by Coleen Jones, Jud Heinrichs. This book gives you what you need to raise healthy calves. Available in both English and Spanish editions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The founder of Hoard's Dairyman magazine also was an important figure for his agricultural innovations and his role in education and government. Hardcover, 451 pages, 51 illustrations

Get cows off on the right start. Every effort and dollar spent on transition cow well-being pays off in the following lactation. Managing far-off, close-up cows and springing heifers; Transition cow disorders; Management tools

3rd Edition | By Mike Hutjens. Dairy cow physiology; optimizing dry matter intake; feeding and the gestation/lactation cycle; ration formulation; purchasing and valuing feed; special feeding challenges; BST; hot weather; 3X milking, revised and updated throughout, with new chapter on applying NRC 2001. Includes metric measures

by Coleen Jones, Jud Heinrichs. SPANISH EDITION | Translation by Dr. Victor Mireles. This book gives you what you need to raise healthy calves. Available in both English and Spanish editions

by Mike Hutjens. Dairy cow physiology; optimizing dry matter intake; feeding & the gestation/lactation cycle; ration formulation; purchasing & valuing feed; challenges of rBST; hot weath­er; 3X milking. Updates include higher production levels, new feed additives and ingredients, feed storage comparisons, economics of rBST, mycotoxin safety levels and more

by Coleen Jones and Jud Heinrichs. Completely updated, this all-new book gives you what you need to raise healthy calves. CALVING events of a normal calving, assisting delivery, care of the newborn calf; FEEDING nutrient requirements, choosing a milk replacer; HANDLING & HOUSING; HEALTH dehorning, causes of scours, respiratory disease, AND MORE! 72 pages This book can be purchased as a PDF format

Dairy cow physiology; optimizing dry matter intake; feeding and the gestation/lactation cycle; ration formulation; purchasing and valuing feed; special feeding challenges; BST; hot weather; 3X milking, revised and updated throughout, with new chapter on applying NRC 2001. Includes metric measures. 2008 edition . 87 pages. This book can be purchased as a PDF format file

SPANISH EDITION, Profitable Milking: Step-by-Step to Milk Quality. Establish a milking routine that everyone follows for greatest efficiency and profitability. The most complete and up-to-date information on milking management. Use as a reference and as a training tool. 56 pages. CONTENTS Chapter 1 Milk Letdown The role of oxytocin, The effect of stress, Milkers' attitude, Teat stimulation affects