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American Dairymen January 2025
This Issue Brings You:
• Bedding Considerations to Lower Somatic Cell Count
• Colostrum Management in Dairies
• Goat Vaccination Programs
• VAS USA
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Importance of Colostrum for Dairy Calves
By Heather Smith Thomas Dr. Pete Erickson, Extension Dairy Specialist, University of New Hampshire, says the most important thing for any calf is to get colostrum soon after birth, since it is vital to the calf’s health. “We mainly think about colostrum in terms of immunity, but another important ingredient (besides the fluid) is the […]
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The Value of Managing Milk Temperature
Article Courtesy of American Dairymen Staff A dairy chiller is the most critical component in ensuring milk is made from cow to dairy counter at a safe and healthy temperature. So, how does the milking process work? Cow milking machines automatically pump milk from cows into refrigerated tanks. Once the milk is collected, the pasteurization […]
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Tackling Calf Recumbency in the Holstein Breed
By Jaclyn Krymowski Mastering and understanding the miniscule details of genetics can take a lifetime of research, experience and education. For this reason dairies work with specialized companies and industry associations armed with resources that help them manage the breeding program. Despite our best efforts, there will be times when a defective or recessive gene is […]
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CRV Bulls Reaffirm the Confidence of Farmers
Article and Photos courtesy of CRV The December proof run reaffirms the confidence of farmers in CRV’s breeding programme. In recent months, several bulls added daughter information to their proofs which confirms their popularity as young InSire bulls. Based on their daughters’ excellent performance, these bulls will now be re-included in CRV’s line up. The […]
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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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