Animal Welfare
The overall checklist used to evaluate farms has been streamlined from 77 questions to 48.
Shade lowers the temperature inside calf hutches, as well as calf body temperature and respiration rates.
Increasing dry matter intake benefits the dairy cow and contributes to greater dairy profitability.
California’s dairy cows surviving triple-digit temperatures; gradual cooling trend forecast for this weekend.
This tool will help determine whether heifers are on track to calve at the right size and age, eliminating the delay that comes with not measuring heifer performance until first calving.
Farm did not have customer list, so public health alert issued.
Mastitis is the most common and costly infectious disease of dairy cattle worldwide and is most frequently bacterial in origin.
Updated protocols optimize breeding performance.
Michigan dairy uses it to monitor health, transition period and reproduction.
In summer, the calf’s maintenance energy requirement is elevated— similar to the effects of cold stress.
Made with a low-reactive, water-soluble adjuvant, PULMO-GUARD PH-M is easy on animals.
The mobile app features an easy to use heat stress calculator for inputting the current temperature and humidity readings.
The key to cow comfort in South Florida is keeping cows cool and udders dry as much as possible.
I think the key is to watch and study your cows and ask the right questions to see if you are doing your best on cow comfort and care.
We all know that with the difficult times we are all experiencing, cow comfort is a vital part of our operations.
Until recently, no one suspected potassium deficiency in lactating cows except maybe during periods of heat stress
Only one in 6,000 loads showed any sign of an animal antibiotic drug residue. These loads were disposed of and did not reach the human food supply.
Bacteria can lurk in the most unexpected places and can quickly be transferred from one animal to the next.
The short self-assessment helps producers find proactive measures to help lessen the risk of a disastrous outbreak.
Beef and Dairy Today editors say USDA’s animal ID rule could be dangerous if FMD ever is found here.
This version was translated to Spanish from the revised 2013 Milk and Dairy Beef Drug Residue Prevention Manual, which was released in the fall.
The finger pointing and blame for antimicrobial resistance need to end. The time has come to work together, say these scientists.
Since enrollment began in September 2010, the FARM Animal Care Program has been implemented on dairy farms accounting for 41% of the nation’s milk supply.
Harrisvaccines will use the contract over the next 34 months to develop an RNA Particle vaccine against FMDV.
It doesn’t matter how well we think we’re doing with cow comfort; there’s always room to improve. One main focus is to provide a dry, clean place that cows want to lay in.
Herbicide restrictions may prohibit their use as feed.
All approved administration locations provide the same 13-day meat withdrawal time and zero milk withholding following the last dose.
Heifer mastitis is a hidden but all too common disease, negatively impacting milk quality, production and udder health.
South Dakota Extension’s iGrow program has created a free mobile app for livestock producers to use when comparing the cost and nutritional value of feed.
LMA’s animal care policy covers loading and unloading, cattle movement, flooring surface, and handling of downer livestock as well as euthanasia.