The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program launched its latest Animal Care Program standards on July 1, continuing to provide science-based guidelines for the industry and...

In September of 2021, calf No. 939 was born here on the farm. There was nothing that made her different than the rest of the heifers born at the time. About two weeks after birth, No. 939 became sick....

In our barns, flies are the top cause of bunching cows

Work and insights from University of British Columbia’s David Fraser highlight the importance of human and animal interactions

For nearly 10 years, the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council has been driving positive change in the dairy industry

The long-term consequences of heat stress in dairy cattle was presented by Geoff Dahl, University of Florida

Understanding the root causes of dairy lameness could save your operation money when it comes time to make culling decisions within your herd. In a webinar conducted by Iowa State University Extension,...

Lamenes is a major issue in the dairy industry, significantly affecting the health, well-being, and productivity of cows

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

Hypocalcemia on dairy farms is not a new problem; we know that most cows have a low blood calcium concentration after calving. How we manage and treat these animals has changed over time

Looking for pinkeye, treating pinkeye, and worrying about pinkeye can take up a lot of time for a dairy farmer. J

Dairy animals need plenty of clean water as part of their balanced ration

Digital dermatitis is an infectious foot disease that is very hard to remove once a dairy herd is infected. It is possible, though, to keep this problem at bay

A sense of frustration floods in when you see a cow around 29 days post-breeding being mounted. After getting through the 21-day window, there is a brief moment of comfort until you now realize something...

Does anyone else have random things happen to your cows? Instead of the typical pneumonia, twisted stomach, or lameness, you have cows that just pop up with random illnesses or put themselves in places...

While I had planned to write about a different topic this week, I decided I had to share a comical moment from my day instead

On this episode, Hoard’s Dairyman Editor Abby Bauer was joined by Dörte Döpfer, a professor at the University of Wisconsin’s School of Veterinary Medicine

One way to improve productivity and efficiency on farms is to simplify management. When it comes to making high quality milk, Michigan State University’s Pam Ruegg, D.V.M., offered this straightforward...

The weather is cooling, the leaves are starting to turn, and football is back. For dairy enthusiasts, that all means two things: corn silage harvest is underway or complete, and World Dairy Expo will be...

With so much attention placed on animal welfare, the perspective of farmers is often overlooked, even though they are the ones who provide care to animals daily and have the greatest impact on animal welfare