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" Calving problems and early viability of the calf : "
edited by B. Hoffmann, I.L. Mason, J. Schmidt.
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774106
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edited by B. Hoffmann, I.L. Mason, J. Schmidt.
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Calving problems and early viability of the calf : : a seminar in the EEC programme of coordination of research on beef production held at Freising, Federal Republic of Germany, May 4-6, 1977\ edited by B. Hoffmann, I.L. Mason, J. Schmidt.
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The Hague ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff, 1979
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Current topics in veterinary medicine and animal science, v. 4.
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(x, 593 pages) : illustrations
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9400993153
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: 940099317X
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Sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Agriculture, Coordination of Agricultural Research.
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Survey of the Present Situation in the EEC.- Survey of the incidence of calving problems, calf mortality, and their economic importance: dairy and dual-purpose cattle.- Present situation of calving problems in the EEC: incidence of calving difficulties and early calf mortality in beef herds.- Discussion.- Genetic Factors and Breeding for Calving Performance. Part 1.- Selection for double-muscling and calving problems.- Reproductive performance in crossbreeding: results from a current experiment in the Federal Republic of Germany.- Influence of sire breed on calving performance, perinatal mortality and gestation length.- Breeding considerations for minimising difficult calving.- Discussion.- Genetic Factors and Breeding for Calving Performance. Part 2.- A breeding strategy for reducing perinatal calf mortality in heifer calvings.- Selection for calving ability in French beef breeds.- Relationship between performance test data and calving performance of test bulls.- Breeding for calving performance.- Sire evaluation for dystocia in Dutch cattle breeds.- Investigations on the relationships of body measurements and weight of heifer and calf to calving difficulties in German Simmental (Fleckvieh) cattle: preliminary results of EEC project no. 320 of the beef production programme.- Comparison of the main European cattle breeds used in industrial crossing on French Friesian dairy cows: preliminary results on calving difficulties.- Discussion.- Physiological Aspects of Parturition.- Hormonal mechanism involved in control of parturition in the cow.- The influence of the sire on the oestrogen production of the bovine foetus-placental unit.- Neural control of the reproductive tract in the cow as it relates to parturition.- Preliminary observations on myometrial electrical activity before, during and after parturition in the cow.- Discussion.- Induced Parturition.- Betamethasone induced calving: a comparison between induced and non-induced dairy cows.- Some results with induced parturition in cows and heifers.- Induction of parturition in the bovine.- Use of prostaglandins for induction of parturition in the cow.- Discussion.- Nutrition and Management of the Dam in Relation to Calving Problems. Part 1.- Effect of rearing intensity and age at calving on calving performance.- Pre-calving management and feeding of the beef cow in relation to calving problems and viability of the calf.- Problems associated with the calving and neonatal period in beef cattle.- Discussion.- Nutrition and Management of the Dam in Relation to Calving Problems. Part 2.- Effect of plane of nutrition during late pregnancy on the incidence of calving problems in beef cows and heifers.- The influence of pre-partal feeding on energy metabolism in early lactation.- The influence of pre-calving feeding and management of the cow on ease of calving and calf viability.- Clinical aspects of the nutritional status of the dam and parturition.- Discussion.- Status, Nutrition and Management of the Newborn Calf. Part 1.- Conclusions from the EEC seminar on perinatal ill health in calves.- Immune mechanisms in the newborn calf.- The effect of different methods of feeding colostrum on calf blood serum immuno globulin levels.- Discussion.- Status, Nutrition and Management of the Newborn Calf. Part 2.- Management of the newborn calf: an attempt at an economic analysis.- Treatment of the newborn calf.- Acidosis and clinical state in depressed calves.- Discussion.- General Discussion with Panel of Session Chairmen.- List of participants.
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Calves -- Diseases -- Congresses.
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Calves -- Mortality -- Congresses.
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Cattle -- Reproduction -- Congresses.
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SF961.E358 1979
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B Hoffmann
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Commission of the European Communities. Coordination of Agricultural Research.
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I L Mason
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J Schmidt
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