For dairy cows, the transition from late pregnancy to early lactation is characterized by dramatic changes in endocrine status, nutrient utilization as well as tissue metabolism. Specific metabolic processes, e.g., in ......
Der Übergang von der späten Trächtigkeit zur frühen Laktation ist bei Milchkühen mit drastischen Veränderungen des endokrinen Status, der Nährstoffverwertung sowie des Gewebestoffwechsels verbunden. Spezielle Stoffwechselprozesse, ......

Piglet survival determines the success of piglet production. Decreased piglet survivability raises animal welfare concerns and increasing litter sizes intensified this situation. In the recent work, the prospects to select ...

Lameness, which is usually the cause of a painful claw disease, continues to be the third most common reason for culling on dairy-producing farms in Germany. Claw diseases are not only painful, affecting both health and ...

Attenuating the postprandial stress response and its associated inflammatory and endothelial events through specific nutritional and lifestyle interventions seems to be a promising and important approach to decrease the ......
Die Abschwächung der postprandialen Stoffwechselreaktionen durch spezifische Ernährungs- und Lebensstilmaßnahmen stellt einen vielversprechenden und wichtigen Forschungsansatz dar, welcher insbesondere für Personen mit ......

Approximately 817 million people are currently estimated to be undernourished and 85 million people across 46 countries are estimated to be in need of food emergency assistance over the course of 2019. Conflict, migration ...

Plant parasitic nematodes are considered as key pathogens in agricultural crop production. They cause substantial yield losses in numerous crops and across all climatic regions worldwide. Antagonistic effects on various ......

Pilzwiderstandsfähige Sorten (PIWI) sind eine der Innovationen im Weinbau. Das Projekt Novel Viticulture Systems for sustainable production and products (NoViSys) kombiniert die PIWIs zur Effizienzsteigerung mit einem neuen ......
Automatic, high-resolution 3D-phenotyping of grapevine bunches and berries under field conditions
Fungus resistant grape varieties (PIWI) are one of the innovations in viticulture. The project Novel ......

In dairy farming, the timing of the lactation cycle and the way of milk removal differ considerably from the natural conditions. Ensuring good health and wellbeing of farm animals is of great interest from both an economic ...

Processes extending the shelf-life of climacteric fruits play an important role in increasing sustainability of global food supply. As consequence of uncontrolled ripening process, significant losses in quantity and quality ...

Cleaning and disinfection together form an important aspect of hygiene management in livestock farming. The professional implementation of these hygiene measures can help to interrupt infection chains, prevent the spread ......
Hygienemanagement in der Nutztierhaltung : Bewertung von Hygieneindikatoren und kritischen Punkten
Reinigung und Desinfektion bilden zusammen eine wichtige Säule des Hygienemanagements in der ......