SUMMARY In this review article, the authors summarize the results of several scientific research on the oxidative stress (OS), its occurrence in cattle herds and its physiological and economical effects. ...

SUMMARY The present review describes the benefits and challenges of automatic milking systems in comparison with conventional parlour milking. Despite high investment costs, the number of robotic milking units in operation ...

SUMMARY Two, non-antibiotic feed additives (Dys-1 and Trial-D1) developed for prevention and alleviation of clinical symptoms of swine dysentery (SD) were studied in an infection model. The feed of two groups (Dys-1, ...

SUMMARY Mastitis causes a huge economic loss in the dairy farms and it can be a constant food hygiene risk. The disease is usually caused by different bacteria, many times various Streptococci are responsible for the ...

SUMMARY The authors examined 491 Holstein Friesian dairy cows in the early phase of lactation in order to survey on the prevalence of subclinical ketosis (SK) manifested in ketolactia in Hungarian large-scale dairy herds ...

SUMMARY Herd level assessments of claw health status were performed in 8 Hungarian dairy cattle herds. The locomotion and body condition were scored in 2663 animals. The prevalence and severity of lameness varied among ...