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Robotic milking has established itself more and more across the country – to the detriment of tiestall barns. Although this milking and herd management method provides several advantages, it also requires producers to adapt their level of management and choice of bulls in order to achieve success.
Canada is world-renowned for having outstanding dairy cattle with superior genetic potential. In 2014, the exports of dairy genetics from Canada exceeded $158 million, which was nearly a 30 percent increase over 2013 and a 43 percent increase over 2012.
When it comes to mastitis, everyone agrees that nowadays, along with lameness, it is the disease with the greatest economic impact on dairy farms. This applies here in Canada, as indeed everywhere.
Age: 56
Location: Surrey, British Columbia
History of your dairy, in a nutshell: Nicomekl Farms Ltd. is a second-generation farm established in 1957 and now operated by David and Sandy Janssens.
I find it ironic that fall, which is typically referred to as an ending season, always seems to be the start of something new. For students, it is the start of a new school year. For our company, it is also our (unofficial) start of a new year.
A lovely poem (see below) was sent to me by a farmwoman who found it late at night as she pondered her new role on the farm. She is about to become an “empty nester.”
As robotic dairies in North America continue to grow and advance, we have had the opportunity to greater learn and make advances regarding the proper way to feed these operations.
Animal scientists from the University of Saskatchewan have found supplementing a dairy cow’s diet with extruded flaxseed products is an effective strategy for increasing the concentration of healthy fats in bovine milk.
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