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Profitability of bovine somatotropin administration to increase first insemination conception rate in seasonal dairy herds with heat stress. Livestock Science 126:38-45. Sanders, A. H., J. K. Shearer, and A. De Vries. 2009. Seasonal incidence of lameness and risk factors associated with thin soles, white line disease, ulcers, and sole punctures in dairy cattle. J. Dairy Sci. 92:3165-3174. De Vries, A., and S. Feleke. 2008 Prediction of future uniform milk prices in Florida federal milk marketing order 6 from milk futures markets. J. Dairy Sci. 91:4871-4880. De Vries, A. 2009. Economics of sexed semen in dairy heifers and cows. Univ. Florida EDIS Document AN214. De Vries, A., R. Giesy, M. Sowerby, and L. Ely. 2009. Dairy Business Analysis Project: 2007 financial summary. Univ. Florida EDIS Document AN213. Bewley, J.M., M.W. Grott, M.E. Einstein, M.M. Schutz. 2008. Impact of intake water temperatures on reticular temperatures of lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 91:3880-3887. Bewley, J.M., and M.M. Schutz. 2008. An interdisciplinary review of body condition scoring for dairy cattle. The Prof. Animal Scientist 24:507-529. Bewley, J.M., M.E. Einstein, M.W. Grott, and M.M. Schutz. 2008. Comparison of reticular and rectal core-body temperatures in lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 91:4661-4672. O'Driscoll, K., S.D. Eicher*, M.M. Schutz, and A.C. Lossie. 2009. The effect of floor surface on dairy cow immune function and locomotion score. J. Dairy Sci.. 92:4249-4261. Bewley, J.M., R.E. Boyce, L. Munksgaard, S.D. Eicher, M.E. Einstein, and M.M. Schutz. 2009. An exploratory study of management factors influencing lying behavior using an automated activity monitoring sensor. Journal of Dairy Res. (Accepted). Bewley, J.M., R.E. Boyce, D.J. Roberts, M.P. Coffey, M.M. Schutz. 2009. A comparison of visual and palpation-based body condition scoring systems. J. Dairy Res. (Accepted). Bewley, J.M., R.E. Boyce, D.J. Roberts, M.P. Coffey, and M.M. Schutz. 2009. Comparison of two methods of assessing dairy cow body condition score. Journal of Dairy Research (Accepted) Bewley, J.M., R.E. Boyce, J. Hockin, L. Munksgaard, S.D. Eicher, M.E. Einstein, and M.M. Schutz. 2009. The influence of milk yield, stage of lactation, and body condition on dairy cattle lying behavior using an automated activity monitoring sensor. Journal of Dairy Research (Accepted) Bewley, J.M., A.M. Peacock, O. Lewis, R.E. Boyce, D.J. Roberts, M.P. Coffey, S.J. Kenyon, and M.M. Schutz. 2008. Potential for estimation of body condition scores in dairy cattle from digital images. J. Dairy Sci. 2008 91: 3439-3453. Bewley, J.M. and M.M. Schutz. 2008. An interdisciplinary review of body condition scoring for dairy cattle. The Professional Animal Scientist. 24:507-529 Bewley, J.M., M.E. Einstein, M.W. Grott, and M.M. Schutz. 2008. Comparison of reticular and rectal corebody temperatures in lactating dairy cows. J. Dairy Sci. 91: 4661-4672 Bewley, J.M., M.W. Grott, M.E. 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Review: Limit-feeding with altered forage-to-concentrate levels in dairy heifer diets. Prof. Anim. Sci. 25: 393-403. Heinrichs, A. J. and J. A. Elizondo-Salazar. 2009. Reducing failure of passive immunoglobulin transfer in dairy calves. Revue. Med. Vet. 160:436-440. Lascano, G. J., G. I. Zanton, and A. J. Heinrichs. 2009. Concentrate levels and Saccharomyces cerevisiae affect rumen fluid-associated bacteria numbers in dairy heifers. Livestock Sci: 126:189-194. Elizondo-Salazar, J. A., and A. J. Heinrichs. 2009. Feeding heat-treated colostrum or unheated colostrum with two different bacterial concentrations to neonatal dairy calves. J. Dairy Sci. 92: 4565-4571. Lascano, G. J., G. I. Zanton, F. J. Suarez-Mena, and A. J. Heinrichs. 2009. Impact of limit feeding high and low concentrate diets with Saccharamyces cervisiae on digestibility and on dairy heifer growth and first lactation performance.. J. Dairy Sci. 92:5100-5110. Heinrichs, A. J., and C. M. Jones. 2009. 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