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
This publication contains the proceedings of a seminar held in Germany (Fed. Rep.) on May 4 -6, 1977, under the auspices of the Commission of the European Communities, as part of the EEC programme of co ordination of research on beef production. The programme was drawn up by a combined scientific w...
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| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1979, 1979
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1979 |
| Series: | Current Topics in Veterinary Medicine
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Table of Contents:
- 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 activitybefore, during and after parturition in the cow
- Discussion
- Induced Parturition
- 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
- 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