Dairy Production Medicine by Carlos Risco and Pedro Melendez integrates new technology and concepts that have been developed in recent years to manage dairy farms in a profitable manner. The approach to the production of livestock and quality milk is multidisciplinary, involving nutrition, reproduction, clinical medicine, genetics, pathology, epidemiology, human resource management and economics. The book is structured by the production cycle of the dairy cow covering critical points in cow management. Written and edited by highly respected experts, this book provides a thoroughly modern and up-to-date resource for all those involved in the dairy industry.
Contents - 1 Management Considerations from Parturition to the End of the Voluntary Waiting Period to Optimize Health and Reproductive Performance.
- 2 Nutritional Management of the Prepartum Dairy Cow.
- 3 Calving Management: A Team Approach.
- 4 Monitoring Health and Looking for Sick Cows.
- 5 Nutritional Management of Lactating Dairy Cows.
- 6 Reproductive Management in Dairy Cows.
- 7 Reproductive Management of Lactating Dairy Cows for First Postpartum Insemination.
- 8 Applications of Ultrasonography in Dairy Cattle Reproductive Management.
- 9 Resynchronization of Estrus, Ovulation, and Timed Insemination in Lactating Dairy Cows.
- 10 Diseases that Affect the Reproductive Performance of Dairy Cattle.
- 11 Infectious Reproductive Diseases.
- 12 Economics of Reproductive Performance.
- 13 Managing Reproduction During Heat Stress in Dairy Cows.
- 14 Immunology and Vaccination of Dairy Cattle.
- 15 Management of Dairy Calves from Birth to Weaning.
- 16 Nutritional Management of Dairy Heifers.
- 17 Management Strategies to Optimize Reproductive Efficiency in Dairy.
- 18 Managing Mastitis and Producing Quality Milk.
- 19 Lameness in Dairy Cattle.
- 20 Management Strategies for Optimizing Forage Quality for Dairy Production.
- 21 Applied Statistical Analyses for Dairy Production.
- 22 Dairy Records Analysis and Evaluation of Performance.
- 23 Managing People in Today's Production Dairy Environment.
- 24 Practical Genetics.
- 25 Euthanasia Techniques for Dairy Cattle.
- 26 Managing Herd Health in Organic Herds.
- Index.
Key Features
- Uses a multi-disciplinary approach, involving nutrition, reproduction, clinical medicine, genetics, pathology, epidemiology, human resource management and economics.
- Structured by the production cycle of the dairy cow covering critical points in cow management.
- Provides a thoroughly modern and up to date resource for all those involved in the dairy industry.
- Integrates new technology and concepts that have been developed in recent years to manage dairy farms in a profitable manner.
- Written and edited by highly respected experts.
About the Authors
- Carlos A. Risco is Professor at the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine and is a Diplomate of the American College of Theriogenology.
- Pedro Melendez Retamal is Professor at the University of Santo Tomas College of Veterinary Medicine, Viña del Mar, Chile.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 380 pages
- Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 1 edition (October 25, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0813815398
- ISBN-13: 978-0813815398
- Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches
List Price: $124.99