Control and Prevention of Frothy Bloat in Dairy Cattle

Cannulation of Rumen Dairy Cow

Diagnosis:

Usually, the clinical diagnosis of frothy bloat is obvious. The causes of secondary bloat must be ascertained by clinical examination to determine the cause of the failure of eructation.

In life-threatening cases, an emergency rumenotomy may be necessary; it is accompanied by an explosive release of ruminal . . . → Read More: Control and Prevention of Frothy Bloat in Dairy Cattle

Dutch Belted Dairy Cattle Breed

Dutch Belted Dairy Cow

History

The Dutch Belted (Lakenvelder) breed traces directly to the original belted cattle which were described in Switzerland and Austria. The breed was then established in the Netherlands in the 17th century. From the records obtainable, it seems they were bred by the nobility who conceived the idea of . . . → Read More: Dutch Belted Dairy Cattle Breed

Guernsey Dairy Cattle Breed

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History

The Guernsey originated on the small Isle of Guernsey, situated in the English Channel just off the coast of France. There is no concrete evidence as to the development of the Guernsey before the 19th Century but there may be some truth in the . . . → Read More: Guernsey Dairy Cattle Breed

Girolando Dairy Cattle Breed

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History

The origins of the first Girolando date from the 1940′s, compared to other breeds it is a relatively young breed

Around the 1940′s Brazilian farmers began to cross the Gir intensively with the Dutch, looking for two breeds which complemented each other to . . . → Read More: Girolando Dairy Cattle Breed

Holstein Dairy Cattle Breed

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History

The Holstein breed originated in Europe. The major historical development of this breed occurred about 2000 years ago in what is now the Netherlands and more specifically in the two northern provinces of North Holland and Friesland which lay on either side of the . . . → Read More: Holstein Dairy Cattle Breed

Estonian Red Dairy Cattle Breeds

History

Estonian Red cattle have evolved from continuous crossbreeding of the the native Estonian cattle with the Angler and Danish Red cattle. This crossbreeding started in the middle 1800′s with the aim to create a breed which produced milk with a high fat content and an increased yield. Later on more attention was focused . . . → Read More: Estonian Red Dairy Cattle