作者: G. Zobel , D.M. Weary , K.E. Leslie , M.A.G. von Keyserlingk
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摘要: The forced cessation of milk production, or dry-off, is a routine management practice in dairy cattle, sheep, and goats. This initiates dry period, during which the animal not milked. Milking begins again after parturition. Most literature on period has focused how various drying-off strategies affect production disease; little work to date addressed dry-off affects overall welfare animal. first aim this review was present an overview importance it commonly achieved. Our shows that much scientific progress been made improving health status between lactations. second identify important gaps literature, 2 key research disparities have identified. We find cattle very examined sheep also lack addressing common methodologies more than just biological level, regardless species.