Glossary D
The Environmental Glossary. Letter D +++ 'Disease', 'Diesel', 'Direct Microscopic Somatic Cell Count (DMSCC)'
Deutsch: Molkerei / Español: Tambo / Português: Pecuária de leite / Français: Laiterie / Italiano: Caseificio
A dairy is a business enterprise established for the harvesting of animal milk - mostly from cows or goats, but also from buffalo, sheep, horses or camels - for human consumption. A dairy is typically located on a dedicated dairy farm or section of a multi-purpose farm that is concerned with the harvesting of milk.
A Dairy Cow is a Bovine from which milk production is intended for human consumption, or is kept for raising replacement dairy heifers.
- Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) : A Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) is a specific testing plan which requires supervision and compliance with all official DHI rules.
- Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) : A Dairy Herd Improvement Association (DHIA) is an organization with programs and objectives intended to improve
- Dairy Herd Improvement Registry (DHIR) : A Dairy Herd Improvement Registry (DHIR) is a modification of the DHIA program to make milk production records acceptable by the specific dairy Breed associations.
A Dam is Mother or female parent in a pedigree, normally applies to cattle.
A DAMPERS is Controls that vary airflow through an air outlet, inlet, or duct. A damper position may be immovable, manually adjustable or part of an automated control system.
A data quality is "The totality of features and characteristics of data that bears on their ability to satisfy a given purpose; the sum of the degrees of excellence for factors related to data" (QAMS 1993, 7).
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