Using Nutrition to Beat the Heat
Using Nutrition to Beat the Heat By Jaclyn Krymowski 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, […]
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Toe Tip Necrosis – A Form of White Line Disease
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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2024 Hoof Management Workshop
These hooves are made for walking PDP’s Hoof Management Workshop on June 20 will have you learning through interactive training sessions while utilizing the workshop’s host farm, Maier Farms in Waunakee, Wis., as a living case study. With three hands-on breakout sessions, you’ll have the opportunity to discuss and experience practices that reduce lameness incidences […]
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