An artificial intelligence approach of feature engineering and ensemble methods depicts the rumen microbiome contribution to feed efficiency in dairy cows.

Genetic selection has remarkably helped U.S. dairy farms to decrease their carbon footprint by more than doubling milk production per cow over time.

Evaluation of Recombinant Bovine Interleukin-8 (rbIL-8) as a Treatment for Chronic Intramammary Infection in Dairy Cows.

Mastitis is one of the main contributors to antimicrobial resistance in livestock, so alternative therapies are being investigated to address it. The present study assessed the capability of recombinant bovine interleukin-8 (rbIL-8) to improve neutrophil function in the mammary gland and resolve chronic high somatic cell count (SCC) in Holstein cows. Multiparous cows (n = 8) with more than 300,000 SCC per mL were allocated to one of two intramammary infusions: saline (10 mL of saline solution) or rbIL-8 (1.

Rumen and lower gut microbiomes relationship with feed efficiency and production traits throughout the lactation of Holstein dairy cows.

Fermentation of dietary nutrients in ruminants' gastrointestinal (GI) tract is an essential mechanism utilized to meet daily energy requirements. Especially in lactating dairy cows, the GI microbiome plays a pivotal role in the breakdown of indigestible plant polysaccharides and supply most AAs, fatty acids, and gluconeogenic precursors for milk synthesis. Although the contribution of the rumen microbiome to production efficiency in dairy cows has been widely researched over the years, variations throughout the lactation and the lower gut microbiome contribution to these traits remain poorly characterized.

Effect of GnRH 7 Days Before Presynchronization With Simultaneous PGF and GnRH on Reproductive Outcomes in Holstein Dairy Cows.

We evaluated if an additional GnRH injection 7 days before pre-synchronization with simultaneous PGF and GnRH (PG+G) would improve responses to presynchronization, synchronization, and pregnancy per AI (P/AI). We hypothesized that administering GnRH 7 days before PG+G would increase ovulation and corpus luteum (CL) presence at the PG+G, improve response to OvSynch treatments and P/AI. Holstein cows were blocked by parity and randomly assigned to either a PG+G (Control, = 205); or to GnRH followed 7 days later by PG+G (ExtG, = 201).