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American Dairymen April 2025
This Issue Brings You:
- Vaccinations – An Important Part of Diary Management
- Leveraging Drones for Farm Management
- Essential Wound Care – Keep Small Problems from Becoming Big Ones
- Proper Goat Hoof Care
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Australian Graeme Mein earns NMC Award of Excellence
NEWS RELEASE Australian Graeme Mein earns NMC Award of Excellence New Prague MN (January 30, 2025) – The National Mastitis Council (NMC) awarded its 2025 Award of Excellence for Contribution to Mastitis Prevention and Control to Graeme Mein, Werribee, Victoria, Australia. One of his key contributions to enhancing milk quality was co-founding the University of […]
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Avian Influenza and Dairies: Risk, Prevention and What You Need to Know
By Jaclyn Krymowski for American Dairymen Outbreaks of bird flu or highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on dairy farms have been in the public press and dairy press in recent months.. This worries not only consumers, but dairy producers trying to maintain a healthy, productive herd as well. Birds have long been the bane of […]
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Quality Forage Management
By Jessica Graham Producing high-quality forage is an essential part of running a successful livestock operation. Sure, anyone can grow hay or let animals graze on pasture, but hitting the mark with forage that truly meets your herd’s nutritional needs, takes some know-how, a good plan, and plenty of effort. Let’s dig into what it […]
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Calf Diarrhea (Scours) in Dairy Calves – Prevention and Treatment
By Heather Smith Thomas Many pathogens can cause scours in young calves. Intestinal infection and diarrhea can be due to certain kinds of bacteria, viruses or protozoa. Whether calves get sick is often related to multiple factors including exposure (contact with pathogens), level of immunity, and stress (such as bad weather–not enough protection from cold […]
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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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