Calves with maintained health and growth as young animals will deliver greater performance and value as cows. Industry research shows this, but often the most valuable insights come from dairy producers...
The U.S. and Canadian dairy industries face many of the same hurdles. A dwindling producer population and stagnant domestic fluid sales don't create a burgeoning dairy system. Yet, the U.S. has a competitive...
About four years ago to the date, on March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Four years later, some confusion still looms. Kevin Moore, Deputy Secretary with the Wisconsin...
Hoard's Dairyman Webinar Archives March 10, 2014: "Cows and their calcium" presented by Garrett Oetzel, University of Wisconsin-Madison Brought to you by Bio-Vet, Inc. (www.bio-vet.com) Garrett Oetzel...
Garrett Oetzel, University of Wisconsin, presented "Cows and their calcium", in our Monday, March 10 webinar. For 30 years our presenter has studied the topic. With development of a new calf and the onset...
This past year, the Northeast Federal Milk Marketing Order Administrator once again sent two calibration trucks out in the field to check whether or not on-farm bulk tanks were accurately measuring milk...
Group housing is becoming a more popular and acceptable way to raise dairy calves. Besides feeding and health benefits, new research shows that raising calves in a group setting might also make them smarter
Hypocalcemia is more than a "low calcium" problem Milk fever cannot be overcome in a reactive fashion. Prevention programs must be in place to help cows successfully transition into lactation. To better...
Many of us know that the U.S. produced 200.3 billion pounds of milk throughout 2012. While that is an easy reference statistic since dairy producers are accustomed to looking at tank and rolling herd averages,...
California's three largest dairy cooperatives are very close to having a draft petition ready to submit to USDA asking that a Federal Milk Marketing Order (FMMO) be implemented there. If adopted it will...
But simple practices can help calves survive and thrive, even after a difficult birth. Do you know how many calves you lost as a result of dystocia last year?
Heightened calf care can keep calves healthy and growing during winter weather. "This is the time of the year where we face the most challenges with raising calves," said Noah Litherland from the University...
W.D. Hoard's Notice to the Help set the standard for all farm staff over a century ago. The recent video showing employees at a northeast Wisconsin dairy mistreating dairy calves and cows is very disheartening....
Current research is taking a look at serotonin's role in calcium uptake and its future potential in helping ward off milk fever. The start of lactation greatly raises the need for calcium in a dairy cow....
Sunny California has never seen anything like 2013. According to statistics from the National Weather Service, nothing short of a Noah-like deluge this month will keep the Golden State from having its...
Great effort is placed on preventing and managing common illnesses that strike calves, including respiratory disease and scours. When calculating calf loss, however, many farms forget about calves that...
Because it has been so widely quoted, we have become numb to what was once a sobering statistic: we will need to feed 9 billion people by 2050. For many, this is not a reality we can easily wrap our heads...
People from around the globe met to discuss dairy cattle reproduction this week. The 8th annual Dairy Cattle Reproductive Council (DCRC) meeting wrapped up yesterday in Indianapolis, Ind. More than 240...
