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A large audience of hoof trimmers listened attentively to a guest speaker who was addressing the important topic of lameness prevention at the Hoof Health Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, in February 2016.
Ketosis is a very common disease in dairy cattle. Various testing methods are available to help dairy producers understand how it affects their herds. Here are a couple of points to consider in selecting the method that is right for you.
As a dairy producer, ensuring your calves have the best start to life begins before the calf is born. The care and nutrition you provide the cow while her calf is in utero can set that calf up for life.
The dairy cow is quite an extraordinary creature. Time and time again the record for highest milk production is broken, most recently by My Gold from Ever-Green-View Farms in Wisconsin with a mind-boggling 77,480 pounds (35,144 kilograms) of milk produced in a 365-day period.
Lameness is our dairy industry’s most visible animal welfare issue as well as being detrimental for cows’ longevity, reproductive performance and productivity. In addition, the dairy industry is faced with increasing pressures from the public to ensure our cows are well cared for.
Three dairy veterinarians shared their experiences working with automated milking systems and offered some valuable pieces of advice to dairy farmers during the Lely North America FMS Conference held in Fair Oaks, Indiana, in May.
Salmonella dublin is a multi-drug-resistant bacterial disease that has become an emerging threat in Canada. Historically, it has been found in the U.S. and sporadically in Alberta, but cases of Salmonella dublin have been recently found in both Ontario and Quebec.
In the late 1990s and early 2000s, research on North American dairy farms reported that on average one out every four cows was lame. Fast-forward to present day, and we see nearly identical numbers.
We all need a good back scratch every once in a while, and cows are no different. In their natural environment, cows will rub up against trees and bushes.
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