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American Dairymen December 2024
This Issue Brings You:
• Avoid Overgrazing & Remember to Rest Your Pastures
• Calving Pens; Helping the Calving Process
• Coccidiosis in Calves
• Winter Management Practices for Goats
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Effect of maternal bovine appeasing substance on health and performance of pre-weaned dairy calves
Article and photos courtesy of Fera Diagnostics and Biologicals. Abstract This study aimed to evaluate the impacts of a maternal bo- vine appeasing substance (MBAS) administered to preweaned Holstein calves on their health and performance. In total, 410 calves individually allocated were enrolled (Treatment, n = 205; Control, n = 205). Treated calves received a […]
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Abomasal Bloat in Dairy Calves
By Heather Smith Thomas. Abomasal bloat is an abnormality that generally occurs within the first few weeks of a calf’s life, and most frequently between five-10 days of life. It is characterized by accumulation of gas in the fourth compartment of the stomach (abomasum). The rapid buildup of gas in the abomasum causes abdominal distension, […]
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Bedding Considerations – Comfort to Economics
By Jaclyn Krymowski. Stall design and facility setup are some key factors in selecting the right bedding. Finding something that optimizes comfort and finances is crucial to ensure you are not only making your cows comfortable, but also getting a return on the investment. All About Comfort Cow comfort and farmer practicality should be in […]
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Lameness, Its Costing You
By Emily Fread, Dairy Extension Educator. Lameness can have negative implications beyond cow comfort. Lameness contributes to reduced milk production, reduced reproduction and increased costs related to treatment and prevention. Lameness is one of the top three diseases that affect dairy herds, along with mastitis and infertility (Robcis et al., 2023). Lameness is a costly […]
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Featured Story
Regenerative Agriculture on a Dairy Farm
Paul and Erin Kernaleguen are dairy farmers and soil consultants near Birch Hills, Saskatchewan, committed to regenerative practices in growing forage for their cattle. They farm with Paul’s Parents, Jos and Brenda.
“We were a very conventional dairy operation until 2012 when we started looking at doing some things differently because our weather was super-wet for a couple years. Our average annual precipitation is about 12 inches of moisture, but we’d had two years in a row with about 40 to 50 inches, which made farming extremely difficult!” says Paul.
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