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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NUTRIENT VALUE OF BUFFALO VS. COW’S MILK Milk and milk products are rich sources of calcium and doctors recommend consuming milk and milk products daily to stay healthy and fit. The major milk production of the world comes from cow, buffalo, goat, sheep and camel.Among them, cow’s milk is the most consumed, followed by buffalo
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HEALTH BENEFITS OF BUFFALO VS. COW’S MILK Both cow’s milk and buffalo’s milk are good for health and they also have health benefits. Fresh buffalo milk can be stored for a long time and has high peroxidase activity while cow’s milk should be consumed fresh in a day or two. The health benefits of both
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FRESH COWS – TRANSITION DAIRY COWS NUTRTION For dairy cows, the time after calving is crucial. The cows are in a negative energy balance because they spend the bulk of their energy producing milk and are unable to ingest enough grain to meet their energy requirements. It is critical to feed the cows with as
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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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How Can We Reduce The Use Of Antibiotics In Dairy Animals? Dairy cows, like other farm animals (and humans for that matter), sometimes get sick, requiring an antibiotic. Antibiotics have been widely used in livestock since the 1940’s. In Pakistan, as the dairy industry is transformed over the few years, requiring better disease management on
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FAR-OFF DRY COWS – TRANSITION DAIRY COWS NUTRTION The transition phase, which begins three weeks before calving and ends three weeks after calving, is a key and high-risk period for dairy cows. The cow will not only calve, but she will also be required to produce enough high-quality milk afterward. Cows’ immunological responses are suppressed
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