Canadian Bovine Mastitis Research Network
The web site provides the dairy industry with new tools and knowledge to improve udder health and milk quality, as well as to reduce the significant economic losses due to mastitis.
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Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference coming up
The conference will be held April 24-25 in Fort Wayne, Ind. Presentations will focus on nutrition and animal health, milk components, forage management and current issues.
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Make better mastitis treatment decisions
The latest installment in the eXtension Mastitis and Milk Management Weekly Series reviews scientific data that can be used to improve clinical mastitis therapy.
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Podcast offers advice on DCAD feeding
Learn more about the dietary cation-anion difference of pre-fresh diets and its role in milk fever prevention.
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Register for heat stress webinar
Reproductive failure and summer heat stress are the focus of next week’s webinar from the Dairy eXtension learning community.
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High Plains Dairy Conference is just around the corner
The conference will feature a panel discussion on “Adapting to Declining Water Resources,” as well as a broad range of production topics.
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Cull dairy cows decrease replacement costs
High beef prices for cull cows can offset dairy cow replacement costs for farms. Producers have an opportunity to cull more stringently to reduce cost of production and improve herd health.
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It's a matter of inches and seconds
The difference between success and failure is often a matter of inches and seconds, says John Tyson, regional agricultural engineer with Penn State Extension. In the latest Penn State Dairy Digest, Tyson uses a Super Bowl analogy to discuss how profitability of your dairy is no different.
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Florida nutrition symposium proceedings available
Tap into what the experts had to say recently about forage digestibility, amino acid balancing, rumen fermentation and more.
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Animal welfare certification webinar now online
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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Study: Subclinical milk fever linked to metritis
Fresh cows with subclinical hypocalcemia had an increased incidence of metritis compared to cows with normal blood calcium levels.
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