Parlor labor and capital costs
Here is a spreadsheet to help you estimate your milking center costs and performances.
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YouTube videos highlight dairy research
The Faculty of Land and Food Systems at the University of British Columbia has launched four news videos featuring the Dairy Education and Research Centre.
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ABCs of milking equipment
Study up on milking machines and milking parlors in the latest installment of a milk-quality weekly series.
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NMC regional meeting set
Mark your calendars for Aug.15-16 for the National Mastitis Council's Regional Meeting in Sioux Falls, S.D.
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Clinical mastitis video available
The video discusses causes of clinical mastitis and outlines monitoring and management strategies that you can use to reduce its occurrence.
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Make changes to improve SCC
Added benefits include higher milk production, lower disease and, potentially, more premiums.
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Use on-farm culturing to make treatment decisions
Administering antibiotics to all cases of clinical mastitis is not always necessary, and can result in unnecessary dumping of milk and economic loss. Let on-farm culturing results be your guide to better treatment decisions.
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Check out these teaching materials
Modules are available to help you train and improve the skills of dairy workers in six subject areas. The materials include both English and Spanish versions.
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Milking prep: A forgotten priority
How often do you, as a manager, evaluate what’s happening in the parlor?
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Best milking practices checklist
Use this new online checklist to pinpoint areas in your milking routine that need improvement. It also is available in Spanish.
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15 Ways to Reduce Somatic Cell Counts
More and more dairy producers are driving down somatic cell counts (SCC) in their bulk tanks, but there is always room for improvement, even on the best operations.
The University of Minnesota Extension Dairy Team offers these ways that dairy producers can further improve their milk quality.
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