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Without warning: Strategies for drought

February 4, 2015

Tornado warnings, winter storm warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings – these weather events are familiar to all of us. But have you ever heard of a ‘drought’ warning? Drought is sneaky. You know it’s going to happen; you just don’t know when. All is going well; you have a little dry period; and before you know it and without warning, you’re in a drought.

New device measures ketosis prevalence in dairy herds

February 4, 2015

Kelli Boylen

Research has shown that ketosis affects 40 to 60 percent of dairy cows, with an average cost of $289 per case. Now, dairy producers have a new management tool available to estimate herd-level ketosis prevalence using their monthly DHI test-day milk samples.

Never walk a breeding pen again?

February 4, 2015

Shane St Cyr

“I’m the cow guy here,” says dairy producer Steve Bollant, who runs a 695-cow dairy and grows 1,800 acres of crops together with his brother near Stitzer, Wisconsin. “I am the one who always walked all of the pens eight to 10 times a day, looking for heats and checking the cows. Physically, I was getting so I couldn’t do it anymore.”

Zoetis launches Draxxin 25 to treat small calves for BRD

February 3, 2015

Zoetis has announced the launch of Draxxin 25 (tulathromycin injection) Injectable Solution, a lower concentration of Draxxin (tulathromycin) Injectable Solution, to treat bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in suckling, dairy and veal calves.

How to identify, treat and prevent seven fresh cow illnesses

February 3, 2015

Karen Lee

Q. Why is this a top resource article? "Fresh cow diseases are a constant struggle and financial drain on a dairy. Preventing disease through proper management, and knowing how to correctly treat it, are powerful tools for a producer." —Dr. Vicky Lauer, Professional Services Veterinarian, Animart LLC If it’s not one thing, it’s another; and when it comes to fresh cow illnesses, it is likely to be a combination.

Great Lakes Polymer Technologies combines Bridon Cordage and Fabpro Polymers

February 3, 2015

Great Lakes Polymer Technologies (GLPT), a company specialized in polymer engineering, has acquired and combined Bridon Cordage and Fabpro Oriented Polymers.

Video: Low-stress cattle handling, Part 2

February 3, 2015

Feedlot veterinarian and animal-handling consultant Dr. Tom Noffsinger demonstrates practices that enable voluntary movement of cattle at the 2014 International Cattle Welfare Symposium. Second of two parts. Check out Part 1 of this video series.

Curved oil prices could help sale of U.S. beef overseas

February 2, 2015

David Cooper

The price of oil isn’t just providing some relief to American drivers. Even in countries where filling up the tank is not a regular expense, cheaper oil and gas could throw some savings to those nations’ buying power. With that extra cash, the expectation is to buy more U.S. beef.

Cattle count shows first herd expansion since ’07

February 2, 2015

David Cooper

The U.S. beef cattle industry experienced its first cattle inventory increase since 2007 this month, as the USDA cattle count showed the number of cattle and calves at 89.8 million head, a 1 percent increase over Jan. 1, 2014.

Ranch ingenuity: Hydraulic barbed-wire puller

February 2, 2015

Lynn Jaynes

Nobody likes untangling fishing line from a mess of willow branches or rolling up barbed wire through pasture choked with brush. But not liking it doesn’t change the fact that it has to be done.

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Without warning: Strategies for drought

New device measures ketosis prevalence in dairy herds

Never walk a breeding pen again?

Zoetis launches Draxxin 25 to treat small calves for BRD

How to identify, treat and prevent seven fresh cow illnesses

Great Lakes Polymer Technologies combines Bridon Cordage and Fabpro Polymers

Video: Low-stress cattle handling, Part 2

Curved oil prices could help sale of U.S. beef overseas

Cattle count shows first herd expansion since ’07

Ranch ingenuity: Hydraulic barbed-wire puller

Overcoming micromanagement

North: Finding synergy between farming and livestock

The Outside Circle: Putting out fires

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