The effect of additional feeding on the fertility of high-yielding dairy cows.

One hundred and ninety three pairs of cows were selected from 38 herds, and the numbers of each pair were assigned at random to experimental and control groups. Each control cow was fed according to its yield with the feedstuffs normally used by the herd. Each experimental cow was fed in the same way and, in addition, received 500 g of a feed additive twice daily from the 40th day of lactation until first insemination or to the 75th day of lactation if no visible oestrus had been observed between days 40 and 75.

The relationships between the fertility of dairy cows and clinical and biochemical measurements, with special reference to plasma glucose and milk acetone.

Blood and milk samples were taken at first insemination in 352 dairy cows from 18 herds for charting the relation between clinico-chemical parameters and fertility rate. Neither total protein, albumin, globulin, AST, bilirubin, bile acids, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus in blood nor urea in milk was significantly related to the rate of pregnancy. On the other hand, there was a significant difference for plasma glucose between cows that became pregnant and those that did not.

Skull injuries caused by high voltage electricity.

Four cases by high voltage electricity are reported. Particular interest is taken in describing initial conservative treatment of injuries where the entrance of the current has been through the head, followed by surgical excision and flap surgery. This procedure had an uneventful postoperative course.