Effects of assisted calving and retained fetal membranes on milk production in the smallholder farming system

The impact of assisted calving, retained fetal membranes (RFM) and calf sex on milk production in small-scale dairy systems remains unknown. This study evaluated their impact on early lactation milk production and standardized 305-day yield (305MY) using 279 lactation records from 23 farms over 18 m...

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Main Authors: Mario Alfredo Espinosa-Martínez, Héctor Raymundo Vera-Ávila, Eliab Estrada-Cortés, Felipe de Jesús Ruiz-López, Luis Javier Montiel-Olguín
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Veterinary and Animal Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451943X24000851