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Do grass based systems maximize farm profit? This was the question addressed by DARD's Ian McCluggage at the recent Irish National Dairy Conference.
"The answer, I feel, depends on what is the farm's most limiting resource," he told delegates.
"In Northern Ireland with land the most limiting resource increasing milk output per cow and per hectare has allowed dairy farm incomes to improve against a backdrop of lower milk prices. Additional milk sales have been achieved through harnessing...
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Is your milk safe? Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have joined forces with the Regional Dairy Quality Management Alliance (RDQMA) to make sure it is. RDQMA is a group of state veterinarians, Extension personnel and university scientists in 10 northeastern and mid-Atlantic states who are interested in dairy-related issues.
In 2003, ARS began working with RDQMA to develop a set of best management practices for dairy producers. These practices are designed to minimize...
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A feed supplement for dairy calves has been developed by the US Agricultural Research Service (ARS), which it claims will help lower stress levels during transportation – a costly problem for the dairy industry which can adversely affect milk yields, Tom Armitage reports.
Stressed livestock costs producers millions of dollars each year and research has proved that healthy, happier cattle are often those which have the fewest food safety problems.
Dairy heifers, for instance, can produce...
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Dear Users, What type of management do you think is the most profitable, the Large dairy farm one or the Small satellite one? Please share your experience and suggestions. ...
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Dear Users,
This is an interesting forum from our Spanish community, generated by Produvet from Venezuela:
Which is the best way of disinfecting a milking parlor and a puncher in order to reduce mastitis?
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Do we need to consider vaccination for brucellosis into our herd even if we do not have any problem regarding that disease? We do not have any sample in our herd but I have about 200 replacement dairy heifer and someone suggested I should vaccinate them with the new brucellosis vaccine. Could anybody please advise me if I should introduce this vaccine? (I have local crossbred Friesian Sahiwal)
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Subhani ...
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The following article is a special collaboration from AFMA (Animal Feed Manufacturers Association) www.afma.co.za We thank their kind support. Introduction The objective of this paper is to address recent findings in the field of dairy cattle nutrition that are in the interest of on farm dairy producers in South Africa in order to optimise the efficiency of their dairy cattle operations. Although...
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