Herd Health
Guidelines cover practices that can reduce the incidence of lameness in beef and dairy herds.
Limit feeding can result in a 20% to 30% improvement in feed efficiency.
High somatic cell counts (SCCs) chip away at profit: Loss of premiums, loss of milk, and treatments.
The new 12,000 square-foot facility, located at the company’s headquarters in Quincy, Ill., will support a five-fold increase in Animate production to meet anticipated demand by dairy operators.
The animal health company has awarded $100,000 to 20 veterinary students.
Guidelines are intended to aid caretakers, animal owners, livestock market operators, animal transporters, and veterinarians.
Lameness problems can arise for various reasons, but the limping cow will always be seen as a welfare concern.
More than 37 million U.S. dairy cows have been supplemented with Posilac over its 20 years in the marketplace, reducing producers’ costs by about $6.3 billion over the two decades.
Pre- and post-milking teat dips should include skin conditioners like glycerin and lanolin.
Hospital pens can put fresh cows at risk.
Maintaining healthy fresh cows is among the top 10 most important factors that can impact a dairy operation’s financial performance.
An ongoing project conducted on 427 dairies throughout the U.S. during the past six years has demonstrated the importance of a well-functioning immune system to support dairy cattle health and milk production.
Nutritional and management practices can have a major impact on a dairy cow’s immune system during the transition period.
Testing and proper bunker management are critical to prevent contaminated feed.
Sheila Rogers of Hy Ridge Holsteins, LLC is winner of $500 toward milking services.
Product continues company’s commitment to animal health.
After six months, don’t expect the wagon to perform like it did the day it arrived on the dairy.
The two companies will deliver state-of-the-art instant dairy analytics on Virtus Nutrition products inside the Farmeron cloud-based farm management platform.
Advanced Animal Diagnostics Unveils QScout Farm Lab and QScout MLD Test for Early Mastitis Detection
QScout User Innovation Council will give early adopters priority access.
‘In our analysis, 120% was the optimal stocking rate in terms of maximum profit per stall.’ –Albert De Vries, University of Florida.
Necropsies help define the cause of death and inform producers about the types of problems that occur on the farm.
Develop a plan for using homegrown forages and determine whether you need to purchase other forages.
Dean Foods is providing $50,000 to fund Dairyland Initiative access for all dairy farmers.
System creates a 10-day behavior history measuring feeding behavior including visits to and total amount of time spent at the feed bunk.
The case was remanded back to the local court to more accurately calculate the estimated $700,000 loss.
The unique milking liner is also designed to operate at high speed for fast milkout.
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.