When temperatures are between 59°F and 82°F, a dairy calf can manage and control its body temperature with relative ease. “They are generating metabolic body heat and have normal exchange...

Just as in human medicine, antibiotics can serve as a useful treatment tool when a dairy animal becomes sick

More than a year ago, the global health pandemic put many aspects of life on pause. Farmers faced their share of disruptions and challenges, but the daily work had to be done

“Reproductive efficiency improves the farm’s lifetime production and lifetime profitability if done correctly,” said Rob Lynch, D.V.M., a veterinarian with Cornell’s PRO-DAIRY group

Lameness can be a fairly ambiguous term on dairy farms, but we know that it is consistently one of the most prevalent interferences with healthy dairy production

Calcium status surrounding calving is not only important, but it also varies significantly depending on the cow

Reproductive herd health visits by veterinarians have changed tremendously with the use of ultrasound technology

“Oh my, she does not look good.”To me, she just looked lethargic. She wasn’t thrifty.That was my first reaction after giving Cow No. 139 a visual evaluation while walking the freestall...

Anyone who has watched dairy cows use large mechanical roller brushes knows it’s pretty obvious they love them

A nightmare animal health scenario has hit New Zealand’s dairy industry and government officials are taking painful steps to deal with it

Does any sector of agriculture depend more upon good records than dairy farming?