Heat stress abatement is a challenge for many producers around the world. Dairy producers could benefit by utilizing a simple metric to measure heat stress abatement strategies with the goal of motivating improvement in heat stress management on farm. The summer to winter ratio (S:W ratio) was developed by ExtensionRead more
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Dairy cow health and welfare can, with relatively simple and cost-efficient means, be improved by disputing established management practices and make adaptations to the physiology and needs of the modern, high-yielding cow. Presently, it is generally recommended that the dry period covers approximately 8 weeks, but today’s dairy cows areRead more
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Sofie Piepers has been kind enough to look back over 10 years of mastitis prevention with us. Here is a small sample of her perspective during those 10 years. You can read the whole interview at mastitisvaccination.com KOL QUESTIONS 1 What did you do 10 years ago to prevent mastitis?Read more
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This is the first of two articles on approaches to reducing clinical mastitis and somatic cell counts that this author has used for many years. It has proved successful provided the farmer engages in the process. Of course, there are other successful approaches that can be taken. This article willRead more
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Bovine mastitis is a very common disease in dairy herds worldwide. In Switzerland, the incidence density is 32.7 cases per 100 cow years (Stärk et al., 1997), resulting in total costs of about CHF 130 Mio. per year (Heiniger et al., 2014). Udder diseases are the most common causes forRead more
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Jim Davenport is an award winning dairy farmer in New York State in the USA. This content is for M²-DIGITAL, M²-PREMIUM, M²-INSTITUTIONAL & NMC members only. Log in if you have a valid subscription and continue your reading Or Join us today (subscribe) and get instant premium access to postsRead more
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International Cheese and Dairy Award winners talk milk quality This content is for M²-DIGITAL, M²-PREMIUM, M²-INSTITUTIONAL & NMC members only. Log in if you have a valid subscription and continue your reading Or Join us today (subscribe) and get instant premium access to posts and all flipbooks Subscribe toRead more
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Milk quality has evolved over the last several decades from a focus on control of contagious pathogens through improvements in milking technique and blanket dry cow treatment addressing the challenges of environmental mastitis. This can be attributed in large part to the National Mastitis Council and the 5-point plan. We’veRead more
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SomaDetect is conducting on-farm trials with an in-line raw milk quality sensor and is aiming to provide dairymen with accurate information for use in their farm management decisions. This content is for M²-DIGITAL, M²-PREMIUM, M²-INSTITUTIONAL & NMC members only. Log in if you have a valid subscription and continue yourRead more
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