Innovations in cattle farming: application of innovative technologies and sensors in the diagnosis of diseases

K Džermeikaitė, D Bačėninaitė, R Antanaitis - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary As the importance of farming continues to grow, innovative technology and
sensors play an increasingly important role. Automation and robots in agriculture have the …

Extensive sheep and goat production: The role of novel technologies towards sustainability and animal welfare

SR Silva, L Sacarrão-Birrento, M Almeida, DM Ribeiro… - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary New technologies have been recognized as valuable in controlling,
monitoring, and managing farm animal activities. It makes it possible to deepen the …

Modulatory effect of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids on immunity, represented by phagocytic activity

H Al-Khalaifah - Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Lately, dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have shown substantial importance in
human and animal nutrition, especially those of the n-3 group. Development and optimal …

Sensor techniques in ruminants: more than fitness trackers

CH Knight - Animal, 2020 - cambridge.org
In this position paper, I shall summarise the current status of sensor technologies in ruminant
livestock farming with emphasis on dairy cattle, outline the case for why I believe that sensor …

Historical evolution of cattle management and herd health of dairy farms in OECD Countries

I Medeiros, A Fernandez-Novo, S Astiz, J Simões - Veterinary sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
This work aimed to review the important aspects of the dairy industry evolution at herd level,
interrelating production with health management systems. Since the beginning of the …

Technological tools for the early detection of bovine respiratory disease in farms

A Puig, M Ruiz, M Bassols, L Fraile, R Armengol - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The inclusion of remote automatic systems that use continuous learning
technology are of great interest in precision livestock cattle farming, since the average size …

Domestic animal proteomics in the 21st century: A global retrospective and viewpoint analysis

AM Almeida, SA Ali, F Ceciliani, PD Eckersall… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Animal production and health are of significant economic importance, particularly regarding
the world food supply. Animal and veterinary sciences have evolved immensely in the past …

Indicators of functional integrity in production animals

IG Colditz, EG Smith, AB Ingham… - Animal Production …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
An ability to describe the quality of lived experience across the course of an animal's life is of
increasing interest in studies on wellbeing in farm animals. Integrity of physical functions is …

[HTML][HTML] Feed restriction around parturition does not affect colostrum immunoglobulin G concentration in dairy fat-tailed sheep but does affect performance and blood …

M Nouri, M Zarrin, A Ahmadpour, N Castro… - Journal of Dairy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the effect of prepartum and postpartum feed restriction of fat-
tailed dairy sheep on colostrum IgG concentration, and performance and blood metabolites …

Moving towards sustainable breeding objectives and cow welfare in dairy production: a South African perspective

LM Erasmus, E van Marle-Köster - Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021 - Springer
Genetic advancements have resulted in improved dairy production over many decades, due
to the focus of breeding objectives on production as the driving force for genetic progress …