To maximize milk production, efficiency, and profits, modern dairy cows are genetically
selected and bred to produce more and more milk and are fed copious quantities of high …

Simple Summary Reproductive efficiency is critical for profitability of dairy operations. The
first part of this manuscript discusses the key physiology of dairy cows and how to practically …

The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of the cow-related factors on rectal
temperature (RT) and respiration rate (RR) of lactating dairy cows under different heat stress …

Simple Summary Next-generation numerical approaches, such as machine learning
techniques and big data analytics, are also increasingly applied in the animal production …

Abstract Background and Aim: Subclinical mastitis (SCM) is a disease that frequently attacks
lactating dairy cows and possibly decreases production, causing economic losses to …

Antimicrobials are widely used to cure intramammary infections (IMI) in dairy cows during
the dry period (DP). Nevertheless, the IMI cure is influenced by many factors and not all …

Climate change is impacting worldwide efficiency and welfare standards in livestock
production systems. Considering the sensibility to heat stress reported for different milk …

Test-day milk analysis has largely been used to study health and performance parameters in
dairy cows. In this study, we estimated four health indicators of dairy cows using test-day …

Heat tolerance is a key feature of resilient animals. Offspring of animals that suffer
environmental stress during pregnancy could show physiological, morphological, and …

Highlights•An ear tag device was developed to transmit body temperature wirelessly in real
time.•The subcutaneous ear base temperature readings were accurate under heat stress …