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Length of dry period in well-fed cows should be 40 - 80 days.
Dry period includes the time between halting of milk removal (milk stasis) and the subsequent calving.
A dry period of at least 60 days is the most economical and optimum for health, fertility and milk production. Dairy cows that are dry for fewer than 40 days will have a reduced milk output of at least 250 kgs milk in the following lactation.

Bovine viral diarrhea virus belongs to Flaviviridae family.
Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD), bovine viral diarrhoea or mucosal disease, previously referred to as bovine virus diarrhea (BVD), is an economically significant disease of cattle that is found in the majority of countries throughout the world.
The causative agent, bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), is a member of the genus Pestivirus of the family Flaviviridae.

Bacteria that grow at 50° - 55°C are known as Thermophiles.
A thermophile is an organism a type of extremophile that thrives at relatively high temperatures, between 41° and 122°C.
Thermophiles are those organisms that grow above 40°C, and have optimal growth temperatures between 50° and 55°C.
Thermophiles can survive at high temperatures, whereas other bacteria or archaea would be damaged and sometimes killed if exposed to the same temperatures.

Cowpox is a viral disease.
Cowpox is an infectious disease caused by the cowpox virus (CPXV). It presents with large blisters in the skin, fever and swollen glands, historically typically following contact with an infected cow.
The first description of cowpox was given by Jenner in 1798. "Vaccination" is derived from the Latin adjective vaccinus, meaning "of or from the cow".

Castration is done at the age of 2 - 4 weeks in goats.
Male goats are raised mainly for meat and not for breeding. For this reason males are castrated with an emasculator, or torsion forceps. The best time for castrating bucks is when they are six months old with the Burdizzo instrument. This avoids all risks of infection. Castration improves the flesh of the adult buck. A castrated male is called a wether.

The solid not fat content of toned milk is 8.5%.
The fat content of the toned milk should be not less than 3% and S.N.F. 8.5%. The legal standard for standardized milk is 4.5% fat and 8.5% SNF and the total solids are 13%.
This is prepared by admixture of cow's or buffalo milk or both with fresh skimmed milk or by admixture with skim milk reconstituted from skim milk powder or by partial removal or addition of milk fat to skim milk.

Toggenburg is native of Switzerland.
The Toggenburger or Toggenburg is a Swiss breed of dairy goat. Its name derives from that of the Toggenburg region of the Canton of St. Gallen. The Toggenburger is the traditional goat breed of the Toggenburg and Werdenberg regions of the Canton of St. Gallen in eastern Switzerland.
It is among the most productive breeds of dairy goat and is distributed world-wide, in about fifty countries on all five inhabited continents.

Per minute pulse rate of fowl is 200.
The number of times each minute that your heart beats are known as Pulse rate.
More than 200 beats per minute heart rate during exercise is dangerous for you. If you develop palpitations, an irregular heart rate, shortness of breath, or chest pain, you need to seek medical help right away. This could be a sign of an impending heart attack or other life-threatening heart problems.

Polenske value of milk fat is due to Water insoluble fatty acids.
The Polenske value is a value determined when examining fat. It is an indicator of how much volatile fatty acid can be extracted from fat through saponification.
It is equal to the number of milliliters of 0.1 normal alkali solution necessary for the neutralization of the water-insoluble volatile fatty acids distilled and filtered from 5 grams of a given saponified fat.

Cattle disease transferred to man is Anthrax.
Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis. It can occur in four forms: skin, lungs, intestinal, and injection.
In July 2022, dozens of cattle in a nature park in Lonjsko Polje, a flood plain by the Sava river, died of anthrax and 6 people have been hospitalized with light, skin-related symptoms.