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Time budgets of lactating dairy cattle in commercial freestall herds by Gomez, A, Cook, N B

“…The aim of this study was to examine the time budgets of 205 lactating dairy cows housed in 16 freestall barns in Wisconsin and to determine the relationships…”
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The effect of heat stress and lameness on time budgets of lactating dairy cows by Cook, N B, Mentink, R L, Bennett, T B, Burgi, K

“…Time budgets for 14 cows housed in a 3-row free-stall pen were obtained for 4 filming sessions timed to capture different climatic conditions, with a range in…”
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The effect of lameness on the resting behavior and metabolic status of dairy cattle during the transition period in a freestall-housed dairy herd by Calderon, D F, Cook, N B

“…The objective of this observational study was to examine the effect of lameness on the resting behavior of dairy cattle through the transition period in a…”
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First-lactation performance in cows affected by digital dermatitis during the rearing period by Gomez, A, Cook, N B, Socha, M T, Döpfer, D

“…The long-term effects of prepartum digital dermatitis (DD) on first-lactation performance were evaluated in a cohort of 719 pregnant heifers. All heifers were…”
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Calf respiratory disease and pen microenvironments in naturally ventilated calf barns in winter by Lago, A, McGuirk, S M, Bennett, T B, Cook, N B, Nordlund, K V

“…Relationships between air quality, a variety of environmental risk factors, and calf respiratory health were studied in 13 naturally ventilated calf barns…”
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Effect of using 200 μg of gonadorelin at the first gonadotropin-releasing hormone of the breeding-Ovsynch on ovulatory response and pregnancies per artificial insemination in first-service lactating Holstein cows by Valdés-Arciniega, T J, Leão, I M R, Anta-Galván, E, Cunha, T O, El Azzi, M S, Cook, N B, Martins, J P N

“…This study aimed to determine whether 200 μg of GnRH (gonadorelin hydrochloride) would increase ovulatory response and pregnancies per artificial insemination…”
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An experimental infection model to induce digital dermatitis infection in cattle by Gomez, A, Cook, N B, Bernardoni, N D, Rieman, J, Dusick, A F, Hartshorn, R, Socha, M T, Read, D H, Döpfer, D

“…Bovine digital dermatitis (DD), also known as papillomatous digital dermatitis (foot warts), has been recognized as a major cause of lameness in cattle, with…”
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Effect of free stall surface on daily activity patterns in dairy cows with relevance to lameness prevalence by Cook, N B, Bennett, T B, Nordlund, K V

“…Differences in behavior of nonlame cows, slightly lame cows, and moderately lame cows in 6 free stall barns with sand bedding (SAND) vs. 6 free stall barns…”
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Sire predicted transmitting ability for conformation and yield traits and previous lactation incidence of foot lesions as risk factors for the incidence of foot lesions in Holstein cows by Oikonomou, G, Cook, N B, Bicalho, R C

“…The aims of the present study were (1) to investigate the repeatability of foot lesions [sole ulcers (SU), white line disease (WLD), and digital dermatitis…”
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Survey of management practices on reproductive performance of dairy cattle on large US commercial farms by Caraviello, D Z, Weigel, K A, Fricke, P M, Wiltbank, M C, Florent, M J, Cook, N B, Nordlund, K V, Zwald, N R, Rawson, C L

“…A survey regarding general management, sire selection, reproductive management, inseminator training and technique, heat abatement, body condition scoring,…”
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A randomized trial to evaluate the effect of a trace mineral premix on the incidence of active digital dermatitis lesions in cattle by Gomez, A, Bernardoni, N, Rieman, J, Dusick, A, Hartshorn, R, Read, D H, Socha, M T, Cook, N B, Döpfer, D

“…A balanced, parallel-group, single-blinded randomized efficacy study divided into 2 periods was conducted to evaluate the effect of a premix containing higher…”
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Monitoring indices of cow comfort in free-stall-housed dairy herds by Cook, N B, Bennett, T B, Nordlund, K V

“…Indices of cow comfort are used widely by consultants in the dairy industry, with a general understanding that they are representative of lying behavior. This…”
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Management practices associated with conception rate and service rate of lactating Holstein cows in large, commercial dairy herds by Schefers, J M, Weigel, K A, Rawson, C L, Zwald, N R, Cook, N B

“…Data from lactating Holstein cows in herds that participate in a commercial progeny testing program were analyzed to explain management factors associated with…”
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Analysis of reproductive performance of lactating cows on large dairy farms using machine learning algorithms by Caraviello, D Z, Weigel, K A, Craven, M, Gianola, D, Cook, N B, Nordlund, K V, Fricke, P M, Wiltbank, M C

“…The fertility of lactating dairy cows is economically important, but the mean reproductive performance of Holstein cows has declined during the past 3 decades…”
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Comfort zone-design free stalls: do they influence the stall use behavior of lame cows? by Cook, N B, Marin, M J, Mentink, R L, Bennett, T B, Schaefer, M J

“…The behavior of 59 cows in 4 herds, each with Comfort Zone-design free stalls with dimensions suitable for 700-kg, mature Holstein dairy cows, was filmed for a…”
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Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST): Lessons learned from analysis of the Oregon POLST Registry by Schmidt, Terri A, Zive, Dana, Fromme, Erik K, Cook, Jennifer N.B, Tolle, Susan W

“…Abstract Background Physician Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) has become a common means of documenting patient treatment preferences. In addition…”
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Symposium review: The impact of management and facilities on cow culling rates by Cook, N B

“…This symposium review examines the association between comfort and cow longevity, with a particular emphasis on optimizing resting behavior in…”
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Timing of POLST Form Completion by Cause of Death by Zive, Dana M., MPH, Fromme, Erik K., MD, MCR, Schmidt, Terri A., MD, MS, Cook, Jennifer N.B., GCPH, Tolle, Susan W., MD

“…Abstract Context The physician orders for life-sustaining treatment (POLST) paradigm allows health care professionals to document the treatment preferences of…”
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Modeled construction and operating costs of different ventilation systems for lactating dairy cows by Mondaca, M R, Cook, N B

“…The objectives were to compare capital costs of building and installation of 7 ventilation systems for adult lactating dairy cow housing and evaluate the…”
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Management characteristics, lameness, and body injuries of dairy cattle housed in high-performance dairy herds in Wisconsin by Cook, N B, Hess, J P, Foy, M R, Bennett, T B, Brotzman, R L

“…The objective of this study was to benchmark the prevalence of lameness, hock and knee injuries, and neck and back injuries among high-performance,…”
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