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A Review of AI Protocols

A Review of AI Protocols

A Review of AI Protocols, Synchronization and Best Practices Of all the innovations that have helped shape the landscape of dairy farming into what it is today, artificial insemination (AI) is arguably among the single most influential vehicles to accelerate genetic progress. As one of the earliest animal industries to embrace this breeding mechanism, dairy farmers have gotten this down to a smooth, seamless practice with very high rates of success and cost effectiveness. Beyond the convenience and cost savings compared to traditional live cover, AI has allowed for faster genetic improvement for individual farms and the national herds. It’s […]

Importance of Genetic Selection in Dairy

Importance of Genetic Selection in Dairy

Importance of Genetic Selection in Dairy Cattle Genetic selection and genomic testing in dairy cattle has greatly improved the milk production in cows, along with improved health, fertility, calving ease and other important traits. Genomics involves collecting DNA samples from animals to identify desirable traits and predict the animals’ genetic potential, which can help producers improve herd health, milk production, etc. Genomic information is utilized to make more effective breeding decisions (with predictable results), accelerate genetic progress and contribute to more sustainable and profitable dairy operations. Scott E. Poock, DVM, DABVP (Dairy), Extension Professor, University of Missouri, says the data […]

Strategies to Combat Calf Scours

Strategies to Combat Calf Scours

Strategies to Combat Calf Scours Calf scours is the single most significant health threat to a calf in its first month of life, and it represents a direct correlation to your on-farm profits. For this reason, getting calves off to a healthy start should be a high priority during the upcoming calving season. Scours pose an economic threat to your dairy operation’s future. It is not just a frustrating event; it is a health setback that compromises the calf’s growth and, crucially, her performance once she joins the milking herd. Understanding the true, researched cost of scours is the first […]

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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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