Nowadays, the majority of glycerol, used as an essential primary good for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, food and other industries, is becoming available as a byproduct from biodiesel manufacture. The rapid growth of the ...

Animal welfare is a concern for many people around the world and it is believed by consumers that higher welfare standards on farms will ensure high quality, healthy and safe food. Precision livestock farming is becoming ...

Eesti nagu ka paljud teised Balti mere aarsed riigid kuulub piirkonda, kus seleeni (Se) sisaldus muldades on madal (Oldfield, 2002). Muldade madal Se sisaldus pohjustab omakorda madalat Se taset taimedes ja loomade ...

The first weeks of lactation are the most demanding period for the metabolism throughout the calving cycle of a dairy cow. Most of the disease events occur during that period; this highlights the need for deeper understanding ...

The aim of the thesis was to identify the within-herd prevalence of M. bovis IMI in Estonian dairy herds and analyse the associations between M. bovis IMI and cow milk yield and milk quality. In addition, the aim was to ...

Mastitis is a most common bovine disease, causing a large economic impact on dairy industry, due to increased treatment cost, decreased milk quality and unnecessary culling of dairy cows. The primary objective of present ...

There are three dairy cattle breeds in Estonia that differ in their demographic history, phenotypic characteristics and current census sizes. The aim of the study was to characterize these breeds on the basis of genetic ...

Dairy cows entrance order to the milking parlour is quite stable, but less is known the reasons influencing it. Buffaloes are difficult to milk, means to improve their ease of milking are of importance. Studies on the ...

Pancreatic insulin secretion and tissues resistance to insulin are considered to be essential factors controlling glucose and lipid metabolism post partum. In addition to genetic factors, body condition affects the development ...