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Animal welfare certification webinar now online
02/22/2012 6:23:13 AM
Learn about current options in farm animal welfare audits and evaluation from Jim Reynolds, veterinarian at the Western University College of Veterinary Medicine.
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Calf hypothermia on grazing dairies
02/20/2012 6:09:58 AM
Young dairy calves are particularly susceptible to hypothermia because of poor insulation and high surface area to volume ratio. Tessa Markovich, BVSc, MS, Dipl. ABVP, Te Puke Veterinary Centre, Te Puke, New Zealand, says on grazing dairies, calf hypothermia can be a big problem in those herds with early-spring calving. She adds that small crossbred or Jersey calves tend to tolerate the cold less than Friesian calves.
Traditionally in temperature climates it is possible to collect calves once or twice daily from the calving paddock, Markovich told attendees at the 2012 Western Veterinary Conference this week. “If calving occurs during periods of inclement weather more regular collection (hourly) of newborns is critical to their survival.”
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Don’t shortcut colostrum management
02/19/2012 2:37:05 PM
There are five “Qs” of colostrum management: quality, quantity, quickly, sQueeky clean, quantify passive transfer, says Sam Leadley, PhD, Attica Veterinary Associates, P.C., Attica, N.Y.
But often when there is a “surge” of calvings on a dairy, colostrum shortcuts happen in colostrum management. Where do the shortcuts happen that negatively impact calf health? Leadley says at every point.
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New online environmental rights guide
02/17/2012 1:33:41 PM
The free resource is designed to help farmers navigate environmental issues and determine what rules and regulations impact their operation.
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Dealing with horn files
02/17/2012 12:52:58 PM
Not only are horn flies a nuisance to beef and dairy cattle, they can cost producers money.
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Health Watch
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- Don’t shortcut colostrum management
- Using calf depression scores
- Transferring bacteria via colostrum
Industry Connection
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- Animal welfare certification webinar now online
- New online environmental rights guide
- DCHA conference to offer breakout sessions in Spanish
Manager to Manager
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Market Monitor
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- Strong milk prices buoy heifer prices for now
- Heifer prices slip in California, rally in Wisconsin and Texas
- Heifer prices mixed, calf market steady
Nutrition Notes
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- The other side of the transition: colostrum and calves
- Stick with dry hay
- Should you worry about mycotoxins in DDGS?
Question of the Month
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- USDA website supports America’s future farming generations
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- Crop markets mixed on Wednesday
- Weather report: Mild and breezy on the Plains
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- Milk production report called 'very bearish'
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- Blaze that killed more than 60 cows ruled accidental
- PETA to question Calif. Milk Advisory Board
- Warning issued on shipment of milk
- U.S. dairy exports reached record volumes in 2011
- No wonder South Dakota is recruiting dairies from other states
- Raw milk linked to most dairy-related disease outbreaks
- Doing more with smartphones
- Washington to hear amazing story of American agriculture
- Immigration raids changed life for Mich. producer
- Worker shortage puts billions of ag production in jeopardy
- SNEAK PEEK: Sunday's Super Bowl ad for dairy
- Unity critical for dairy policy reform this year
- What did Obama say about dairy farmers last night?
- Flavored milk ban could reduce overall milk consumption
- Poll: Should the U.S. Department of Labor try to restrict the kinds of jobs that can be performed by children under the age of 16 on farms?
- USDA pares down estimates for 2012 milk prices
- PETA to question Calif. Milk Advisory Board
- Poll: Will the national debt, which now totals $15.4 trillion, cause the U.S. economy to crash within the next five years?
