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 ...

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 objective of the present doctoral thesis was to assess the herd-level and within-herd prevalence of bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) infection in Estonian dairy cattle and estimate the sensitivity and specificity of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...