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A new 12-year study by a Polish University involving 24,474 adults shows that consuming dairy products, particularly cheese and yogurt, will reduce the chance of death by two to eight percent.

Prevention of mastitis requires reducing exposure to mastitis pathogens and enhancing the ability of the heifers’ immune system to respond.

Winners represent University of Calgary, Auburn University, Ghent University and Utrecht University.

If you’re short on quality colostrum, can supplies from second milkings be used as “first feedings?”

The benchmark is called the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management, or FARM Animal Care Program developed by the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) with support from Dairy Management Inc.

Award recognizes NMC leaders for contributions to milk quality improvement.

New vaccine is the first approved for prevention of Klebsiella-type mastitis.

Just six factors account for 85% of the variation in profitability among dairy farms.

Just six factors account for 85% of the variation in profitability among dairy farms.

Making quality milk requires attention to detail.

Making quality milk requires attention to detail.

Platinum NDQA winners earn trip to the NMC Annual Meeting.

Participants learn from industry experts, cardiologist and university professors.

Italy’s Lombardy region produces 43 percent of the country’s milk.

How far has the dairy industry come since the 1980’s in mastitis control? Since 1980 the number of recorded mastitis cases in herds decreased from 37% to 20%, a large drop.

There is more to milking efficiency than proper equipment function.

Abingdon Health, a tenant at the University of Birmingham’s bio-incubator, is developing a rapid diagnostic test for bovine mastitis, a common and serious health problem in dairy cows.

Mastitis is the most expensive disease in the dairy industry. Each clinical case can cost a dairy farmer more than $400 and damages both the cow's future output as well as her comfort.

Mastitis is the most expensive disease in the dairy industry. Each clinical case can cost a dairy farmer more than $400 and damages both the cow's future output as well as her comfort.

University of Guelph to host interactive workshops and farm tours.

A Maryland dairy farm with its own milk bottling business is suing the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over the labeling of skim milk and if it violates the First Amendment.

Clinical mastitis in these cows leads to problems later in life.

Cover the whole teat using the right dipper

When prices are low, making quality milk is more important than ever to capture any quality premiums.

In AMS herds, the robot has one set milking routine and teat cups get attached regardless of teat cleanliness.

Raw milk quality isn’t compromised when tanker trucks sit empty and uncleaned for hours between loads, according to new research at Oregon State University.

Using a hand-held refractometer is an inexpensive, reliable on-farm method to check if you colostrum program is working well.

Forestripping can eliminate thousands of somatic cells from salable milk.

Mastitis problems in your herd can reduce the amount of milk shipped, impacting profitability.

Online resource provides assessment of various teat health scenarios,

Past NMC president made many contributions to improving milk quality.

Presentations review and re-evaluate plan’s tenets.

Winners represent Idaho, Michigan, New York and Wisconsin.

High somatic cell counts aren’t worth the treatment.

 More U.S. Milk Will Be Coming From Robots

These will cost you pennies to implement.

MSU Extension highlights key factors in managing your parlor for more profit. The educational dairy program will be offered at 6 locations across the state during January and February.

Variation caused by lactation inconsistencies

Somatic cell counts continue to drop. You might not guess which state is the lowest.

Now is the time to begin to think about teat end and teat condition issues typically observed in colder weather.

Promotion is good for veterinarians and dairy producers.

Milk quality experts to meet January 30-February 2, 2018.

Professionals in the dairy industry who want to learn about problems on dairy farms that result from mastitis now have the opportunity to take an online course at their convenience offered by Penn State Extension.

First-calf heifers have enough adjustments to make without entering the milking string with a fresh case of mastitis.

Automatic detachers should be maintained to ensure timely removal.

Any adoption of new technology should come with a close look at the economics of using the technology.

Milking the first cow the same as the last, despite herd size, is critical to maintaining consistency.

The state of Florida is paying approximately $437,000 to cover the legal fees of attorneys who represented a dairy in a lawsuit against Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam.

Sick cows are easier to diagnose than an unhealthy milk check.