Feature Articles
Enhance that colostrum!
A new heat-treating technique looks promising.
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Study: 60 percent of colostrum on dairy farms is inadequate
The contributions of high-quality colostrum to the health and productivity of dairy calves — in both their early stages and throughout their lifetimes — have been well-documented.
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Best to introduce heifers in the evening?
Does the time of day when recently fresh heifers are introduced to the lactating herd affect their acclimation and subsequent performance?
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10 goals you must keep during heat stress
It can be a challenge to meet the nutrient requirements of dairy cattle during heat stress.
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Shred it
There’s a new way to harvest corn silage, and research shows that cows respond favorably to it.
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Will only part of the world be fed?
Movie aficionados will remember the scene from “The Graduate” where the main character, Benjamin Braddock, is at a lavish party thrown by his parents, receiving career advice from the wellheeled guests.
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Dairy welfare programs
Retail purchasing behavior is proof that dairy welfare programs are important.
Last year, Purdue University researchers asked 1,000 households about their perceptions and preferences for dairy products and the importance of dairy product attributes.
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Manage calf surges
Even if a dairy is set up with maternity pens, a large amount of calves can overwhelm the typical calving area.
In a calving surge, producers need to find other places they can calve cows and heifers, says Sam Leadley, calf-care specialist with Attica (N.Y.) Veterinary Associates.
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Milk quality continues to improve
Dairy producers are doing something right. A study presented in September 2011 at the 3rd International Symposium on Mastitis and Milk Quality shows a continued decline in bulk tank somatic cell counts, indicating improved milk quality.
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New hope for coliform mastitis
A recent study shows that antibiotics can be effective in treating coliform mastitis. This refutes the long-held notion that antibiotics aren’t effective in treating coliform mastitis, which has people saying it’s now time for a paradigm shift.
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Tube ventilation
When a fire destroyed the calf barn at Hanke Farms four years ago, they did not hesitate to rebuild and install the same positive-pressure ventilation system in the new calf barn.
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