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Johne’s disease and mastitis are two of the most economically important diseases affecting the Canadian dairy industry.
To improve the control of these infectious diseases and reduce the limiting effects they have on the productivity of the industry, Dr. Herman Barkema from the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine was appointed as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Industrial Research Chair in Infectious Diseases of Dairy Cattle.
Many dairy producers and custom choppers understand the significance of kernel-processing their corn silage. While planning for this fall’s corn silage harvest, it is good to examine why corn silage needs to be properly processed and to go through a checklist for preparing the silage harvester to ensure well-processed silage results.
Milking cows at Jeffrey Reijnen’s farm in St. Mary’s, Ontario, receive three different rations. All 155 cows receive the base ration, with fresh cow groups fed some additional ingredients.
Dairy producers and nutritionists understand the importance of providing adequate levels of nutrients in dairy cow rations. However, it is possible to provide too much of a good thing, which can lead to some undesirable consequences.
Mastitis is one of the most important and most common diseases of dairy cows. Conventional therapy for mastitis usually includes antibiotics since bacteria are the most common cause of mastitis. But what about the pain associated with mastitis?
Milk urea nitrogen (MUN) allows dairy farmers, nutritionists and veterinarians to estimate how much crude protein a cow consumes and how well it is utilized. By definition, MUN is the amount of urea found in milk, and these values are positively correlated with the level of blood urea nitrogen (BUN).
Maximizing the economic return of your calf program depends on the ability to provide the right nutrients and environment based on your calves’ biological needs for growth.
No one likes to make a mistake, do something wrong or get caught up in a bad situation. It can be even worse when it is recorded and put out there for the world to see. Yet as difficult as that can be, I firmly believe there is a lesson, or lessons, to be learned and good that can come from it.
DFC is launching a multicultural campaign aimed at promoting dairy products to the growing population of ethnic Canadians. The campaign is focusing on Chinese and South Asian communities since they represent the largest ethnic groups in Canada.
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