New dairies aren't drawing more of area water supplies. Adding cows hasn't changed Texas Panhandle cropping. by Ellen Jordan, Todd Bilby, and Robert Hagevoort As the dairy industry has moved west, it has...
Fiber level (NDF) still rules. Compare digestibility values to the average for the lab. by Dave Taysom The author is director for Dairyland Laboratories, Inc., Arcadia, Wis. He acknowledges the useful...
Ration Strategies What's new in transition feeding? New! Not all feed changes are created equal Choose your mixer wisely What ration do your cows eat? One dry cow group or two Rations don't always require...
Environmental Considerations Maximize heifers' udder health The deeper the "mud", the dirtier the udder Are solids a solid bedding? Compost barns helping udder health and cow comfort Mastitis control hinges...
The author works with Oak Point Agronomics, Hammond, N.Y, and is formerly with the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute, Chazy, N.Y. Miner Institute's dairy operation includes a slurry manure...
Wide rows, quick dry-down, same-day harvest leads to more milk potential. by Tom Kilcer The author is an ag extension program leader with Cornell Cooperative Extension, Rensselaer County, N.Y. Forage quality...
by Ralph T. Ward and Mary Beth De Ondarza Ward is with Cumberland Valley Analytical Services, Inc., Hagerstown, Md. de Ondarza has a dairy nutrition consulting business, Paradox Nutrition, LLC, in Plattsburgh,...
by Carole Curtis The author is an agricultural free-lance writer based in Manitowoc County, Wis. The goal of packing a bunker silo is to get high-quality feed in the smallest amount of space. Shape the...
Let's Improve Bunker Management Many farms still miss the mark when it comes to managing bunkers. Are you packing properly? by Paul Porter The author is a dairy specialist with Pioneer Hi-Bred International...
by Michael T. Collins, D.V.M. How can the dairy industry tackle Johne's disease head-on? Here's a right-to-the-point summary. Veterinarians • Become a Johne's certified veterinarian. This task is...
What is the best test? By Michael T. Collins, D.V.M. How do diagnostic tests fit into a Johne's disease control program? Experts agree that it's prohibitively expensive to do a fecal culture or polymerase...
Don't buy your Johne's By Michael T. Collins, D.V.M. In the U.S. today, roughly 5 percent to 10 percent of random source dairy replacements are infected with M. paratuberculosis. Five experts arrived at...
It's not just about Johne's By Michael T. Collins, D.V.M. To help limit disease it is important to keep calves individually housed and eliminate contact with other calves, as well as manure from the adult...
Proven Practices for Johne's Disease Control and Prevention By Michael T. Collins, D.V.M., Ph.D., and Vic Eggleston, D.V.M. Collins is a professor and researcher at the University of Wisconsin School of...
This article was submitted by the American Association of Bovine Practitioners Lameness Committee. Misuse of grinders can lead to removing too much of the hoof's outer wall. Your goal is to balance the...
The whys, do's, and don'ts of drug use. By Sarah A. Wagner and Virginia R. Fajt The authors are an assistant professor, Department of Animal Science, North Dakota State University, and veterinary physiology...
By Jeff Stevenson The author is professor of animal sciences at Kansas State University, Manhattan. At our 2009 annual Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council meeting, Maarten Drost, D.V.M., professor emeritus,...
Don't Forget to Consider BVD Unexplained breeding problems and calf losses are warning signs. By Geof Smith, D.V.M. The author is at the College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University,...
By Ken Nordlund, D.V.M. The author is a clinical professor of food animal production medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. To boost transition success, focus on...
By Mary Beth De Ondarza The author has a dairy nutrition consulting business, Paradox Nutrition, LLC, in Plattsburgh, N.Y. Claw disorders generally are related to a combination of rumen acidosis issues...
