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  • Pinkeye

    Monday, September 10, 2018 9:36 AM
        Pinkeye, or infectious bovine keratitis, rears its ugly head every summer.
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  • The slow fan

    Monday, August 13, 2018 9:46 AM
        While I was waiting for cows to return to a pen today, a fellow came into the pen with a belt and a ladder.
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  • Updating FARM 3.0 on your dairy

    Monday, July 16, 2018 10:45 AM
        FARM 3.0 was instituted Jan. 1, 2017. The most notable requirement is the tail docking ban. All farms selling to plants that require FARM compliance should have been inspected by a qualified FARM inspector by now.
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  • Negative energy balance

    Monday, June 11, 2018 9:20 AM
        Bad things often happen to cows during or following periods of negative energy balance.
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  • Got work ethic?

    Monday, May 14, 2018 9:15 AM
        In his 2012 book, “Reviving the Work Ethic,” Eric Chester argues that an entitlement mentality is growing among the new work force, and that, “work has degenerated to little more than a four-letter word, a necessary evil … no longer viewed as something to be proud of.
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  • Selective dry cow therapy: Is it for me?

    Monday, April 16, 2018 1:31 PM
        Selective dry cow therapy (SDCT) is in the news these days. One reason is cost. Treating every cow at dry up takes time and money.
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  • It hurts, Doc

    Monday, March 12, 2018 9:14 AM
        Nobody should be surprised that cows and calves feel pain. As animal caretakers, it behooves us to try to reduce and control their pain when methods are reasonable. Also, pain control is now required by the NMPF’s FARM program.
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  • Tenacity

    Monday, February 12, 2018 9:25 AM
        Some synonyms for tenacity are: perseverance, diligence, stubbornness, spunk, grit, guts, courage, moxie, doggedness and resolve.
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  • WHO seeks to end antibiotic use without disease

    Monday, January 15, 2018 10:12 AM
        The World Health Organization (WHO) published guidelines in November 2017 that state livestock industries should stop using antimicrobials to prevent disease or improve production in livestock.
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  • Why does Double-Ovsynch work so well?

    Monday, December 11, 2017 10:22 AM
        Hormonal synchronization protocols are used extensively on dairy farms, and the use of 100 percent timed AI on first breeding is becoming more common.

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