How to use body tapes effectively
Do you use a body tape to monitor calves’ growth and body condition? Here are a few guidelines for using the tool to accurately monitor calf performance, provided by Neil Michael, director of dairy initiatives with Vita Plus Corp.
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Educational materials in Spanish
A handful of dairy-specific publications are available from the Cooperative Extension System. Topics range from biosecurity to by-products in dairy heifer diets.
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Pay attention to calf bedding
Well-managed bedding helps to maintain a clean and dry resting base for the calf. It also plays a huge role in air quality in both hutches and calf barns.
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Check out these repro papers
The papers, from the recent Kentucky Dairy Partners Annual Meeting, are a valuable resource on synchronization programs, timed-A.I., and early pregnancy diagnosis.
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Farm-based first aid and CPR
Everyone involved in your operation needs to have the necessary skills and tools available to prevent or address potential work injuries and emergencies. Learn more about creating an on-farm safety culture and what should go into your farm first-aid and emergency kits.
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Do group housing right
The latest issue of Calving Ease explains some of the complications with group housing in the past and a short list for doing it right.
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Linking lameness and fertility
It's well-known that lame cattle can have reduced milk production and increased disease incidence, but the effects of lameness can also negatively affect fertility and reproduction.
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Put your deworming program in writing
A custom heifer grower shares details of his operation’s parasite-control protocols.
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How to use body tapes effectively
This handy tool can help monitor heifer growth when used correctly.
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Etiologies of toe lesions
Toe lesions are an extremely common lesion in cattle. They reduce performance significantly and often become chronic lesions. Part of the reason for this is due to the fact that lesions occurring in the toe have the potential to involve the 3rd phalanx, explains cattle lameness expert Jan Shearer, DVM, MS, Iowa State University.
“When this happens affected animals can develop very chronic and painful kinds of conditions,” Shearer says.
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Tips for feeding calves 3X
No midnight feedings here. Learn how to make a three-a-day calf feeding program work, without much adjustment to your schedule.
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