Sentence examples for herd problem from inspiring English sources

This problem is well known in computer science and is often referred to as "the thundering herd problem".

Hence, the association of Prototheca with bovine mastitis represents a herd problem, requiring fast and easy identification of the infectious agent.

However, only herd D had a clear indication of a herd problem with subclinical ketosis.

Indeed, previous reports suggest that this syndrome is a substantial problem for up to 50% of high-yielding cows [ 12, 13] and, hence, hepatic lipidosis is recognized as a serious herd problem and animal welfare concern.

The large proportion of herds with no penicillin resistant SA isolates indicates that the occurrence of SAr must be seen as a herd problem at the present low overall prevalence of resistant isolates.

Therefore one clinical research aim in the field of diagnostic of respiratory diseases in pigs is to identify pigs with lung alterations which do not show clinical signs, to select them for further diagnostic procedures and by this increase the chance of a successful diagnosis as a basis for solving the herd problem.

The high BCS ap and loss of BCS pp in all 5 herds most likely were major contributing factors to the herd problems with metabolic disorders.

Assessing the metabolic blood profiles may aid in investigating the herd problems by indicating the severity and timing of disturbed energy metabolism.

Such profiles have also been used to monitor herd health and to find subclinical disease, to predict risk of ketosis or abomasal displacement as well as investigate herd problems with metabolic disorders [ 12- 15].

The aim of this study was to examine BCS and extended metabolic profiles, reflecting both energy metabolism and liver status around calving in high-producing herds with a high incidence of abomasal displacement and ketosis and to evaluate if such profiles can be used at herd level to pinpoint specific herd problems.

In all herds, dry cows were overconditioned and showed substantial losses in body condition during the first 4 6 weeks pp. NEFA was the parameter that most closely reflected the BCS losses, supporting earlier findings of its usefulness in diagnosing herd problems.