Animal health
Most death losses were black coated cattle in open feedlots.
Cool, damp spring weather followed by the recent heat means that grasses are at increased likelihood of becoming infected with ergot bodies.
Mike Meier says his pasture-based seasonal milking herd of 110 cows makes more money and takes less work than the old-style dairy.
Previous inspections of the veal operation found recurring violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act that the defendants failed to correct.
Repro Money is team-based and farmer-directed with reproduction at the center of the program.
Good review and refresher for every dairy producer and dairy employee who administers antibiotics to cattle.
Recent research reveals how Kentucky’s dairies regularly keep their somatic cell counts below 250,000.
The antibiotic-resistant staph has been identified in humans and fresh, unpasteurized cow’s milk.
Forages provide both structural and chemical neutral detergent fiber in dairy cow diets.
Applications due July 8.
Once temperatures reach above 70ºF, high-producing Holsteins are at the threshold of heat stress.
A group of dairy reproductive experts—including academicians and industry leaders—have come together to create a dairy synchronization protocol sheet.
If you have Staph. aureus infections on your dairy, you are faced with limited treatment options.
Raising the DCAD of lactating diets to between +35 and +45 milliequivalents/100 grams of dry matter has a positive effect on milk and fat.
If 400,000 SCC limit would be implemented today, some 8% to 14% of U.S. herds would not be in compliance.
Pre-conditioning first-calf heifers with parlor walk-throughs reduces anxiety and the failure of milk let down.
Delegates to the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments (NCIMS) voted 25 for, 26 against a proposal to lower the U.S. Grade A standard to 400,000 cells/ml.
• Fever tick inspections move to Texas By Julian AguilarThe Texas TribuneLAREDO - An unexpected casualty of the drug-cartelfueled lawlessness in Mexico: the cattle industry.At a temporary inspection site in the industrial sector of Laredo, home to the country’s largest inland port, the lowing of cows has been heard not far from the purring of the tractortrailers that haul millions of dollars worth of goods from Mexico each day.
An online training program for cattle transporters is now available in English and Spanish
Except for corn silage and distillers grains, $8 corn is still a better buy than most alternative feedstuffs,
The bio-engineered herd of dairy cattle produces more “human-like” milk that has 20% more milk fat and several key proteins.
Genetically-modified corn hybrids that are Roundup Ready and resistant to Western corn rootworm show no difference in milk yield or components
The survey is designed to collect data on current management practices used on heifer ranches.
G-MAP can provide mating recommendations for an individual genomic-tested animal, a group of genomic-tested animals or a whole herd with GPTAs.
Approximately 6% of Holstein cattle carry the gene for Brachyspina, which can cause embryonic death, stillbirth or other physical deformities.
The Web-based audiovisual training module, which addresses pre- and post-milking procedures, is the first in a series of training modules.
Survey to be conducted in 21 states starting in April.