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Organic Dairy Manure May Offer Fertilizer Option
Dairy cows that produce USDA-certified organic milk also produce manure that may gradually replenish soil nutrients and potentially reduce the flow of agricultural pollutants to nearby water sources, according ...Source: USDA Agricultural Research Services
Publication date: 04/23/2009
Views: 412
Dairy Cattle Management: Grooming Upgrade
Given a choice, cows much prefer a mechanical brush to scratching themselves on walls or watering bowls
When you see your cattle rubbing themselves against water bowls, walls or fences, they are just doing wha...Source: OMFRA publication
Publication date: 04/22/2009
Views: 336
Superb Gains at IPS with April Proofs
With the August 2009 sire summaries, International Protein Sires (IPS) proven sire lineup realized superb gains. "Our new releases are formidable breed leaders. And bulls in our former battery reali...Source: International Protein Sires
Publication date: 04/17/2009
Views: 223
Looking for distributors worldwide: PROAGRO
PROAGRO is a veterinary laboratory that has been in the market for over thirty eight years. It produces and sells drugs for small animals (Paraqueños) and for big animals (Proagro).
In its own facilitie...Source: Proagro
Publication date: 04/16/2009
Views: 1222
What Weight for Breeding Crossbred Heifers?
We have received some questions about the appropriate weight to breed crossbred heifers. At Virginia Tech, we have used 650 lbs as the minimum body weight to breed HJ or JH heifer, while limits of 550 and 750 l...Source: Virginia Cooperative Extension - Dairy Pipeline
Publication date: 04/16/2009
Views: 360
Use of Native Southern African Plants in Veterinary Medicine
When animals in southern Africa are sick, often the first place their caretakers look for help is from native plants. That's what makes understanding and conserving these plants so important, according to a gro...Source: Kansas State University news
Publication date: 04/16/2009
Views: 172
Milk Quality Tips for Tough Times
Milk quality does count. When dairies consistently achieve production of low SCC and low bacteria count milk, everyone wins - the cow, the dairy, the processor, and the consumer. Since low SCC cows ...Source: University of Minnesota Dairy Extension
Publication date: 04/14/2009
Views: 377
Managing Dairy Production Costs and Ratios
We have a number of terms and numbers thrown at us, especially in financially distressed times like now. Milk/feed ratio, income over feed cost, breakeven, variable costs, and fixed costs, are a few terms...Source: University of Minnesota Dairy Extension
Publication date: 04/13/2009
Views: 481
Field Study Of Displaced Abomasums
For some dairy producers, displaced abomasums (DAs) have become a problem of epidemic portions. Over the years, many researchers have conducted studies regarding the cause, prevalence, incidence, risk factors, ...Source: University of Illinois Extension - IlliniDairyNET
Publication date: 04/09/2009
Views: 358
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