THE RISK FACTORS CONTRIBUTING LAMENESS IN DAIRY COWS After fertility and mastitis, lameness is generally considered to be the 3rd most economically important health issue in dairy herd. Worldwide incidence is reported as high as 26% of all dairy cattle with a much higher incidence in high producing dairies in temperate countries. Lameness is manifested […]
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NUTRITION AND LAMENESS IN DAIRY ANIMALS The relationship between nutrition and the development of major hoof lesions is still far from clear. The cause of solar ulcer and white line disease is multifactorial involving husbandry, housing, genetics, infections and nutrition. It is likely that nutrition has only a small part to play in
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PROTECTIVE MEASURES TO AVOID COLD STRESS IN DAIRY ANIMALS With the onset of winter season, animals often refuse to eat, become febrile and show pneumonic symptoms. This not only affects the milk production but results in health and reproductive problems.When an animal is suffering from cold, its productivity is also affected because he will consume
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MANAGING CALVES IN WINTERS TO MITIGATE COLD STRESS Calves born in the winter season are much cold, so they are very prone to hypothermia or clod stress. When temperatures drop, due to drizzle and rain negatively affecting survival, the newborn calf must cope with the cold and for that important measures should be taken to
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Best management and feeding tips to get better milk production in winter In Pakistan, October to February is considered to be the flush season as this is a golden period for the dairy business because most of the cows and buffaloes calve during these months. The time of maximum milk production is for the cows
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CLOSE-UP DRY COWS – TRANSITION DAIRY COWS NUTRTION The close-up dry cow group includes cows within 21 days of expected calving. A cow’s immune system becomes down three weeks after calving. Maintaining dry matter intake is also critical at this time. The fetus’ nutritional needs continue to rise three weeks before delivery, although dry matter
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ROLE OF VITAMINS IN DAIRY COWS Minerals and vitamins account a very small amount in daily dry matter intake of cattle diets and can sometimes be miss or neglected in cattle daily nutritional program. Although vitamins or minerals are needed in a very small proportion in daily diet but they have a very crucial role
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ROLE OF PROTEIN IN DAIRY COW NUTRITION During lactation, the nutritional requirement of cows get increased as more nutrients are required for the production of milk and milk components. Meeting these requirements efficiently especially for energy and protein are challenging for farmers. Their diet must have sufficient nutrients to maintain the health and other metabolic
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ROLE OF FATS IN DAIRY COW NUTRITION Fats is an essential part of animal nutrition. Fats is a part of diet nutrition just like carbohydrates and protein and a major source of energy as well. They are usually made up of fatty acids either saturated or unsaturated. Addition of fats to the daily diet of
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ROLE OF CARBOHYDRATES IN DAIRY COW NUTRITION A nutrient is a substance present infeed that is necessary for a living being to live and grow. Presence of proper amount of every nutrient is essential for dairy cows to perform at their best. Lacking of any nutrient content results in reduction of milk production, proper growth,
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