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Utah dairywoman Maria Nye jokingly uses a line from one of the main characters from J.K. Rowling’s famous Harry Potter book series to describe what makes her A.I. and breeding program work – constant vigilance.
Cow fertility is a critical issue for modern dairy production enterprises. Dairy producers spend a lot of effort getting cows pregnant because every pregnancy is critical to the future economic success of the dairy herd.
Could reproductive performance be holding your dairy back? The primary reason for poor reproduction is the inability to determine which dairy cows are in heat and which cows are ready to be bred. With each missed heat, the number of days open increases, total annual milk production decreases and operating profits are reduced.
Around the world and especially in North America, the purebred Holstein dairy cow is hard to beat for milk, fat and protein yields. The Holstein cow is also popular for commercial production of milk, particularly in fluid milk markets. The purebred Jersey cow has also earned a place in the sun in cheese-producing areas in Wisconsin, California and Texas.
Pablo Roque is an A.I. technician from Jerome, Idaho, who works for several dairies across the southern region of the No. 3 milk-producing state in the U.S. He breeds cows and performs preg checks. Originally from Tomatlán, Jalisco, in Mexico, Roque began his dairy career in the state of Washington managing several dairies.
ABS Global announces new graduates in the U.S.
With the release of the August 2011 USDA Genetic Evaluations, ABS Global expands the dairy lineup with 17 new graduates.
My family has been reading about prayer for a month. Every morning we take a new scripture verse and discuss the power of prayer and the significance it plays in our lives.
Editor’s note: The first in a two-part series of articles discussing new Tier 4 emissions requirements and technology to meet them.
By now, you have probably heard about new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Tier 4 emissions requirements for off-highway equipment powered by diesel engines.
Several years ago BBC News ran a story on Ian MacDonald, a quiet man with pink cheeks that is the last known Scottish crofter to swim his cattle across the sea from the Isle of Sky. Scottish crofting is a farming tradition in the highlands and islands of Scotland that dates back to the 19th century.
