As cattle transition to milking, a massive udder transformation occurs, even lying time can be affected. As dairy cows today…
‘We don’t get a re-do’ on pre-weaning calf care
Getting it right from the start is the foundation for everything. No matter how calves are housed — and regardless of…
Milk quality ROI goes way beyond the bonus
Improve your pay-price with better milk quality (Not just the bonus, milk quality affects individual production, component yield, and total…
‘Udder Doc’ says environment is tops for milk quality
SAVANNAH, Ga. — High milk production and quality – the 100 x 100 quotient (100 pounds, 100,000 SCC) – is…
Udder edema is a welfare issue and more costly than you think
A recent review of the literature in the Journal of Dairy Science (Vol. 104, Issue 6) looks at the prevalence…
Tools Designed to Bring Improved Management of Udder Health
By Doug Savage, Holstein International, October 2020 The costs incurred for treatment and from lost production due to mastitis have…
Managing dairies through tough times
While dairies re-evaluate costs and protocols, including dry cow programs, fresh cow health is always tops. “Even though we’re all…
Well-managed bedded pack barns provide cow comfort and flow options
When it comes to bedded pack barns there’s a lot to love and some things to manage; and the rewards…
Northern cows experience ‘acclimation’ heat stress, angling fans downward helped
It’s March, and even in northern climates, those bouts of warm weather and rising humidity are just around the corner.…
‘Listen with your eyes.’ Heifers benefit from good people and good systems
Managing an operation that raises 7500 heifers a year for nearly 20 years, means Lane Sollenberger has seen over 100,000…
'Cause Comfort Matters 