Acknowledgements |
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Preface to the Third Edition |
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About the Companion Website |
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Part I How the Cow Works |
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1 Introduction - The Dairy Cow of Today |
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3 | (15) |
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6 | (4) |
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7 | (1) |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (1) |
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Biological Efficiency of Milk Production |
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Milk Production: Species and Breed Comparisons |
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Efficiency of Feed Conversion to Milk, Eggs and Meat: Competitive and Complementary Feeds |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (4) |
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2 Digestion and Metabolism |
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Structure of the Digestive Tract |
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18 | (4) |
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22 | (4) |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (1) |
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23 | (2) |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (13) |
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Fermentation of Carbohydrates in the Rumen |
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28 | (3) |
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Utilization of Metabolizable Energy for Maintenance and Production |
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31 | (1) |
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Digestion of Crude Protein |
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32 | (3) |
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Microbial Protein Synthesis |
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35 | (2) |
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Truly Absorbed Amino Nitrogen |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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Absorption and Secretion of Minerals |
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39 | (3) |
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41 | (1) |
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42 | (3) |
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3 Reproduction and Lactation |
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Anatomy of the Female Reproductive Tract |
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45 | (1) |
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Follicle Development and Ovulation |
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45 | (4) |
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49 | (1) |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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51 | (2) |
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Placental Transfer and Foetal Nutrition |
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53 | (1) |
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53 | (3) |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (5) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (1) |
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59 | (1) |
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Hormonal Control of Lactation |
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60 | (1) |
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61 | (3) |
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4 Environment, Behaviour and Welfare |
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64 | (13) |
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64 | (1) |
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65 | (1) |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (5) |
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68 | (3) |
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69 | (2) |
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Metabolic Heat Production |
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71 | (2) |
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Climate, Production and Welfare |
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73 | (1) |
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73 | (1) |
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74 | (1) |
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Security and Social Behaviour |
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74 | (1) |
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Sexual and Maternal Behaviour |
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75 | (1) |
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Behaviour as an Indicator of Welfare |
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76 | (1) |
Part II Feeding the Dairy Cow |
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5 Nutrition: Supply and Demand |
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Nutrient Requirements and Responses |
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81 | (3) |
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Nutrient Allowances for the Lactating Cow |
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84 | (4) |
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88 | (2) |
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90 | (3) |
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93 | (1) |
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Prediction of Food Intake |
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93 | (1) |
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Assessment of an Existing Ration |
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94 | (1) |
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Feeding Plans for Dairy Cows |
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95 | (2) |
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95 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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Allowances for Growing Heifers |
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97 | (2) |
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6 Feeds and Feeding Strategies |
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99 | (22) |
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100 | (4) |
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102 | (2) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (3) |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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Ensiled Whole-crop Cereals |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (2) |
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111 | (2) |
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Miscellaneous By-products |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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113 | (1) |
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Brewers' and Distillers' Grains |
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114 | (3) |
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114 | (1) |
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Balancing Forages and Concentrates |
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114 | (3) |
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117 | (4) |
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117 | (2) |
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Total Mixed Rations and Flat Rate Feeding |
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119 | (2) |
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7 Feeding Problems and Metabolic Diseases |
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121 | (22) |
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123 | (4) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (1) |
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127 | (9) |
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127 | (3) |
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129 | (1) |
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Parturient Hypocalcaemia ('Milk Fever') |
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130 | (2) |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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Hypomagnesaemic Tetany (Grass Staggers) |
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133 | (3) |
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135 | (1) |
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Other Mineral Deficiencies |
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136 | (3) |
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136 | (1) |
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137 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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139 | (2) |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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Last Words on Minerals and Vitamins |
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141 | (2) |
Part III Housing Health and Management |
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8 Healthy and Humane Housing and Handling |
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145 | (23) |
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145 | (11) |
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146 | (4) |
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150 | (3) |
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153 | (1) |
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154 | (1) |
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Calving and Isolation Boxes |
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154 | (2) |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (1) |
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157 | (7) |
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Conditions that Cause Lameness |
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159 | (1) |
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Sole Haemorrhage and Sole Ulcers |
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159 | (2) |
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161 | (1) |
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161 | (1) |
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Interdigital Necrobacillosis 'Foul' |
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162 | (1) |
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Aseptic Laminitis, 'Founder' |
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162 | (1) |
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Risk Factors for Lameness |
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162 | (2) |
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164 | (4) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (1) |
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166 | (2) |
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168 | (14) |
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171 | (3) |
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174 | (1) |
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Hygiene in the Milking Parlour |
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174 | (1) |
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175 | (7) |
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176 | (1) |
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177 | (1) |
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178 | (2) |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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10 Miscellaneous Maladies |
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182 | (15) |
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183 | (6) |
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183 | (2) |
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185 | (1) |
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186 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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187 | (1) |
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188 | (1) |
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189 | (4) |
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191 | (1) |
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192 | (1) |
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Other Infectious Diseases |
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193 | (6) |
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Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) |
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193 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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195 | (1) |
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195 | (2) |
Part IV Breeding and Fertility |
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199 | (12) |
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202 | (4) |
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206 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (2) |
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209 | (2) |
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211 | (18) |
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212 | (10) |
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212 | (1) |
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Aids to Oestrus Detection |
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213 | (3) |
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Synchronisation of Oestrus |
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216 | (1) |
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217 | (1) |
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217 | (2) |
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219 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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220 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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221 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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Nutrition and Infertility |
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223 | (8) |
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Condition Score at Calving? |
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225 | (1) |
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Condition Score at the Time for Rebreeding? |
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225 | (1) |
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Milk Yields in Early and Mid-lactation? |
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225 | (1) |
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How Well Does Nutrient Supply Match Requirements? |
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226 | (1) |
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Part V Cows, People and the Environment |
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13 Cows, People and the Living Environment |
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231 | (16) |
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Most of Those who can Consume Too Much Meat and Milk |
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232 | (1) |
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Food We Could Eat is Fed to Animals While the Poor Grow Hungry |
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233 | (1) |
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Intensive Livestock Production is Incompatible with Animal Welfare |
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233 | (2) |
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Livestock's Long Shadow is Destroying the Planet |
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235 | (2) |
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Methane Production and Climate Change |
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237 | (1) |
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Pollution from Dairy Units |
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238 | (2) |
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Alternative Husbandry Systems |
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240 | (2) |
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240 | (1) |
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Traditional and Village Systems |
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241 | (1) |
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Fair Play for Cows, People and the Planet |
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242 | (1) |
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242 | (5) |
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243 | (1) |
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Animal Welfare: Quality Assurance and Quality Control |
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243 | (4) |
Further Reading |
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247 | (5) |
Index |
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