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Understanding the Dairy Cow 3rd edition [Pehme köide]

(University of Bristol)
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 274 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 244x175x15 mm, kaal: 544 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 29-Apr-2020
  • Kirjastus: Wiley-Blackwell
  • ISBN-10: 111955022X
  • ISBN-13: 9781119550228
Teised raamatud teemal:
  • Formaat: Paperback / softback, 274 pages, kõrgus x laius x paksus: 244x175x15 mm, kaal: 544 g
  • Ilmumisaeg: 29-Apr-2020
  • Kirjastus: Wiley-Blackwell
  • ISBN-10: 111955022X
  • ISBN-13: 9781119550228
Teised raamatud teemal:
"A comprehensive and thoroughly revised text on dairy science that contains information on the most recent developments The fully updated third edition of Understanding the Dairy Cow explores the scientific principles that provide a foundation for understanding the animal's body system. The comprehensive text also reveals how to properly manage dairy cattle with economic efficiency whilst taking into consideration the cow's welfare. The revised new edition contains expanded coverage on topics including insight into cow behaviour and welfare, genetic selection indices, new strategies for control of mastitis and lameness and information on the overworked cow. It also contains the most recent developments in breeding, nutrition and management. Is an authoritative text on the dairy cow that covers a wide-ranging subject area including the science, disease and husbandry Presents the information and knowledge necessary for the efficient and humane management of cows Includes expanded coverage on a variety of topics such as cow behaviour and welfare, and genetic selection indices Highlights major new developments in the field Covering both the basics and recent developments in dairy science, Understanding the Dairy Cow 3rd Edition is ideal for students in agriculture and veterinary science and for professionals working in the complex business of dairy farming"--

A comprehensive and thoroughly revised text on dairy science that contains information on the most recent developments

The fully updated third edition of Understanding the Dairy Cow explores the scientific principles that provide a foundation for understanding the animal’s body system. The comprehensive text also reveals how to properly manage dairy cattle with economic efficiency whilst taking into consideration the cow’s welfare.

The revised new edition contains expanded coverage on topics including insight into cow behaviour and welfare, genetic selection indices, new strategies for control of mastitis and lameness and information on the overworked cow. It also contains the most recent developments in breeding, nutrition and management.

  • Is an authoritative text on the dairy cow that covers a wide-ranging subject area including the science, disease and husbandry
  • Presents the information and knowledge necessary for the efficient and humane management of cows
  • Includes expanded coverage on a variety of topics such as cow behaviour and welfare, and genetic selection indices
  • Highlights major new developments in the field

Covering both the basics and recent developments in dairy science, Understanding the Dairy Cow 3rd Edition is ideal for students in agriculture and veterinary science and for professionals working in the complex business of dairy farming.

Acknowledgements xiii
Preface to the Third Edition xiv
About the Companion Website xvi
Part I How the Cow Works
1 Introduction - The Dairy Cow of Today
3(15)
Milk as Food
6(4)
Nutrient Supply
7(1)
Healthy Digestion
8(1)
Taste and Appetite
9(1)
Do no Harm
9(1)
Biological Efficiency of Milk Production
10(4)
Milk Production: Species and Breed Comparisons
11(1)
Efficiency of Feed Conversion to Milk, Eggs and Meat: Competitive and Complementary Feeds
12(2)
Behaviour and Welfare
14(4)
2 Digestion and Metabolism
18(27)
Structure of the Digestive Tract
18(4)
Eating and Rumination
22(4)
Grazing
22(1)
Salivation
23(1)
Rumen Movements
23(2)
Rumination
25(1)
Digestion
26(13)
Fermentation of Carbohydrates in the Rumen
28(3)
Utilization of Metabolizable Energy for Maintenance and Production
31(1)
Digestion of Crude Protein
32(3)
Microbial Protein Synthesis
35(2)
Truly Absorbed Amino Nitrogen
37(1)
Urea Recycling
38(1)
Digestion of Lipids
38(1)
Absorption and Secretion of Minerals
39(3)
Calcium Exchange
41(1)
Appetite and Food Intake
42(3)
3 Reproduction and Lactation
45(19)
Anatomy of the Female Reproductive Tract
45(1)
Follicle Development and Ovulation
45(4)
The Oestrus Cycle
49(1)
Puberty
49(1)
Fertilisation
50(1)
Pregnancy
51(2)
Placental Transfer and Foetal Nutrition
53(1)
Parturition
53(3)
Dystocia
55(1)
Lactation
56(5)
Anatomy of the Udder
56(2)
Milk Yield
58(1)
Extended Lactations
59(1)
Hormonal Control of Lactation
60(1)
Reproduction in the Male
61(3)
4 Environment, Behaviour and Welfare
64(13)
Environmental Needs
64(1)
Behaviour
65(1)
Physical Comfort
66(2)
Thermal Comfort
68(5)
Sensible Heat Loss
68(3)
Evaporative Heat Loss
69(2)
Metabolic Heat Production
71(2)
Climate, Production and Welfare
73(1)
Tropical Climates
73(1)
Cold Climates
74(1)
Security and Social Behaviour
74(1)
Sexual and Maternal Behaviour
75(1)
Behaviour as an Indicator of Welfare
76(1)
Part II Feeding the Dairy Cow 77(66)
5 Nutrition: Supply and Demand
79(20)
Nutrient Requirements and Responses
81(3)
Nutrient Allowances for the Lactating Cow
84(4)
Mineral Requirements
88(2)
Nutritive Value of Feeds
90(3)
Ration Formulation
93(1)
Prediction of Food Intake
93(1)
Assessment of an Existing Ration
94(1)
Feeding Plans for Dairy Cows
95(2)
Inputs
95(1)
Outputs
96(1)
Allowances for Growing Heifers
97(2)
6 Feeds and Feeding Strategies
99(22)
Pasture
100(4)
Grazing Strategies
102(2)
Legumes
104(1)
Grass Silage
104(3)
Dry Matter
105(1)
Metabolisable Energy
106(1)
Protein
106(1)
Silage Additives
107(1)
Hay
107(1)
Straw
108(1)
Ensiled Whole-crop Cereals
108(1)
Other Green Feeds
109(1)
Root Crops
109(1)
Cereals
109(2)
By-products
111(2)
Oilseed Cakes and Meals
111(2)
Miscellaneous By-products
113(1)
Sugar Beet Pulp
113(1)
Maize Gluten
113(1)
Brewers' and Distillers' Grains
114(3)
Wheat Bran
114(1)
Balancing Forages and Concentrates
114(3)
Feeding Strategies
117(4)
Feeding to Yield
117(2)
Total Mixed Rations and Flat Rate Feeding
119(2)
7 Feeding Problems and Metabolic Diseases
121(22)
Feeding Problems
123(4)
Rumen Acidosis
123(2)
Abomasal Disorders
125(1)
Bloat
126(1)
Metabolic Disorders
127(9)
Ketosis
127(3)
Prevention and Treatment
129(1)
Parturient Hypocalcaemia ('Milk Fever')
130(2)
Prevention and Treatment
131(1)
The Downer Cow
132(1)
Hypomagnesaemic Tetany (Grass Staggers)
133(3)
Prevention and Treatment
135(1)
Other Mineral Deficiencies
136(3)
Phosphorus
136(1)
Copper and Molybdenum
137(1)
Cobalt
138(1)
Selenium
138(1)
Vitamin Deficiencies
139(2)
Vitamin A
139(1)
Vitamin D
140(1)
Vitamin E
140(1)
Last Words on Minerals and Vitamins
141(2)
Part III Housing Health and Management 143(54)
8 Healthy and Humane Housing and Handling
145(23)
Accommodation
145(11)
The Cow House
146(4)
Cubicle Design
150(3)
The Cubicle Bed
153(1)
Passageways
154(1)
Calving and Isolation Boxes
154(2)
Heifer Yards
156(1)
Handling Facilities
156(1)
Lameness
157(7)
Conditions that Cause Lameness
159(1)
Sole Haemorrhage and Sole Ulcers
159(2)
White Line Disease
161(1)
Digital Dermatitis
161(1)
Interdigital Necrobacillosis 'Foul'
162(1)
Aseptic Laminitis, 'Founder'
162(1)
Risk Factors for Lameness
162(2)
Transport and Slaughter
164(4)
Loading and Unloading
164(1)
The Journey
165(1)
A Gentle Death
166(2)
9 Milking and Mastitis
168(14)
The Milking Machine
171(3)
The Milking Parlour
174(1)
Hygiene in the Milking Parlour
174(1)
Mastitis
175(7)
Indicators of Mastitis
176(1)
Contagious Mastitis
177(1)
Environmental Mastitis
178(2)
Summer Mastitis
180(1)
Dry Cow Therapy
181(1)
10 Miscellaneous Maladies
182(15)
Signs of Disease
183(6)
Sudden Death
183(2)
Drooling
185(1)
Abdominal Symptoms
186(1)
Nervous Symptoms
187(1)
Fever
187(1)
Inappetence and Anorexia
188(1)
Notifiable Diseases
189(4)
Bovine Tuberculosis
191(1)
Foot and Mouth Disease
192(1)
Other Infectious Diseases
193(6)
Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD)
193(1)
Johne's Disease
194(1)
Salmonellosis
194(1)
Leptospirosis
195(1)
Parasitic Diseases
195(2)
Part IV Breeding and Fertility 197(32)
11 Breeding
199(12)
Selection Criteria
202(4)
Genomic Selection
206(1)
Sexed Semen
206(1)
Cow Selection
207(2)
Beef Bulls
209(2)
12 Fertility
211(18)
Fertility Management
212(10)
Behaviour at Oestrus
212(1)
Aids to Oestrus Detection
213(3)
Synchronisation of Oestrus
216(1)
Time of Insemination
217(1)
Pregnancy Diagnosis
217(2)
Rebreeding
219(1)
Infertility
219(1)
Ovarian Dysfunction
220(1)
Uterine Disorders
221(1)
Retained Placenta
221(1)
Endometritis
222(1)
Early Foetal Death
222(1)
Abortion
223(1)
Nutrition and Infertility
223(8)
Condition Score at Calving?
225(1)
Condition Score at the Time for Rebreeding?
225(1)
Milk Yields in Early and Mid-lactation?
225(1)
How Well Does Nutrient Supply Match Requirements?
226(1)
Transition Management
226(3)
Part V Cows, People and the Environment 229(18)
13 Cows, People and the Living Environment
231(16)
Most of Those who can Consume Too Much Meat and Milk
232(1)
Food We Could Eat is Fed to Animals While the Poor Grow Hungry
233(1)
Intensive Livestock Production is Incompatible with Animal Welfare
233(2)
Livestock's Long Shadow is Destroying the Planet
235(2)
Methane Production and Climate Change
237(1)
Pollution from Dairy Units
238(2)
Alternative Husbandry Systems
240(2)
Organic Dairy Farming
240(1)
Traditional and Village Systems
241(1)
Fair Play for Cows, People and the Planet
242(1)
Herd Health and Welfare
242(5)
Herd Health Management
243(1)
Animal Welfare: Quality Assurance and Quality Control
243(4)
Further Reading 247(5)
Index 252
About the Author

JOHN WEBSTER, MA, Vet MB, PhD, DVM (Hon), MRCVS, is Emeritus Professor of Animal Husbandry in the School of Veterinary Science at the University of Bristol, Bristol, UK.