Merck Animal Health launches BRD blog
Merck Animal Health has announced its sponsorship of “BRD Report: From the Fence Post,” a blog focused on raising awareness of bovine respiratory disease, as well as providing industry professionals a central resource to access information vital to the prevention, treatment and management of the disease.
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Quality + quantity = effective calf nutrition
The next time you evaluate your milk or milk replacer feeding program, take some time to consider both quality and quantity to ensure that your calves are getting the nutrients they need and the balanced diet that they deserve.
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AgSource Genetic Selection Guide accelerates herd improvement
With the availability of sexed semen, genomically proven cows and bulls, and the increased value of beef animals, producers have more choices to make in managing dairy genetics than ever before.
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Rumen acidosis in calves: Part III
Calf Notes author Dr. Jim Quigley has posted a new article on the effects of rumen acidosis on digestion in calves. It is his third article on the topic of subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) in dairy calves.
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Economist: Don’t try to out-guess the market
There are ways to deal with price uncertainty; it can be mitigated with risk-management tools, such as futures and options. It’s the policy aspects, such as ethanol policy and fiscal policy, where the real uncertainty lies.
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Overcoming forage shortages in a drought
During the drought of 2012, producers with disappearing forage were seeking options to feed livestock.
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Webinar covers feed storage design
Here is a recording of the recent Penn State webinar, "Feed Storage & Handling System Design."
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Think forage inventories this spring
Spring is a good time to assess current supplies of forages available on your farm. This podcast offers some timely advice.
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Colostrum supplements and replacers: What is the difference?
Research indicates that passive immunity is often inadequate due to low concentration of colostral immunoglobulins, insufficient methods of feeding colostrum, and low absorption of immunoglobulins by the calf.
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"Calves with Sam" visits the UK
Sam Leadley, a calf management specialist with Attica Veterinary Associates in New York, recently spent two weeks "across the pond." Learn what calf-management challenges he encountered in recent posts at his "Calves with Sam" blog.
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Land O’Lakes launches 'We Care for Calves’ monthly radio series
Land O’Lakes Animal Milk Products is excited to announce its 2013 ‘We Care for Calves’ DairyLine radio program.
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- Wet U.S. Midwest sections may lead to fewer corn acres
- Where’s the rain? Parched states can’t shake the drought
- Ouch — I stuck myself!
- World Dairy Expo announces dairy cattle show manager
- Program planned for first U.S. Precision Dairy Conference, Expo
- Alltech Symposium challenges agribusiness to make an impact
