Herd Health
Even the best vaccine won’t protect your cows if it’s not stored right.
Potassium may often be an underappreciated mineral in the world of ruminant nutrition, but it plays key roles in the body.
It’s the little things that make a big difference. That proved to be true at Woldt Farms in Brillion, Wisconsin.
It’s a common cause of calf disease, and it can be maddening when apparently healthy calves suddenly turn up dead. But there are offensive approaches to controlling Clostridia.
Bloody scours in calves is never a welcome sight, but diagnosing the source can help with treatment and prevent future cases.
Among the mix of technologies, management factors, and strategies to raise healthy calves: genetics. There is growing evidence that calves can inherit the ability to resist calfhood diseases like pneumonia and scours from their parents.
What is the world’s most expensive dairy disease? And what countries are hit hardest by these costs?
Vitamin D is critical for maintenance of calcium homeostasis, but also conditions like hypocalcemia (milk fever) in fresh cows.
The state’s new mandate aims to identify additional farms that could be infected and spread the disease to other dairies or poultry flocks.
While even average crossbred animals are bringing a decent profit, healthy, well-grown calves are worth top dollar.
While there are a myriad of factors affecting profitability on a dairy farm, the transition period continues to stand out as the most critical phase.
The USDA will now begin accepting applications for H5N1 milk loss assistance.
Cows still need to be handled during the hottest days of the year. Thus, taking the time to conduct a quick refresher on animal handling during hot weather is a necessary practice for you and your team.
Most cows are heat stressed for at least a quarter of a year.
The FDA has given its stamp of approval to Elanco’s Bovaer®, a first-in-class methane-reducing feed ingredient.
Manny Salcedo discusses the three-step audit he and his team take to help them determine if investing in technology is likely to deliver on their dream of making management easier and the dairy business more profitable.
If you want healthier cows that eat more and produce more milk, there’s a fairly simple trick to help – make sure they have access to clean water.
Euthanasia is a necessary – and hopefully infrequent – decision in livestock production. Experts offer guidance on determining when it is necessary, and the best ways to do it.
Skills learned in a beef feedlot serve dairy heifer grower Erik Mohrlang well as he manages 14,000 dairy heifers at a Colorado custom-rearing yard.
What are some of the hot new forms of technology dairy will likely see in the future?
USDA calls these exotic arachnids “invasive pests that pose a serious threat to livestock.” Large numbers can infest a single animal, impacting growth and performance and, in extreme cases, causing death.
What happens to the rumen during the dry period? It takes a rest, too. But what happens to it when an animal calves?
Federal officials are seeking to verify the safety of milk and meat after confirming the H5N1 virus in nine states since late March. The public health risk is low, but is higher for those exposed to infected animals.
The agency will provide reimbursement for testing at an approved National Animal Health Laboratory Network laboratory.
As temperatures begin to creep their way higher, consider these strategies to help keep calves cool and healthy during the heat of the summer.
Patrick Christian life calling was away from the family farm, or so he thought. Eventually, he married his two loves together—education and dairy—and has used that to help push his family’s dairy farm forward.
Leland Kootstra shares his quick list of the three areas that he sees the most successful dairy farm business owners mastering as they set themselves and their dairies apart and ahead for the future.
It seems as if the dairy industry has taken HPAI in stride. Price fluctuations have been the result of buyers of the physical commodity on the CME daily spot market doing normal business.
The SENSEHUB monitoring ear tag incorporates a blinking LED light so workers can quickly and easily locate those animals and apply appropriate interventions.
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners is making the name change, as it more accurately reflects the issue.