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Growing dairy in China

Monday, March 11, 2019 1:29 PM

Recently, I visited China to consult on dairy farms. It was a fascinating experience.

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Who took my colostrum?

Monday, February 11, 2019 11:27 AM

Low colostrum yield has recently become a more common complaint from dairy farmers.

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Antibiotic treatment decisions for mastitis

Monday, January 14, 2019 10:43 AM

There are only a handful of antibiotics approved for treatment of mastitis in the United States.

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Hold that VWP

Monday, December 10, 2018 10:16 AM

Years ago, we used to hear that most cows were not fully ready to breed until around 40 days after calving. Some farmers would breed cows if they were just past 40 days in milk, but over time most seemed to wait until 50 days before breeding.

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Red cow, black cow

Monday, November 12, 2018 10:01 AM

Stated simply, cow 2178 was ugly. She was one of those three-way Holstein, Monteliarde and a red breed cross.

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Finding dollars in your herd’s somatic cell count

Monday, October 15, 2018 9:44 AM

Historically, mastitis experts have believed that milk production decreases in a linear fashion as the linear score of the somatic cell count of a cow increases.

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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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