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Summer Heat Strategies that Work
Summer Heat Abatement Strategies that Work Seasonal heat abatement is one of the most important focuses for a productive dairy herd. Even if you aren’t in an exceptionally warm region, the research is very clear that heat stress impacts lactating cows and it happens sooner than you think. Beyond the obvious drop in production, heat […]
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Increase Dairy Profits: Why Livestock Margin Protection Matters
Why LRP Matters for Dairy‑on‑Beef Producers in Today’s Market For dairy‑on‑beef producers, market risk looks a little different, and in many ways, more complex—than it does for a traditional cow‑calf operation. You’re managing not only feed costs and cattle performance, but also genetics, contract programs, and timing around when calves leave the dairy and enter […]
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Cryptosporidiosis in Dairy Cattle
How to Break the Cycle of Cryptosporidiosis in Your Herd Cryptosporidium parvum (Crypto), remains one of the most expensive calfhood diseases on dairies due to treatment costs, lost growth, labor demands and long-term health setbacks. Conventional colostrum may not contain adequate protective levels of antibody and there are no therapeutic agents that demonstrate consistent ability […]
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Sick Dairy Calves: Coccidiosis and Cryptosporidiosis in Dairy Calves
Dealing with Coccidiosis and Cryptosporidiosis in Dairy Calves Dairy calves and heifers are an important part of most dairy herds, since they will be the future cows. Keeping baby calves healthy is a bigger challenge than keeping weaned and yearling heifers healthy; the older animals have usually developed more immunity to diseases and have fewer […]
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