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Udder edema more costly than you think

As cattle transition to milking, a massive udder transformation occurs, even lying time can be affected. As dairy cows today…

cow comfort, fresh cows, milk quality, Udder edema

‘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…

calf management, colostrum management, dairy calves, milk quality

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…

milk components, milk quality, udder health

‘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…

cow comfort, GA Dairy Conference, milk quality, The Udder Doctor

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…

fresh cow comfort, milk yield, Udder edema, Udder scald

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…

mastitis, SCC, Somatic cell count, udder comfort, udder health, udder management

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…

COVID-19 impact, dairy management, feeding management, milk base strategies

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…

compost bedded pack, cow comfort, pack barn

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.…

angle fans, cow comfort, heat stress

‘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…

Calf Health, Dairy heifers, Dream Farms

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