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The cows haven’t moved into the new Kentland Farm dairy science production facility yet, but plenty of people showed up on July 17 to see the new home of Virginia Tech’s milking herd.

The genetic defect – Haplotype for Cholesterol Deficiency (HCD) – causes young calves to die if homozygous.

The agreement involves 12 Pacific Rim nations and an untold number domestic constituents, all demanding either new market access or protection from other countries.

Despite a tough year and major market challenges, USDEC’s long-range forecast is unchanged: sustainable growth.

Alltech has recognized Robert Erhard, former general manager at the Nestlé Dairy Farming Institute, as the first recipient of the Alltech China Dairy Hero award.

The year-to-date equivalent sales equals of 1.33 billion pounds of milk on a milkfat basis.

ABS customers can now use TransitionRight to select genetics that minimize the need for preventive and reactionary measures often necessary during this time.

A 100,000 cow dairy is being constructed in China to help supply Russia.

As summer heats up, young calves can experience stressful highs during the day, and chilly lows in the evenings, exposing them to temperatures on both sides of their thermoneutral zone in one day.

If China’s economy buckles, dairy demand and world economies could follow