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Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, King Faisal University, Al-Hufof, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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• Research Article   
  Culling Strategies of Dairy Cows in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia (2014-2019)
  Author(s): M.M. Waheed*, A. Elmoslemany and A.A.M. Hamati
  
  A total of 48853 ± 1802 lactating Holstein cows were used from 2014 to 2019 to study the culling strategies in a high-producing dairy farm in Saudi Arabia. The culling decision was taken by two expert veterinarians. Ten culling causes (collected from the herd database) were grouped as abortions, age (old age, heifer excess number, fence shy, and under size for age), failure to conceive, general health (general health, congenital abnormalities, eye problems, and persistent bloat), injury/lame, low milk yield, mastitis, poor conformation, reproductive tract abnormalities, and udder conformation. Results revealed the average culling rate per year ranged from 16.07% to 23.68%. The culling proportions depending on number of lactations were 40%, 26%, 18%, and 16% for the first, second, third, and fourth lactation, respectively. The most frequent reason for cullin.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-888X.22.10.598

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