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  2. Gestation crate - Wikipedia

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    Gestation crates, used on modern pig-production facilities, commonly referred to as factory farms. A gestation crate, also known as a sow stall, is a metal enclosure in which a farmed sow used for breeding may be kept during pregnancy.

  3. Dairy cattle - Wikipedia

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    Cows are at their most fertile between 60 and 80 days after calving. Cows remaining "open" (not with calf) after this period become increasingly difficult to breed, which may be due to poor health. Failure to expel the afterbirth from a previous pregnancy, luteal cysts, or metritis, an infection of the uterus, are common causes of infertility

  4. Dry cow - Wikipedia

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    Research shows that milk production may be negatively impacted if cows do not acquire enough protein during their dry phase. [13] If farms are unable to provide separate diets for far-off and close-up cows, producers may choose to manage their diets with a shorter dry period and a negative DCAD (dietary cation-anion difference) ration diet.

  5. Farmers really do feed their cows Skittles -- here's why - AOL

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    An article from Maurice Eastridge, a professor in the department of animal sciences at Ohio State University, noted that having between 3% to 5% sugar in a dairy cow's diet can help with proper ...

  6. Non-reproductive sexual behavior in animals - Wikipedia

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    Animal non-reproductive sexual behavior encompasses sexual activities that non-human animals participate in which do not lead to the reproduction of the species. Although procreation continues to be the primary explanation for sexual behavior in animals, recent observations on animal behavior have given alternative reasons for the engagement in sexual activities by animals. [1]

  7. Cows that survived Connecticut truck crash are doing fine ...

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    Thirty cows that survived a truck rollover that killed 14 others on a Connecticut highway have gotten a veterinary exam and are cleared to complete their journey, the state Agriculture Department ...

  8. Is It Safe to Use Expired Vitamins? The Truth About Vitamin ...

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    Pregnant women and women trying to conceive should be taking prenatal vitamins. The most important reason is the folate supplementation,” says s Shanna Levine, M.D., primary care physician at ...

  9. Beef cattle - Wikipedia

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    Most beef cattle are mated naturally, whereby a bull is released into a herd of cows approximately 55 days after the calving period, depending on the cows' body condition score (BCS). If it was a cow's first time calving, she will take longer to re-breed by at least 10 days. [ 4 ]