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Book "Milk Production - An Up-to-Date Overview of Animal Nutrition, Management and Health" is organized into three main sections, and is concerned with the animal nutrition, animal management and, breeding and animal health. This book permits the reader's exposure to the expert's experience and scientific style of interpreting and integrating available data into his own views. This book will be useful for students, researchers, teaching staff, practicing professionals connected with dairy science, animal science, food science, nutrition, physiology, biochemistry, veterinary medicine and other related fields. Each chapter in this book has an extensive bibliography which can future aid the reader in keeping abreast of the developments in this field.

Milk yield. --- Cattle --- Cows --- Dairy cattle --- Milk --- Milk production --- Yield, Milk --- Livestock productivity --- Milk yield --- Yield --- Dietetics & nutrition

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Cattle --- Animal Husbandry --- Animal genetics --- Selection, genetics --- Vaches. --- Bovins --- Génétique animale. --- Bétail --- Élevage. --- Amélioration génétique. --- Amélioration génétique du bétail --- Amélioration génétique --- Animaux --- Animaux domestiques --- Animaux sauvages --- Génétique --- Génétique vétérinaire --- Élevage bovin --- Élevage de bovins --- Éleveurs de bovins --- Races bovines --- Élevage --- Bovins femelles --- Combats de vaches --- Lait de vache --- Vaches laitières --- Femelles --- Genetics --- Animal Husbandries --- Husbandries, Animal --- Husbandry, Animal --- Beef Cow --- Bos grunniens --- Bos indicus --- Bos taurus --- Cow --- Cow, Domestic --- Dairy Cow --- Holstein Cow --- Yak --- Zebu --- Beef Cows --- Cow, Beef --- Cow, Dairy --- Cow, Holstein --- Cows --- Dairy Cows --- Domestic Cow --- Domestic Cows --- Yaks --- Zebus --- Amélioration --- Ressources génétiques --- Génie génétique --- Industrie et commerce --- Vaches --- Génétique animale --- Selection, Genetic --- Cattle. --- Animal Husbandry. --- Animal genetics. --- Selection, Genetic.

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Achieving success along the entire production and supply chain of a dairy sector depends explicitly on adopting a sustainable 'state of the art' approach. In this regard, understanding key sustainability indicators and challenges with a holistic approach is vital. Appropriate design, application of novel technologies, implementation of life cycle analysis, upgradation and optimization of the entire production line are some of the key factors to be measured. In addition, it is vital that due consideration is given to demands of the producers, consumers, and dependent industries. Nevertheless, concern for the environment, social security and economy of the region should not be ignored. Precise planning ('on-farm' and 'off-farm') assumes importance especially when circular economy strategies needs to be considered. With these as background, this book is focused towards identifying present opportunities and overcoming future sustainability challenges in the global dairy sector.

Research & information: general --- Biology, life sciences --- Technology, engineering, agriculture --- dairy --- water --- review --- modelling --- water footprint --- agriculture --- feed additive --- methane mitigation --- enteric emissions --- greenhouse gas --- climate change --- LCA --- environmental impacts --- intensification --- technical efficiency --- four-component model --- endogeneity --- input distance function --- meta-frontier --- stochastic frontier analysis --- dairy processing industry --- European Union --- proanthocyanidins --- condensed tannins --- secondary plant metabolites --- methane --- ruminants --- farm --- organization --- governance --- adoption --- agroecology --- practices --- regulation --- Brazil --- ammonia emissions --- dairy cow --- flushing --- freestall barn --- scraping --- heat pump --- dairy farming --- water heater --- ASHP --- ASHPWH --- usable water --- emissions --- sustainability --- farm type --- sustainable management --- small-/medium-scale animal farms --- food science --- customer experience design --- food well-being --- food psychology --- hedonia --- eudaimonia --- meaningful consumption --- artisan products --- local food --- profit cows --- economic sustainability --- knowledge transfer --- production disease --- production disease economics --- emission factor --- enteric fermentation --- gross energy --- milking cows --- dairy industry --- supply chain management --- safety failure factors --- interpretive structural modeling --- MICMAC analysis --- agro-livestock sector --- GHG emissions

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Comfort during resting, half-closed eyes when feeding on highly palatable feed, or vigorous tail wagging when being brushed are some of the positive indicators that can be used to evaluate the quality of the environment in which domestic animals live. This has been a radical shift from the past as, until now, the welfare assessment on farms has meant assessing negative indicators, namely the number of lame animals, presence of lesions, or frequency of agonistic behaviours. However, the latest research confirms that the absence of a problem or of suffering does not necessarily imply that the animals are experiencing a good life and that their level of welfare is high. To guarantee high welfare standards, animals should experience positive conditions that allow them to live a “life worth living”, and positive indicators are needed to identify these conditions. This Special Issue focuses on the development and validation of indicators of positive welfare or on the refinement of the existing ones, as well as on the identification of suitable living conditions for providing positive welfare to farmed and companion animals.

positive indicators --- animal welfare --- term list --- recognition --- welfare --- Felis catus --- enrichment --- pigs --- free-farrowing --- contact --- circadian rhythm --- dairy cows --- sow --- qualitative research --- positive emotions --- ear posture --- emotions --- welfare assessment protocol --- valence --- cattle --- phonetics --- maternal care --- buffaloes --- mother–offspring --- positive animal welfare indicators --- quality of life --- qualitative behaviour assessment (QBA) --- farm size --- arousal --- free elicitation narrative interviewing --- emotional state --- housing --- ruminants --- farmer knowledge --- happiness --- nosing --- five domains --- piglet --- sheep --- organic --- cat behavior --- observer reliability --- eye white --- goats --- immunoglobulin A --- critical review --- positive animal welfare --- calves --- saliva --- farmer attitudes --- behaviour --- positive welfare --- positive affective engagement

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From birth to first calving, the replacement heifer undergoes tremendous changes anatomically as well as in feeding and management practices. The calf changes from being a pseudo-monogastric to a full ruminant within a period of two months. During the same period, the calf is fed colostrum, milk, or milk replacer, and starter with or without hay. Notably, the lifetime milk production and health of a dairy cow is highly dependent on early life nutrition and management of the calf and, subsequently, the heifer. Hence, animal scientists continue to investigate critical areas such as colostrum feeding, the level of liquid feeding, gut microbial succession, energy and protein levels, housing, health management, and their interactions with the animal in an effort to help dairy producers raise successful and sustainable dairy enterprises.

betaine --- dairy cows --- newborn calves --- fat mobilization --- immunity --- calf --- glutamine --- autophagy --- apoptosis --- calf economics --- replacement --- ADG --- cost per kg --- calves --- rumen --- epithelium --- microbiota --- diet --- feed additives --- feeding management --- dairy calf --- involuntary culling --- mortality --- replacement heifer --- survival rate --- amino acid pattern --- Holstein heifers --- lysine --- methionine --- threonine --- heat stress --- yak calf --- early weaning --- caecal microbiota --- 16S rRNA gene sequencing --- growth performance --- heifer --- bull --- Simmental --- fattening --- management --- carcass and meat quality --- weaning age --- Holstein calves --- growth --- milk replacer --- metabolism --- development --- body condition score --- peripartum --- primiparous dairy cow --- pair housing --- individual housing --- behavior --- dairy calf feeding --- health --- welfare --- nutrition --- stakeholder attitudes --- forage --- performance --- rumen fermentation