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American Dairymen May/June 2024
This Issue Brings You:
- Regenerative Agriculture on a Dairy Farm
- Being In Control
- Best Practices for Dealing with Downed Cows
- Dairy Labor: A Crucial Issue for Many Dairies
- Eight Proven Methods to Prevent Mastitis and Boost Milk Yield
- Technical Herd Management in the Modern Day
- PBI Systems: Parlor Systems That Work For You
- Understanding Milk Routines and Improving Performance
- Goat Vaccination Program
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Research confirms FerAppease® improves carcass characteristics of finishing cattle
Research confirms FerAppease® improves carcass characteristics of finishing cattle Article and photo courtesy of FERA Diagnostics and Biologicals COLLEGE STATION, Texas (April 30, 2024) — In a two-part Texas A&M University research study by Cooke et al. (2024)*, researchers administered FerAppease to finishing cattle and evaluated its impact on carcass characteristics. Results showed that FerAppease, a […]
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How Soon Will a Cow Breed Back After Calving
How Soon Will a Cow Breed Back After Calving Article courtesy of BioZyme® Inc. (SAINT JOSEPH, Mo., April 30, 2024) We expect a lot from a cow. She spends roughly 283 days in gestation, delivers a calf, and then we prepare her for breed back and expect her to conceive problem free during her first […]
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Keep Your Animals Cool This Summer
Keep Your Animals Cool This Summer Article and photos courtesy of Central Life Sciences As the summer months approach, producers may begin to notice the impact of rising temperatures on their animals. These raised temperatures are responsible for causing heat stress in cattle. Heat stress can result in various health issues, such as decreased breeding […]
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Eight Proven Methods to Prevent Mastitis and Boost Milk Yield
Eight Proven Methods to Prevent Mastitis and Boost Milk Yield Article courtesy of Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA “When looking for ways to prevent mastitis and boost milk production, the dry-cow pen isn’t usually the first place that comes to mind,” said Curt Vlietstra, DVM, Boehringer Ingelheim. “But how a cow moves through her dry […]
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Featured Story
Regenerative Agriculture on a Dairy Farm
Paul and Erin Kernaleguen are dairy farmers and soil consultants near Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, committed to regenerative practices in growing forage for their cattle. They farm with Paul’s Parents, Jos and Brenda.
“We were a very conventional dairy operation until 2012 when we started looking at doing some things differently because our weather was super-wet for a couple years. Our average annual precipitation is about 12 inches of moisture, but we’d had two years in a row with about 40 to 50 inches, which made farming extremely difficult!” says Paul.
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