Publications by authors named "J Staric"
Tropical Animal Health and Production is a journal founded 55 years ago. It is dedicated to the publication of results of original research, investigation, and observation in all fields of animal health, welfare and production which may lead to improved health and productivity of livestock and better utilization of animal resources in tropical, subtropical and similar environments. Research is in strong alignment with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals, particularly No Poverty, Zero Hunger, and Good Health and Well-being.
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- Magnetic alignment (MA) is when animals, like cows, instinctively orient their bodies in a north-south direction, which has been linked to their well-being and behavior.
- Researchers hypothesized that misalignment of dairy cow resting areas could lead to an increase in technopathies, which are injuries or disorders caused by the environment.
- Findings showed that cows in north-south oriented cubicles had 30% fewer instances of technopathies and a 40% decrease in the number of conditions per cow compared to those in non-north-south aligned cubicles.
Hemolysis is a common cause of errors in laboratory tests as it affects blood parameters and leads to a positive or negative bias. This study aims to examine the relationship between the level of hemolysis (expressed as cell-free hemoglobin concentration, g/L) and the variability of metabolic and endocrine parameters and to determine the threshold level of hemolysis that causes an analytically and clinically significant bias for the twenty most frequently examined blood parameters in cows. Paired blood samples of 10 mL each were obtained from 30 cows.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIncreasing milk production requires increasing milking frequency (MF) from two times daily (2X) to three (3X) or more. High milk production leads to negative energy balance (NEB) and homeorhesis, characterized by lipolysis, ketogenesis, and endocrinological changes. The relationship among energy balance (EB), lipolysis, and ketogenesis with endocrine and metabolic parameters in blood of cows milked 2X and 3X daily was studied.
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