When dairy farmers are away, they typically leave the farm in the hands of current employees or they call on neighbors or family to cover the workload

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The business of producing milk has always been about doing more with less, said Brandon Treichler during the National Mastitis Council Annual Meeting

Bill Weiss, a professor emeritus at The Ohio State University, presented, “Feed composition varies – does it matter?”

The latest dairy news from the U.S. Capitol

The lack of price-supportive grain news means that feed prices have settled into a weaker pattern in recent months and are set to continue their declines

When we find abnormal milk, a hard quarter, or both in a cow, we are detecting the inflammation that comes with mastitis

Subclinical mastitis, by definition, rarely gets noticed because it’s not visual. However, nearly 75 years ago, the California Mastitis Test (CMT) was introduced to help illuminate this mystery

Lung ultrasound can be used to answer a multitude of questions regarding respiratory health in calves

The biggest loss from a case of mastitis is discarded milk

Controlling mastitis and producing high-quality milk are only realized when teats are clean and dry prior to milking

A productive cow isn’t always a profitable cow. A profitable cow performs in milk volume and quality, breeds back quickly and experiences few health events

The authors are a graduate student and a professor at the University of Calgary. Co-contributors include Kayley D. McCubbin, Julia Bodaneze, Ben Caddey, Waseem Shaukat, Diego Nobrega, Jeroen De Buck

Wearable animal monitoring technology helps some farms identify when cows are in heat and ready to be inseminated

Sand is widely regarded as the best bedding for dairy cows. But not all sand is created equally

A new year brings excitement and opportunity, but it can also come with apprehension, especially if you are a business owner

Over the years, I have come to believe that the efficiency of converting feed to milk is perhaps the key indicator of dairy profitability

Dairy-beef animals are a hot commodity right now