Body Condition Scorecard helps achieve maximum production and breeding efficiency: gives desired scores with stages of lactation; high quality photos for comparison. Folds to pocket-size, dirt & water-proof

Cow Folders give you a file on each cow, to record heat and breeding dates, calving records, health/immunization records. Sold in sets of 25 right, center and left tabs (75 total folders)

"Cows send out useful information every moment of the day. You just need to know how to read the signals." Signals are continuous: cows' health, their well-being, nutrition and production. The challenge is to recognize and use these signals. Veterinarian and cow lover Jan Hulsen's well-illustrated book is the ideal practical guide for improving your observation of the behavior, posture and physical

by Jan Hulsen. SPANISH EDITION | "Cows send out useful information every moment of the day. You just need to know how to read the signals." Signals are continuous: cows' health, their well-being, nutrition and production. The challenge is to recognize and use these signals. Veterinarian and cow lover Jan Hulsen's well-illustrated book is the ideal practical guide for improving your observation of the

Beginning team concepts, why/how to start a team, improving team performance, a list of tools, resources as well as first-person team stories

SPANISH EDITION | Información sobre la nutrición, los factores genéticos, enfermedades de la reproducción, muerte embrionaria, diagnóstico de gestación, estrategias de sincronización, como afinar su programa reproductiva y más, con los detalles básicos de la anatomía y los procesos de la reproducción

by James Baird Dairy collectibles takes you back through our industry's history; describes and illustrates over 400 items, and this edition, revised in 2002, includes an updated buyer's price guide

This record-keeping book is in a spreadsheet format, making entry/retrieval of information easier. Receipts pages include short-term and long-term capital items, more breakdowns for milk receipts; expenses are easy to categorize and enter

Helps young people make the most of their education/farm background to find a career. Individuals describe over 25 careers, their duties, demands, rewards

by Seidel, Elsden & Hasler. Embryo transfer in dairy cattle has been updated throughout with new information on sexing embryos, sexing semen, cloning, marketing, as well as the basics and economics of this technology. This edition was revised in 2003. 96 pages. Chapter 1 Historical Background Chapter 2 Basic Procedures Embryo terminology, Selecting an embryo transfer company, Superovulation, Insemination

Guess 20 by-product feeds from their appearance/description. (Reprint of 2/25/97 article)

by Mike Hutjens. Forage is the backbone of the dairy ration: sections include feeding strategies to maximize value while saving costs; Forage test values are crucial make them meaningful; Managing risks and weather challenges to optimize quality; Storage strategies; Forage delivery cut waste and shrink

Gestation & Interval Calculator gives calf due dates; keeps tabs on intervals between services, calving to first heat, to fine-tune reproductive management

NEW & IMPROVED – the Hoard’s Dairyman Judging Guide is a dairy cattle judging workbook that walks you through the defined traits on the PDCA Dairy Cow Unified Scorecard

by Pierre Lévesque. This important book includes all aspects of the disease, including causes, prevention and treatments. Main points are highlighted with outstanding illustrations, and both basic and advanced information make it a must-read for Spanish-speaking milkers as well as managers: how to understand, investigate and solve your farm's mastitis problems

National Dairy Shrine's First 50 Years describes the founding of the Shrine and its tremendous contribution to the dairy industry through the years. Featured are Guests of Honor, Pioneers and much more

by Mike Hutjens. Focus is all types of feeding systems, their practicality for different herd sizes and economics, from grain feeding to TMRs; also feed storage, feed bunk management

by Spahr & Opperman. Second edition, this book features the major players, human and bovine from 1975 to 1995. Over 180 pictures. Key sire lines and female families for each breed. Copyright 1995

Provides hard-to-find phrases related to milking procedure. Commonly used words, and key phrases for working with milkers: mastitis, cow handling, pre-milking, milking special cows, forestripping, teat sanitation, unit attachment, teat disinfection and more. Phonetic pronunciation

Advanced Dairy Nutrition USB drive incorporates the material used in the University of Illinois’ online course, and is team-taught by Dave Fischer, Mike Hutjens, Jim Drackley, Jimmy Clark, Richard Wallace, Ric Grummer, Garrett Oetzel and Ken Nordlund