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The effect of genetic merit and production system on dairy cow fertility, measured using progesterone profiles and on-farm recording
Journal Article
Pollott, G. E., & Coffey, M. P. The effect of genetic merit and production system on dairy cow fertility, measured using progesterone profiles and on-farm recording. Journal of Dairy Science, 91(9), 3649-3660. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2007-0913

The recent decline in dairy cow fertility appears to be a feature of several countries and is often linked to increased milk production, but its causes are not always obvious. A fully recorded 200-cow dairy herd, split into 2 genetic lines maintained... Read More about The effect of genetic merit and production system on dairy cow fertility, measured using progesterone profiles and on-farm recording.

Planning for the progressive control of foot-and-mouth disease worldwide
Journal Article
Rweyemamu, M., Roeder, P., MacKay, D., Sumption, K., Brownlie, J., & Leforban, Y. Planning for the progressive control of foot-and-mouth disease worldwide. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 55(1), 73-87. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1865-1682.2007.01016.x

In the wake of on-going successful programmes for global eradication of rinderpest and the current effort to contain the spread of avian influenza, the progressive world-wide control of FMD must be regarded as a major contribution to the internationa... Read More about Planning for the progressive control of foot-and-mouth disease worldwide.

Epidemiological patterns of Foot-and-Mouth Disease worldwide
Journal Article
Rweyemamu, M., Roeder, P., Mackay, D., Sumption, K., Brownlie, J., Leforban, Y., Valarcher, J. F., Knowles, N. J., & Saraiva, V. Epidemiological patterns of Foot-and-Mouth Disease worldwide. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 55(1), 57-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1865-1682.2007.01013.x

Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) is a clinical syndrome in animals due to FMD virus that exists in seven serotypes, whereby recovery from one sero-type does not confer immunity against the other six. So when considering intervention strategies in endemic... Read More about Epidemiological patterns of Foot-and-Mouth Disease worldwide.

Calculating luminous flux and lighting levels for domesticated mammals and birds
Journal Article
Saunders, J. E., Jarvis, J. R., & Wathes, C. M. Calculating luminous flux and lighting levels for domesticated mammals and birds. animal, 2(6), 921-932. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1751731108002012

This paper considers whether photometric calculations using standard human spectral sensitivity data are satisfactory for applications with other species or whether it would be worthwhile to use bespoke spectral sensitivity functions for each species... Read More about Calculating luminous flux and lighting levels for domesticated mammals and birds.