DCRC heads west for annual meeting
The 2012 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Annual Meeting will be held in Sacramento, California on Nov. 8–9.
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Identify the risk factors for non-cycling cows
What are some of the risk factors for postpartum cows to be anovular (non-cycling) for a prolonged length of time? Researchers at the University of Guelph set out to find some answers.
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7 heat stress abatement strategies
Minimize heat stress in your dairy cows by following these strategies.
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Improve calving pen management
Calving pens are typically thought of as the culmination of a dairy’s reproduction program, but they are actually the start of the process and directly impact the subsequent pregnancy.
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Online dairy courses to be offered
Advanced Dairy Management and Diagnostics covers a wide range of topics related to dairy farm management, including calf and heifer management, pasture and forage systems, housing, milking systems and more. Advanced Dairy Reproduction focuses on all phases of reproductive physiology.
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Maximizing innate immunity
Innate immunity in the bovine can be helped and hindered by management of stress and nutrition.
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Heat stress in transition cows: An overlooked problem
Due to heat stress last summer, cows finally conceived in the cooler fall months, resulting in heavy calving periods during the hot summer months this year. Do you have enough people in place to deal with the added problems that can result from this?
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Focus on lameness
Research shows low body condition scores may be a risk factor for lameness rather than a result. To evaluate body condition scores, look for V’s, U’s and straight lines.
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Simple steps to identify and treat metritis
Metritis is one of the most common fresh cow diseases. Typically diagnosed during the first 10 days in milk, metritis is a uterine infection that can affect up to 30 percent of a dairy herd.
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Simple steps to identify and treat metritis
Metritis is one of the most common fresh cow diseases. Typically diagnosed during the first 10 days in milk, metritis is a uterine infection that can affect up to 30 percent of a dairy herd.
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Is she getting her 50 gallons?
High-producing cows require at least 50 gallons of water every day. As much as half of this is consumed within the first hour after milking.
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