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Managing Internal Parasites in Dairy Cattle
Managing Internal Parasites in Dairy Cattle Internal parasites are a constant but often overlooked challenge in American dairy herds. While many herds focus on mastitis control, reproduction, and nutrition, parasites, like intestinal worms, begin to decrease productivity behind the scenes. Even when infections aren’t obvious, they can reduce milk yield, slow growth in replacements, impair […]
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Newborn Calf Care
Newborn Calf Care Dairy calves are more fragile than beef calves and have more health risks early in life. It is imperative to make sure they get off to a good start and this includes intensive management immediately after birth. Dr. Pete Erickson, Professor of Dairy Management and Extension Dairy Specialist, University of New Hampshire, […]
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Prevent Parasites Through Grazing Management
Prevent Parasites Through Grazing Management Parasites continue to plague many sheep and goat producers throughout the grazing season. Internal parasites decrease growth rates and in high levels can even cause death. However, sheep and goat producers can follow several practices to minimize the impacts to their flock or herd. These practices center on grazing management […]
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Dairy Approved Disinfecting Protocols
Reviewing Dairy Approved Disinfectants and Protocols Maintaining proper dairy approved disinfecting protocols in dairy environments is a cornerstone to producing food grade products. Beyond maintaining a robust defense of human health, these practices also keep operations within regulatory compliance and producing a quality product. A clean and sanitary environment helps prevent contamination from common […]
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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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