Regional dairy meetings offer calf management, industry advice
Indiana dairy farmers and industry professionals have opportunities to learn about important herd-management topics at six regional dairy meetings in February and March.
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Use flunixin properly to avoid residue violations
The USDA Food Safety Inspection Service reported an increase in the number of residue violations in culled dairy cows from 2005 to 2010 with flunixin the second most common residue violation.
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Podcast focuses on hygiene scoring
Use dairy cow hygiene scores to quantify cow cleanliness and assess where improvements in herd management can be made.
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Workshop to highlight best milking practices
Mark your calendar for the Penn State Extension “Best Milking Practices” workshop, Feb. 19, Meadville, Pa.
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Make better mastitis therapy decisions
Learn how to identify cases of mastitis through tools such as milk culturing, somatic cell count records, and treatment records during a Feb. 12 webinar from eXtension.
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Video looks at E. coli mastitis
A new video on managing the mastitis pathogen E. coli is now available at the University of Wisconsin Milk Quality YouTube channel.
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Milk-quality series takes on teat-end calluses
The seventh installment in a weekly milk-quality series from the University of Wisconsin looks at the relationship between teat-end calluses and mastitis.
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New online Salmonella risk assessment
The short self-assessment tool is designed to help you recognize risks for a Salmonella outbreak on your dairy operation.
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Set New Year's resolutions for your dairy
The start of the year is a good time to assess your dairy business and set some goals for the upcoming year.
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Online dairy classes begin soon
"Advanced Dairy Nutrition" and "Milk Secretion, Mastitis, and Quality," two courses offered through the University of Illinois, begin Jan. 28.
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Hurry! NMC registration ends soon
The NMC annual meeting will be held Jan. 27-29 in San Diego, Calif. Pre-registration for the meeting, which is dedicated to mastitis control and milk quality, ends Jan. 16.
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