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Ottó Szenci
Monitoring the foetal well-being during calving and autopsy of stillborn calves in a Holstein-Friesian dairy farm

THESIS TOPIC PROPOSAL

Institute: University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest
veterinary sciences
Doctoral School of Veterinary Science

Thesis supervisor: Ottó Szenci
Location of studies (in Hungarian): ATE
Abbreviation of location of studies: ATE


Description of the research topic:

The profitability of cattle breeding is greatly influenced by the rate of calves being born alive and reared to adulthood. However, despite the speedy developments of animal breeding, perinatal mortality is still very high (4 to 7%) and constitutes approximately half of the total calf losses. During the last decades, there has been a trend of increasing rates of stillbirths, especially in Holstein Friesian (HF) heifers (10 to 13.2%). which nowadays shows a static or declining trend. These losses highlight the importance of examining the causal factors of perinatal mortality

Required language skills: angol
Further requirements: 
In addition to the national assessment of the prevalence of perinatal mortality, the candidate must conduct tests on a large-scale dairy farm to determine whether the housing conditions or how the method of obstetrical assistances affects their occur

Number of students who can be accepted: 1

Deadline for application: 2024-05-17


2024. IV. 17.
ODT ülés
Az ODT következő ülésére 2024. június 14-én, pénteken 10.00 órakor kerül sor a Semmelweis Egyetem Szenátusi termében (Bp. Üllői út 26. I. emelet).

 
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