The importance of nutrient provisions and weaning methods for calves has been well established over the past few years,while as increasing interest has focused on contribution of animal behavior and their overall perf...The importance of nutrient provisions and weaning methods for calves has been well established over the past few years,while as increasing interest has focused on contribution of animal behavior and their overall performance in production regimes.The present study investigated the effects of feeding methods and space allowance on growth performance,individual and social behaviors in Holstein calves.Twenty-four Chinese Holstein male and female calves were allocated to either an individual or group of 6 and fed either with a bucket or a teat.Milk replacer,calf starter,and Chinese wildrye were offered during the experiment.A fecal index used in the present study was defined as the total fecal scores/total number of calves in each treatment.The results showed that there was no significant difference among the 4 treatments in terms of feed intake,body weight,average daily gain,and fecal index.For the feeding behaviors,the ingesting milk time and ingesting milk rate were significantly affected by space allowance,while the feeding methods showed a significant influence on the bunting behavior of the calves.There was no significant difference among the 4 treatments in terms of licking fixtures,self-grooming,and lying down behaviors,irrespective of the feeding method or space allowance.However,sucking an empty bucket or the teat was significantly affected by the feeding method.Several selected group behaviors were examined in the present study,and similar values for sniffing the other calves,social grooming,and cross-sucking behaviors were observed.Overall,the present study demonstrated that different feeding methods and space allowances had a significant effect on the feeding behavior of calves,while the feed intake,growth performance,health condition,individual and group social behaviors were not significantly influenced.Furthermore,under intensified production systems,Holstein calves raised in a group may obtain a similar production performance,thus reducing management input and profitability compared with those kept individually.However,there may be competition during the feeding period.展开更多
In 2013,President Xi Jinping first proposed the 'Belt and Road Initiative';the First China Textile Industry Go Global Conference was held at the same year.In 2015,National Development and Reform Commission,Min...In 2013,President Xi Jinping first proposed the 'Belt and Road Initiative';the First China Textile Industry Go Global Conference was held at the same year.In 2015,National Development and Reform Commission,Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the document of 'The vision and action to promote the construction of Silk展开更多
The nonlinear space charge effect of bunched beam in linac is one of the im-portant factors that induces the emittance growth due to the conversion of the field en-ergy to kinetic energy.In this paper,the internal fie...The nonlinear space charge effect of bunched beam in linac is one of the im-portant factors that induces the emittance growth due to the conversion of the field en-ergy to kinetic energy.In this paper,the internal field energies associated with sometransverse nonuniform space charge distributions of a bunched beam,such as Gaussiandistribution,waterbag distribution and parabolic distribution,are worked out.And theemittance growth caused by these nonuniformities are obtained.展开更多
This paper explored relevant contents, methods and comprehensive efficiency of organic growth view in residential spaces based on personal experience, so as to fi gure out a new approach of residential space design wi...This paper explored relevant contents, methods and comprehensive efficiency of organic growth view in residential spaces based on personal experience, so as to fi gure out a new approach of residential space design with high economic efficiency, participation and sustainable connotations.展开更多
基金supported by the Earmarked Fund for Beijing Dairy Industry Innovation Consortium of Agriculture Research System (BAIC06-2016)the Beijing Key Laboratory for Dairy Cow Nutrition, the National Key Technology R&D Program of China (2012BAD12B06)the Key Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology, the Ministry of Agriculture of the People’s Republic of China
文摘The importance of nutrient provisions and weaning methods for calves has been well established over the past few years,while as increasing interest has focused on contribution of animal behavior and their overall performance in production regimes.The present study investigated the effects of feeding methods and space allowance on growth performance,individual and social behaviors in Holstein calves.Twenty-four Chinese Holstein male and female calves were allocated to either an individual or group of 6 and fed either with a bucket or a teat.Milk replacer,calf starter,and Chinese wildrye were offered during the experiment.A fecal index used in the present study was defined as the total fecal scores/total number of calves in each treatment.The results showed that there was no significant difference among the 4 treatments in terms of feed intake,body weight,average daily gain,and fecal index.For the feeding behaviors,the ingesting milk time and ingesting milk rate were significantly affected by space allowance,while the feeding methods showed a significant influence on the bunting behavior of the calves.There was no significant difference among the 4 treatments in terms of licking fixtures,self-grooming,and lying down behaviors,irrespective of the feeding method or space allowance.However,sucking an empty bucket or the teat was significantly affected by the feeding method.Several selected group behaviors were examined in the present study,and similar values for sniffing the other calves,social grooming,and cross-sucking behaviors were observed.Overall,the present study demonstrated that different feeding methods and space allowances had a significant effect on the feeding behavior of calves,while the feed intake,growth performance,health condition,individual and group social behaviors were not significantly influenced.Furthermore,under intensified production systems,Holstein calves raised in a group may obtain a similar production performance,thus reducing management input and profitability compared with those kept individually.However,there may be competition during the feeding period.
文摘In 2013,President Xi Jinping first proposed the 'Belt and Road Initiative';the First China Textile Industry Go Global Conference was held at the same year.In 2015,National Development and Reform Commission,Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Commerce jointly issued the document of 'The vision and action to promote the construction of Silk
基金The project supported by China Science Foundation of Nuclear Industry
文摘The nonlinear space charge effect of bunched beam in linac is one of the im-portant factors that induces the emittance growth due to the conversion of the field en-ergy to kinetic energy.In this paper,the internal field energies associated with sometransverse nonuniform space charge distributions of a bunched beam,such as Gaussiandistribution,waterbag distribution and parabolic distribution,are worked out.And theemittance growth caused by these nonuniformities are obtained.
文摘This paper explored relevant contents, methods and comprehensive efficiency of organic growth view in residential spaces based on personal experience, so as to fi gure out a new approach of residential space design with high economic efficiency, participation and sustainable connotations.
