The rearing period has a key influence on the later performance of cattle, affecting future
fertility and longevity. Producers usually aim to breed replacement heifers by 15 months to …

The current review examines potential solutions to enhance the sustainability and
productivity of the dairy sector in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with an emphasis on breeding …

Bovine respiratory disease complex (BRD) is a common disease in weaned dairy calves that
incurs economic and welfare costs. This study was an extension of a randomized clinical …

From their time of birth until their first lactation, dairy heifers incur management, health, and
feed expenses while not producing milk. Much effort has been made to estimate optimal …

The costs of rearing young dairy cattle are a part of the cost of the price of milk, as rearing
produces the future dairy cows. As most dairy farmers are not aware of the rearing costs, the …

Farmers attempting to reduce first-calving age (FCA) need to understand which rearing
management factors influence FCA and first-lactation milk production (FLP). Reduced FCA …

In this paper, we developed a highly sensitive approach to detect interchromosomal
rearrangements in cattle by searching for abnormal linkage disequilibrium patterns between …

This review focuses on the potential effects of twinning, dystocia, stillbirth, abortion, retained
placenta and metritis on the productive and reproductive performances in dairy cattle. These …

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of body condition score (BCS), body
weight (BW), average daily weight gain (ADG), and age at first calving (AFC) of Holstein …

Today, dairy cattle farmers are seeking to optimize expenditure and productivity throughout
the lives of their animals by focusing on efficiency at all levels. One strategy for bringing …