It Pays To Care About Cow Comfort

 It Pays To Care About Cow Comfort By Jaclyn Krymowski "Cow comfort” has become as common industry terminology as “herd health” or “somatic cell score.” Unlike the latter two, this phrase isn’t as easy to justify on a per dollar basis. Desiring animal welfare and...

Walking Strong: A Factsheet Series on Dairy Hoof Health

 Walking Strong: A Factsheet Series on Dairy Hoof Health By University of Wisconsin Extension Dairy Team Dairy cow housing facilities are a double edge sword when it comes to hoof health and lameness. Built right and managed properly, housing facilities can limit the problem and aid recovery. According...

Summer Nutrients for Productive Cows

 Summer Nutrients for Productive Cows By Bruce Derksen For many producers that send cows to early summer pasture, nutrient levels are not a large concern as they assume lush green grass means a cow has everything it needs, but this is not always the case.  Requirements for specific minerals,...

Better-Quality Corn and Soy Ingredients for Dairy

 Better-Quality Corn and Soy Ingredients for Dairy  Article provided by Insta-Pro International  Perhaps now more than ever, dairy producers must scrutinize every part of their feeding programs and ensure that each ingredient is promoting milk yields and components as much as possible.  Ask...

Boost your Fly Control Efforts with an Integrated Pest Management Strategy

 Boost your Fly Control Efforts with an Integrated Pest Management Strategy  Article courtesy of Central Life SciencesThere are numerous species of flies that can be a nuisance on a dairy operation. They can not only act as an annoyance to animals and humans alike, but can also affect cow comfort, health and...

Like Mother Like Daughter

 Like Mother Like Daughter  By Bruce Derksen for American Dairymen Magazine  Replacing older, un-productive cows with heifers that will meet or increase the overall value of the herd and contribute to its stability is a time sensitive and integral part of the dairy business.  To let the rebuild...

Four Crucial Components of Calf Care

  Four Crucial Components of Calf Care  By Amie Peers for American Dairymen Raising healthy heifers is a key component to making sure that future herds are high-production. Poor growth in young calves strongly impacts subsequent milk production.As such, even during a busy calving period, calves should...

Proper Transportation of Young Calves

 Proper Transportation of Young Calves. By Bruce Derksen for American Dairymen Magazine. While it used to be that calves were born, raised and lived their lives on the farm of origin, times are changing and with work processes of today’s dairy, many calves are transported to a separate rearing or...