When to Identify Nonpregnant Lactating Dairy Cows Using Trasrectal Ultrasonography and Why

1. Introduction Early identification of nonpregnant dairy cows post breeding can improve reproductive efficiency and pregnancy rate by decreasing the interval between AI services and increasing AI service rate. Thus, new technologies to identify nonpregnant dairy cows early after artificial insemination (AI) may play...

The Dairy Veterinarian’s Role In Emergency Preparedness On The Farm

Since 9-11 and the anthrax deaths and threats, there has been a lot of discussion about bio- and agroterrorism.   The conversations, as we recognize now, are not so far-fetched. However, as humans, we cannot reasonably be on high alert for the rest of our lives, nor can we ask our dairy producers to do so.   What we...

New Developments in Dairy Reproductivity

A number of exciting developments in dairy herd reproduction techniques are likely to benefit farmers both large and small. Jim Salfer, University of Minnesota Extension regional dairy specialist at the St. Cloud office, says genomic testing alone will rapidly advance the quality of dairy herds. Using a test called a...

January 2011 Issue

p. 9 The Dairy Veterinarian’s Role in Emergency Preparedness on the Farm p. 14 When to Identify Nonpregnant Lactating Dairy Cows Using Trasrectal Ultrasonography and Why p. 22 Product Review - Calf Hutches  p. 25 New Developments in Dairy Reproductivity    

Alternative Heating of North America

Alternative Heating of North America specializes in energy heating systems to keep you and your livestock warm and comfortable while you save money and gain energy independence. Our products include Wood Gasification Boilers, Bixby Indoor Stoves and all parts and accessories needed to install your unit. Wood...

Ask the Hoof Trimmer

Three weeks ago, one of our cows became very lame and our veterinarian applied a hoof block. We noticed an instant improvement and the lameness was gone. Today, however, she is lame again, even though the block is still on. What is our next step? Before we deal with your cow, I would first like to describe, in one...

Diagnosing Bacterial Sepsis in Calves

Diplomate ACVIMWisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory IntroductionRaising healthy dairy calves from birth to weaning is not easy. The NAHMS 2007 dairy study found that 6.5% of dairy heifer calves are stillborn or dead within 48 hours of birth and an additional 7.8% of the calves die before weaning. The reasons for...

Greener Acres

Some people think of sustainability as the latest fad. But for most farmers, sustainability is just a new word to describe traditional practices and values that go back to the roots of farming itself. “For generations, the people who have brought milk and other dairy foods to America’s tables have cared for the land,...

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