Dairy Science

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Effect of Butyrate Compounds on Eimeria bovis Sporozoites
UNH COLSA scientists discover sodium butyrate prevents coccidiosis in cattle when added to animal feed.
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, Biological Sciences, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Dairy Science, Farm Management Resource
Factors helping milk production in organic, grass-fed dairy farms
Explore recent research on organic grass-fed dairy management practices for higher milk production by UNH scientist Andre Brito, published in Renewabl...
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Dairy Science, Farm Management Resource
Refining Plasma Dose Response Techniques in Dairy Cows
A new UNH study refines a plasma-free dose response technique to reliably estimate amino acid levels in supplements for improving dairy cow health.
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Dairy Science, Farm Management Resource
Effects of Supplemental Mycotoxin Deactivators on Dairy Cows
A new UNH study measured the effect of mycotoxin deactivators to negate mold toxicity in dairy cattle feed, with implications for dairy lactation prod...
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Dairy Science, Farm Management Resource
Effects of Using an NSAID in Newborn Calves
A new UNH study investigates how best to give the NSAID meloxicam to dairy calves to ensure healthy development, improving dairy farm management pract...
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Dairy Science, Farm Management Resource
Feeding Sodium Butyrate to Post-Weaned Replacement Heifers
UNH scientists found that sodium butyrate can replace monensin for post-weaned heifers to prevent and reduce coccidiosis, improving healthy growth to ...
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Dairy Science, Farm Management Resource
Perennial Ryegrass as a Forage Species in New Hampshire
UNH researchers evaluated traits contributing to ryegrass productivity and longevity to assess its potential as a forage source for dairy cows.
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Dairy Science, Farm Management Resource
Effect of Selisseo on Selenium in Cow Milk and Blood
New UNH research compares organic Se sources for bio-efficacy in mid-lactation dairy cows.
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Dairy Science, Farm Management Resource
Increasing Heifer Calves Without Using Sexed-Semen
New research from UNH and collaborators indicates early calf breeding and reducing culling rate can increase heifer births in dairy cows without using...
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station Dairy Science, Farm Management Resource
Nicotinic Acid Effects on Cow Health, Colostrum and Calf Performance
New research from UNH examines how nicotinic acid increases blood flow and rumen bacteria growth to improve dairy cow colostrum and health for calves....
 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station, Peer Reviewed Journal Articles Dairy Science, Farm Management Resource