Holstein dairy cows are among the most popular breeds of dairy cows in the United States. Considering how giving and flexible the Holsteins are, this comes as no surprise. There are many things that sets the Holsteins apart from other dairy cattle.
One reason why the Holstein dairy cow is popular is because it has the highest milk productions. Holstein dairy cows have the ability to give a lot of milk, seemingly with no limit. This ab (more…)
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The Dairy Calcium Myth Milk is not as high in calcium as the dairy industry would have you believe. In Healthy Vitamins and Minerals by Jane Turner, under the section on Calcium, milk doesn’t even make the first page and sits 35th on the list with 120mg of calcium per 100g.
Some of the foods that beat it by far are sesame seeds (670mg/100g, more than 5 times!), sardines (540), Nori seaweed (470), both more than triple, almonds (240, (more…)
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Moving cows and cattle and controlling the cattle grazing location can be a difficult task for the herders and stressful for the animals. It is possible that herders can move cattle in a simple method, though, and with no pressure on the animals. There was an extensive research done in Colorado on how to achieve the low stress herding methods.
One obvious way to handle cows and cattle without giving them pressure is to ride through th (more…)
Endemic Moist Eczematous Syndrome in cattle a Laboratory outbreak investigation In Jhapa District of Nepal
Dr.Kedar Karki
M.V.St.
Preventive Veterinary Medicine
Vet. Officer
Central Veterinary Laboratory
Abstract;
An endemic hyperemic moist eczematous syndrome was reported in Cattle and Buffaloes in Jhapa district of Nepal during month of September after prolong spell of drought fo (more…)
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