Dealing with Dystocia in Dairy Cows

Dealing with Dystocia in Dairy Cows. By Heather Smith Thomas. Many dairies have several thousand cows or more, with many calves born each day.  Most of these dairies have employees whose only job is working at the maternity barn.  They become very good at what they do, and can manage most calving...

ImmuCell’s First Defense Team Expands, Adds Sarah Eck and Michelle Philibeck

ImmuCell’s First Defense Team Expands, Adds Sarah Eck and Michelle Philibeck. ImmuCell, an entrepreneurial animal health company focused on disease prevention, announces the hiring of Sarah Eck and Michelle Philibeck as sales and marketing managers in the Midwestern region. Due to tremendous growth,...

FERA introduces AccuStaph® for affordable and accurate on-farm identification of Staphylococcus aureus

FERA introduces AccuStaph® for affordable and accurate on-farm identification of Staphylococcus aureus. FERA Diagnostics and Biologicals is excited to introduce AccuStaph®, an on-farm mastitis culture test found 99% sensitive for Staphylococcus aureus detection. Producers now can test four cows for staph...

Feedworks USA launches Agolin® Ruminant for reduced enteric methane, improved production and feed efficiency

Feedworks USA launches Agolin® Ruminant for reduced enteric methane, improved production and feed efficiencyFeedworks USA is excited to introduce Agolin Ruminant, the first product certified by the Carbon Trust to improve feed efficiency and reduce enteric methane, to the U.S. dairy industry. Fed to 1.5 million...

Heat Stress in Goats

Heat Stress in Goats. By Katie Jackson, Morgan Hayes, Joseph Taraba, Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering. Is Heat Stress an Issue?Livestock produce heat from the digestion of feed for physiological processes such as lactation, gestation, growth, and maintenance; as more feed is consumed, more heat must...

Scours Treatment - Dealing with Dehydration

Scours Treatment - Dealing with Dehydration. By Heather Smith Thomas. Diarrhea in calves can be a challenge, and a common killer of young calves.  It’s generally not the gut infection that kills the calf, however, but dehydration.  Early treatment and rehydrating the calf can make a big...

Partners in Progress: TIMAB USA’s uniquely formulated pHix-up is making an impact on rumen pH management

Partners in Progress: TIMAB USA’s uniquely formulated pHix-up is making an impact on rumen pH managementContributed by Lauren Woloohojian and Aurore CourillonDairy producers understand that when it comes to maximum performance, meeting the nutritional needs of animals is paramount for both production and health...

Heat Stress Mitigation Is a Worthwhile Investment

Heat Stress Mitigation Is a Worthwhile Investment. By Jaclyn Krymowski.  Excessive heat to dairy cattle is more than just a bit of seasonal discomfort. When they’ve reached the point of heat stress – which can happen around 75°F for most cows – they become less productive, less...