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Dairy cattle (2022)
Book Chapter
Margerison, J. (2022). Dairy cattle. In J. Webster (Ed.), Management and Welfare of Farm Animals: The UFAW Farm Handbook. (6th edition). Wiley

This chapter details the management and welfare of dairy cows and dairy herd replacements from an international perspective, including specialized and developing dairy production systems, along with the main milk product-exporting countries and mecha... Read More about Dairy cattle.

Management and Welfare of Farm Animals: The UFAW Farm Handbook (2022)
Book
Webster, J., & Margerison, J. (Eds.). (2022). Management and Welfare of Farm Animals: The UFAW Farm Handbook. Wiley

Management and Welfare of Farm Animals provides comprehensive and up-to-date information on the humane management of all major farmed species in both large-scale food production and alternative farming systems. Designed for agricultural and veterinar... Read More about Management and Welfare of Farm Animals: The UFAW Farm Handbook.

79. Variation in age at first calving over a twelve-year period in a high-yielding dairy herd (2022)
Journal Article
Ross, L., Garnsworthy, P., & Margerison, J. (2022). 79. Variation in age at first calving over a twelve-year period in a high-yielding dairy herd. Animal, 13(1), 53

Efficiency of heifer rearing can be improved by considering not only mean age at first calving, but also proportion of heifers within the recommended age range. Introduction: The mean age at first calving (AFC) in the UK is 27 months (Hank and Kossai... Read More about 79. Variation in age at first calving over a twelve-year period in a high-yielding dairy herd.

39. Effect of essential oils and biotin on feed intake, milk yield, feed efficiency and methane emissions from lactating dairy cattle (2022)
Journal Article
Margerison, J. (2022). 39. Effect of essential oils and biotin on feed intake, milk yield, feed efficiency and methane emissions from lactating dairy cattle. Animal - Science proceedings, 13(1), 27-28

Introduction: Livestock farming sectors contribute 14.5% to the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Gerber et al., 2013) of which enteric CH4 emitted by ruminant livestock is the greatest (17%) source of global anthropogenic CH4 emissions (Knapp e... Read More about 39. Effect of essential oils and biotin on feed intake, milk yield, feed efficiency and methane emissions from lactating dairy cattle.

42. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on milk yield, feed efficiency and reproduction of high-yielding dairy cows (2022)
Journal Article
Algherair, I., Saunders, N., Goodman, J., Margerison, J., Garnsworthy, P., & Mann, G. (2022). 42. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on milk yield, feed efficiency and reproduction of high-yielding dairy cows. Animal - Science proceedings, 13(1), 30-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anscip.2022.03.043

Active yeast products have the potential to increase milk yield of dairy cows in early lactation by improving rumen conditions. Greater milk yields, however, can sometimes be associated with poorer reproductive performance (Garnsworthy et al., 2008).... Read More about 42. Effect of live yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) on milk yield, feed efficiency and reproduction of high-yielding dairy cows.

89. Challenges and opportunities for farmers and calf rearers (2022)
Journal Article
Margerison, J. (2022). 89. Challenges and opportunities for farmers and calf rearers. Animal - Science proceedings, 13(1), 61-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anscip.2022.03.090

Farmers and calf rearers aim to enhance animal health through disease prevention strategies included in herd health plans, which include investment in housing, biosecurity, hygiene and staff training that lower the cost of treatment (morbidity), labo... Read More about 89. Challenges and opportunities for farmers and calf rearers.