Using Nutrition to Beat the Heat
Using Nutrition to Beat the Heat As summer temperatures rise, dairy producers know the importance of keeping their cows comfortable. While shade, ventilation, and water are crucial, there’s another powerful tool in your heat stress management arsenal: nutrition. Like so many other changes you make to your dairy to accommodate the seasons, your ration should […]
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Toe Tip Necrosis and What to Do
Toe Tip Necrosis – A Form of White Line Disease By Heather Smith Thomas The white line is a somewhat flexible junction between the sole of the hoof and the wall, allowing the hoof to be more flexible as the animal moves. The sole horn is joined to the wall horn by the white line, […]
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Dairy Goat Milking Systems
Dairy Goat Milking Systems What is the best way to milk a dairy goat? It truly depends on many factors, but especially on herd size, labor availability and finances. Milking systems can range from hand milking to bucket milking to stationary milking parlors to rotary parlors. Due to milker ergonomics, most goats are milked on […]
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