Break the salmonella cycle

The February 2013 issue of Calving Ease is now available.

In the newsletter, Sam Leadley, calf and heifer management specialist with Attica (N.Y.) Veterinary Associates, looks at the subject of salmonella. He makes the following points:

• Prevention works! Maximize resistance through excellent colostrum management and well-fed calves.
• Prevention works! Minimize exposure to salmonella at birth, in feed, housing and care givers.
• Consistent care encourages good gut motility and discourages salmonella attachment in the gut.
• All-in, all-out housing helps break infection cycles.

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1. Workshop to discuss nutrient application, management, stewardship
2. Help for flood affected farmers
3. Ag markets diverged significantly Friday afternoon
4. Vilsack: Food, Farm and Jobs Bill critical for U.S. producers
5. Ag markets decidedly mixed on Friday morning
6. Dairy among best snacks for diabetics

1. Beware of the soy milk after-taste face
2. Monsters love milk, too
3. What sick day? Farmers take just three a year
4. Salma Hayek: Milk part of 'perfect' breakfast
5. Activists at the door
6. IDFA: Opposition to Dairy Supply Management mounts

1. Analysis: Dairy Security Act better for farmers, taxpayers
2. IDFA: Opposition to Dairy Supply Management mounts
3. World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
4. Commentary: Slanting the statistics
5. Buffet concerned about soil and starvation
6. Cold spring stunts upper Midwest hay crop