One way to frame sustainability, whether we are talking about it from an economic, environmental, or social perspective, is to discuss efficiency

If you go to five dairies, you may get five different definitions of metritis

Two of the world’s major dairy milk sheds are wrestling with ramifications from disease outbreaks

The quickly retreating long days of summer are the main culprit for pinkeye infections in cattle due to greater fly pressure around the face and pasture access potentially causing physical trauma to the...

There’s a dearth of dairy replacements in the countryside

Building a successful dairy herd requires strategic decisions when it comes to culling and replacement cattle

It’s that time of year when flies return to our barns and become a nuisance for farm workers and animals alike

The mystery illness that has caused dairy cattle in and around the Texas Panhandle to experience drops in milk production and rumination, thick milk, and other secondary symptoms has been identified as...

An unusual and concerning animal health situation is unfolding in and around the Texas Panhandle, and it is leaving more questions than answers

What dairy farmers should be concerned about is the amount of strain a cow is under

Changing economics and shrinking margins on dairy’s home front have been a strong driver in herd demographics throughout the United States. When Hoard’s Dairyman partnered with the American...

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