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Sub-optimum forage quality, lack of proper feedbunk management and lack of properly “steaming” cows up before calving are three areas of the nutritional program which quickly limit profitability on a dairy. The following three articles deal with each of these problem areas and offer ways to make changes in your operation to correct each problem area.
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Introduction Traditionally, management of cows during the dry period was minimal. Approximately 60 days before calving, milking would cease and cows were treated with long lasting antibiotic in an attempt to clear up any lingering subclinical mastitis and prevent new infections. Cows were typically removed from the milking herd, given reduced feed, and often exposed to pasture and allowed to "rest" prior to parturition. In the...
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J. W. Oltjen (University of California, USA) gave a lecture at IV CLANA, Brazil and talked to Engormix.com about Bio-economic model to the point of slaughter considering maximum financial return....
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Introduction As feedlots are used to finish more cattle, improved strategies evolve. One of the most important management questions once cattle are in the feedlot is "How long to feed them to maximize profit?" However, complex interaction between type of cattle, market demand and price, ownership of the feedlot and/or the cattle, and application of marketing and management tools make profit prediction difficult. Addressing these...
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I would need guidance about the threats associated with having local cross and Exotic breed in the same shed. ...
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What are the best practice to handle high BCS milking cows.?
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Evaluating the TMR stability of rumen protected lysine products.
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ABSTRACT: Milk is the product of various biological reactions occurring inside the animal's body coupled with external environmental factors. The unfavorable subtropical conditions are not only affecting the quantity of milk but also its quality. The present study was designed to investigate the effect of physiological states and management on milk composition and yield in crossbred cattle. A total of 58 crossbred cows were selected from a large...
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i need guidness about Ov-synch. i have cows which have passed 200 days of lactation but still open. please guide me about the breeding of these cows ...
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if I have a stable with 500 holstein cows and I add 200 jersey, which is my production goal and which is the mortality in the stable?
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Often farmers are plagued with the reality of poor reproductive performance in their herds. Heat detection generally is the single greatest reason for poor reproductive performance in dairy herds today. But what about those farms that are out three times a day watching for heats? Why is their reproductive program still failing? The answer may lie in nutritional deficiencies or imbalances. Outside of diseases or poor management a close look at a farmer’s...
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Dr. Glenn Selk, Professor-Animal Reproduction Specialist Animal Science - Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK
Many new technologies have been made available to the beef industry over the last 50 years. Few technologies have the potential return on investment as do growth promoting implants for nursing calves. The term "implant" is used to refer to a group of products used in the cattle industry that increase rate of growth by placing an absorbable product under the...
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Today most dairy producers planning new facilities will at least consider sand bedding as an option. They will talk to other producers, salesmen and other experts and discover a love/hate relationship toward this particular technology. The one thing all do agree on is that sand is definitely different. It has some clear benefits and a definite downside as well.
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One benefit claimed by...
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Evaluating the TMR stability of rumen protected lysine products.
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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 what comes naturally. Grooming is a daily ritual for many farm animals and dairy cows are no exception.
About 20 years ago, dairy equipment manufacturers introduced mechanical brush-on-demand devices that help cows groom themselves. Since then, many new free-stall dairy...
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New dual-chamber model overcomes previous deficiencies to provide a comfortable option for free-stall operations
During the search for the ideal free-stall base over the last 20 years, one option-waterbeds-has never gained much favour in Ontario. However, it's now attracting interest resulting from recently published research.
Cow waterbeds, first developed in Europe 15 years ago, never caught on in our market for several reasons. The original version had a...
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Wisconsin study identifies key management considerations to help keep young animals healthy in calf barns
If you house your calves in hutches like most dairy farmers and you've fed them during a January snowstorm, you may have wondered about moving them into a well-protected barn. If so, you're not alone.
Although individual hutches have long been the standard housing recommendation for raising healthy calves, the number of requests for practical calf barn plans have...
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This year I have spent many days at dairies in Minnesota and South Dakota collecting data for an observational study on dairy housing systems (including low profile cross-ventilated freestall barns) and well-being. A lot of the time I am 'stationed' by the return alley scoring cows for locomotion, as well as making observations related to cow movement, behavior, fear of humans and 'contentment.' Certain times during the day, my graduate students and I need to go into the pens to collect...
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There have been numerous scientific studies that have shown exposing lactating dairy cows to a long-day photoperiod (LDPP -- 16-18 hours of light and 6-8 hours of dark) in a 24-hour period improves milk production and reproduction performance, that this response persists through an entire lactation, perhaps increasing milk yield as much as 8-10%. This management practice, called photoperiod manipulation, uses a designed lighting system to artificially extend the...
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The little things we do during milking time have a profound effect on udder health and milk quality. It is important to remember that every quarter of every cow must be prepped for milking the same way by every milker at every milking. Specifics of milking procedures may vary from farm to farm. For example, one farm may prep cows in sets of 4 cows, while the next farm preps in sets of 6. However, the basics of timing should ideally be the same or similar on every farm. The first...
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Evaluating the TMR stability of rumen protected lysine products.
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Dairy cow milk production peaks six to eight weeks after calving and then declines throughout the remaining 12 to 14 month milking period. Understanding the intricate timing in the reproductive system of dairy cattle is important not only to induce lactation, but also to maximize the percentage of cows at the peak of milk production and thereby increase profits by as much as 10 percent. With funding from USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES), a...
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Stray, tingle or neutral to earth voltage has been implicated as a problem for dairy and other livestock herds for approximately twenty years. For the livestock producer, awareness of and concern for tingle voltage should be one small component of the overall concern for the management and profitability of the herd, and the well being and productivity of the animals. Recent research has focused on measuring the tolerance for and economic impact of exposure to low levels of tingle voltage. These...
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