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Healthy Udders, Healthy Herds: Proven Mastitis Prevention

Healthy Udders, Healthy Herds: Proven Mastitis Prevention

Udder health in dairy cows is one of the most important parts of running a successful dairy. A healthy udder means clean, high-quality milk, strong production, and cows that stay in the herd longer.

Udder health in dairy cows is one of the most important parts of running a successful dairy. A healthy udder means clean, high-quality milk, strong production, and cows that stay in the herd longer. When udder health slips, the effects are felt quickly: milk yield drops, treatment costs rise, and more time is spent managing sick animals.

Udder health in dairy cows is one of the most important parts of running a successful dairy. A healthy udder means clean, high-quality milk, strong production, and cows that stay in the herd longer. When udder health slips, the effects are felt quickly: milk yield drops, treatment costs rise, and more time is spent managing sick animals. For many producers, it is one of the biggest factors that impacts both profit and daily workload.

Health Udders Mastitis Prevention

Bulk Tank Milk Testing: What Every Producer Should Know About Microbial Measures

Bulk Tank Milk Testing: What Every Producer Should Know About Microbial Measures

Bulk Tank Milk Testing: What Every Producer Should Know About Microbial Measures By Nicole Martin, PhD Bulk tank milk samples are collected at each milk pickup or on each load of milk for farms using direct load. These samples serve multiple purposes, from determining producer payments, ensuring regulatory compliance, and calculating premium payments. While Standard Plate Count (SPC) is required on all bulk tank milk samples for regulatory purposes, most bulk tank milk samples are also tested for a variety of microbial measures. These measures include Preliminary Incubation (PI) count, Laboratory Pasteurization Count (LPC), and Coliform Count. Here I break down each of these tests: what groups of bacteria are targeted, what the purpose is, along […]

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World Dairy Expo Recognizes Influential Dairy Leaders

Influential Dairy Leaders Awarded World Dairy Expo Recognition Awards Article and pictures courtesy of World Dairy Expo. MADISON, WIS. – World Dairy Expo® is delighted to announce the recipients of the 2024 Expo Recognition Awards. Nominated and selected by their peers, these individuals have made remarkable contributions to the dairy industry and their communities. Honorees will […]

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Continuous Feed Pushing for Increased Feed Intake. Increase Feed Intake Dairy Cows feed pusher for dairy cows

How Continuous Feed Pushing Improves Efficiency

Continuous Feed Pushing for Increased Feed Intake Feed Pushers much like a cow brush, are perceived as a luxury item to some producers. But if it can enhance their bottom line and improve cow health and production, most producers would give some time to hear about them. Increased Efficiency of Feed and Animals Full consumption […]

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Goats

Tips for Keeping Your Goats Healthy

Tips for Keeping Your Goats Healthy Healthy goats will eat well, chew their cud, have a shiny hair coat, solid feet and legs, be sociable, and have bright, clear eyes. To prevent health problems, producers need to develop a good herd health program that includes proper nutrition, a clean well, a ventilated environment, kid processing, […]

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RMS Continues to Gain Momentum

RMS Continues to Gain Momentum Dairy producers choose to install RMS for various reasons, but surveys have shown that one of the most common reasons relates to labor (flexibility may be more than labor cost) and lifestyle or quality of life for herd owners and their employees. Feeding management is a key to success in […]

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