Articles Tagged with ''transition period''
Correctly differentiating mastitis from teat sealant residue is important to minimize unnecessary interventions and to make sure we’re using antibiotics judiciously on farms.
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The perfect marriage: Oral plus injectable trace minerals
The transition period can be stressful and is generally accompanied by an increased demand for trace minerals for fetal growth, colostrum/milk production and to support a challenged immune system.
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Optimizing fertility: Health impact of lactating cows under Double Ovsynch protocol
Transition cow health is a prerequisite for achieving high fertility in a Double Ovsynch protocol.
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Canola meal research roundup
Canola meal research continues to look at increasing DMI, milk yield and sustainability.
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How your cow’s health is influenced by its gut
The importance of maintaining gut health during the transition period utilizing nutritional strategies to maintain intestinal integrity during the time around calving.
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Supplemental choline during transition period increases milk production
Feeding supplemental choline during the transition period can improve milk production through peak production and whole lactation.
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Increase early lactation milk production with short-day lighting during the dry period
Utilizing short-day lighting in barns housing dry cows for the entire 60-day dry period may positively impact milk production during the upcoming lactation.
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The University of Alberta develops an innovative reproductive probiotic
Benefits of this reproductive probiotic include reduction in post-calving uterine infections, lower milk fever rates and reduction in retained placentas.
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New strategies to prevent milk fever
Feeding dairy cows zeolite A prepartum has been explored as a feeding strategy to reduce hypocalcemia and prevent clinical milk fever.
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Modulation of transition cow inflammation: Before or after calving?
Proactive and applicable strategies to modulate inflammation can help dairy producers improve cow health and performance while management is adjusted.
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