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Merck Animal Health Webinar

Media Alert – Merck Animal Health Webinar

NMC Webinar Dec. 4: How to Use Parlor Data to Improve Labor Efficiency National Mastitis Council webinar on Wednesday, Dec. 4. There is no cost to attend if you are not seeking CE credits. You’ll find more details below. Webinar Topic: Leveraging Milk Monitoring and Parlor Performance Information to Boost Employee Compliance Date: Wednesday, Dec. […]

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Choosing the Best Bedding for Dairy Cows

Choosing the Best Bedding for Dairy Cows: Pros, Cons, and SCC Impacts Regardless of the type of dairy operation, some form of bedding is always necessary.  However, how can you make the right choice with so many bedding options on the market?  The best bedding choice for your farm depends on various factors such as […]

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Colostrum Management in Dairies

Colostrum Management in Dairies Newborn calves need colostrum to help protect them from diseases they will face in the first weeks of life.   Unlike human babies that obtain some of their mother’s antibodies via her bloodstream and the placenta, ruminants like cattle, sheep and goats are born with a naïve immune system.  Because of […]

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Winter Workwear for Farmers

Winter Workwear Basics for the Dairy Farm

Keep yourself and your employees warm with winter workwear basics Winter weather brings with it a host of challenges to the dairy farm, for those with four legs as well as two. While it may not be as forefront to your thoughts as say, keeping equipment from freezing and de-icing areas with major hoof traffic, […]

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