Go with the flow—biology and genetics of the lactation cycle

EM Strucken, YCSM Laurenson… - Frontiers in genetics, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Lactation is a dynamic process, which evolved to meet dietary demands of growing
offspring. At the same time, the mother's metabolism changes to meet the high requirements …

Mathematical modeling of lactation curves: A review of parametric models

M Bouallegue, N M'Hamdi - Lactation in farm animals-biology …, 2020 - books.google.com
The mathematical representation of milk production against time represents one of the most
successful applications of mathematical modeling in agriculture. Models provide summary …

Multi-omics revealed the effects of rumen-protected methionine on the nutrient profile of milk in dairy cows

F Gu, S Liang, S Zhu, J Liu, HZ Sun - Food Research International, 2021 - Elsevier
Cow's milk is a highly-nutritious dairy product part of human diet worldwide. Rumen-
protected methionine (RPM) is widely used to improve lactation performance of dairy cows …

[HTML][HTML] On the analysis of Canadian Holstein dairy cow lactation curves using standard growth functions

S López, J France, NE Odongo, RA McBride… - Journal of Dairy …, 2015 - Elsevier
Six classical growth functions (monomolecular, Schumacher, Gompertz, logistic, Richards,
and Morgan) were fitted to individual and average (by parity) cumulative milk production …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of extended voluntary waiting period from calving until first insemination on body condition, milk yield, and lactation persistency

EEA Burgers, A Kok, RMA Goselink, H Hogeveen… - Journal of Dairy …, 2021 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT A 1-yr calving interval (CInt) is usually associated with maximized milk output,
due to the calving-related peak in milk yield. Extending CInt could benefit cow health and …

Clustering and Characterization of the Lactation Curves of Dairy Cows Using K-Medoids Clustering Algorithm

M Lee, S Lee, J Park, S Seo - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A lactation curve (LC) provides valuable insights in planning appropriate
management strategies related to health, nutrition, and breeding in dairy cows. A clustering …

Nutritional evaluation of fruit and vegetable waste as feedstuff for diets of lactating Holstein cows

J Angulo, L Mahecha, SA Yepes, AM Yepes… - Journal of environmental …, 2012 - Elsevier
Organic waste from markets represents about 10–20% of the total waste of a city. A large
proportion comes from the overproduction of fruit and vegetables, turning them into potential …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the effect of temporal, geographic, and management factors on US Holstein lactation curve parameters

M Li, GJM Rosa, KF Reed, VE Cabrera - Journal of Dairy Science, 2022 - Elsevier
We fit the Wood's lactation model to an extensive database of test-day milk production
records of US Holstein cows to obtain lactation-specific parameter estimates and …

[HTML][HTML] Use of individual cow milk recording data at the start of lactation to predict the calving to conception interval

A Madouasse, JN Huxley, WJ Browne, AJ Bradley… - Journal of dairy …, 2010 - Elsevier
Milk recording data collected in 2,128 dairy herds in England and Wales between 2004 and
2006 were used to predict the calving to conception intervals. The average cumulative milk …

Comparison of forecast models of production of dairy cows combining animal and diet parameters

QT Nguyen, R Fouchereau, E Frenod, C Gerard… - … and Electronics in …, 2020 - Elsevier
We study the effect of nutritional diet characteristics on the lactating Holstein–Friesian dairy
cows in Brittany, France from 36 individuals. An analysis of the relations between fat/protein …