http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/fresh-cow/management RSS Feed for Management en-us Fri, 11 May 2012 01:59:21 GMT http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/fresh-cow/management/Review-calving-procedures-151056305.html Create written protocols for your employees to follow in the calving area and review them annually to make sure all employees are following your guidelines. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/fresh-cow/management/Get-a-good-milk-sample-149086135.html Proper milk sampling is an overlooked, yet important contributor to the accuracy of milk test results, especially when it comes to high-producing, early-lactation cows. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/fresh-cow/management/Get-help-with-managing-flies-and-odors-147290255.html In case you missed it, a recording of the recent Penn State Technology Tuesdays webinar “Flies and Smells, A Management Challenge,” is now available. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/fresh-cow/management/Economics-of-heat-stress-145896435.html Heat stress decreases milk production, feed intake and reproduction and increases the risks of lameness and culling. Here are some estimates of the economic losses. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/fresh-cow/management/Heat-stress-webinars-coming-up-144311955.html Mark your calendar for two heat stress webinars coming up next month. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/fresh-cow/management/Podcast-offers-advice-on-cow-cooling--144077546.html It's important to keep cows cool, regardless of the season. Don't let an unseasonably warm spring catch your high-producing cows off guard. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/fresh-cow/management/Calving-pain-deserves-attention-143785046.html An article in the latest Miner Institute Farm Report discusses what signs to look for and what the research says about controlling pain around the time of calving. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/fresh-cow/management/Etiologies-of-toe-lesions-141780473.html 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. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/fresh-cow/management/Recording-of-resting-areas-webinar-now-online-142602856.html Learn more about the design and management of resting areas for dairy cows, and find out what topic is up next in the Technology Tuesdays Webinar Series from Penn State. http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/fresh-cow/management/Lameness-affects-fertility-142441445.html 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.