farm with 385 Holstein-Friesian cows near Ljubljana, Slovenia in 1993. At the end of August an outbreak of acute aseptic inflammation of the corium of the hoof (N=33) and retention of urine in vagina (N=37) was detected and treated in cows at pasture. The incidence of the disease in the summer months (pasture) was statis...

Farm location is an important factor in dairy farms, as it is closely associated with temperature and humidity that are crucial factors of influencing the physiological conditions and productivity of cows especially during the lactation period. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of farm location on the physiological conditions and productivity of cows. The study was involved ...

Introduction Investigating and comparing the two systems Comparing some technical efficiency ratios and profit Points to note about the comparison Conclusions References Abstract. In this study, budgets of herd dynamics, feed and energy supply, production and profit of alternative dairy farm systems were used to examine the effects of changing a 230 cow Holstein-Friesian (HF) dairy system to a ...

Sixteen normal colostrum-fed -Friesian and Holestein-Friesian X Angus crossbred calves, ranging in age from 2 to 7 weeks were divided into 4 vaccinated groups 1 nonvaccinated (control) group. Group I consisted of calves orally twice at a two week interval with small doses organisms ( 104 thar1l05 live virulent Salmonella gghimurium, strain 108-11). ll 1011 (modified typhimurium, SL 3261 ). [[1 ...

The purpose of the study was to estimate influence additive and non-additive genetic effects on birth weight, using two different crossbreed models. Data 1176 weights were collected. animals crosses, with ratios Awassi, East-Friesian, Istrian, Travnik Pramenka sheep breed. focal breed in this which is an autochthonous Croatia. In both models mixed procedure used random effect sire fixed sex, ye...

An epidemiological investigation was conducted on farms in Tororo and Soroti districts of Uganda from January to February 2000 to determine the cause of reported persistent mortality of cattle. Blood and faecal material of 98 cattle comprising of 33 Friesians, 58 Zebu and 7 Sahiwal were examined. Results revealed that seven (7.1 %) cattle had trypanosome infection, mainly due to Trypanosoma viv...