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Robots are more and more popular in today’s dairy operations. Producers are looking for ways to increase the size of their herd, increase milk production per cow and improve the quality of life.
The introduction of genomics has had a revolutionary impact on today’s dairy industry. Major A.I. companies have aggressively adopted the technology, and now it is up to dairy producers to continue to advance its use as a herd management tool.
Once again, it is time for our annual state of the industry issue. In the centre of this issue, we bring you the industry’s annual metric report to see how each province and the country as a whole has been performing over the past year.
Health and safety is at the forefront of your operation. You are immensely invested in the well-being of your team and want them to go home the same way they came to work. Many steps are taken on a daily, weekly and monthly basis to ensure the health and safety of your entire team.
Calf management programs have traditionally focused on calf survival and treatment rates. Traditional feeding strategies involved restricting the amount of milk or milk replacer offered to the calf to encourage grain intake in an effort to accelerate weaning, reduce the potential for scours and other illness, and reduce the cost of feeding and management.
Recent research done at the University of Guelph identified over 26 percent of male calves had a significantly enlarged navel with heat, pain, moisture or malodorous discharge when examined at arrival to a veal facility.
Five years ago, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) delegates officially approved the implementation of proAction as a complete program, including six different modules, that would extend beyond the original Canadian Quality Milk (CQM) program and provide broader customer assurance about farm practices.
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