It can be a challenge to keep cows healthy on a dairy with common diseases such as mastitis, lameness, metritis and others negatively impacting herd profitability. A review of existing research shows that per-incident cost of some health events can approach $500, and that nearly one out of every three cows that experience a significant health issue may be culled.

These protocol sheets were assembled by members of the Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC).

Immigrant workers in Wisconsin deserve a fair opportunity to build productive lives here as a vital part of the workforce, Gordon Speirs, president of the Dairy Business Association, said last Thursday.

Things aren’t just black and white at Majestic Crossing Dairy. For brothers Dean and Darren Strauss, a three-way crossbreeding program has added colors to their barn, components to their milk and cash to their bottom line.

The “forests” of microbes that naturally grow in babies’ guts are increasingly recognized as key players in childhood health and nutrition.

Editor’s note: Balchem Corporation sponsored a post-conference seminar focusing on milk protein production following the 2015 Penn State Extension Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop held recently in Grantville, Pennsylvania.

Take a moment and make a mental picture of the most profitable cow in your barn. Is she the stylish, large-framed and open-ribbed 2-year-old who catches everyone’s eye?

Automated activity monitoring systems are now the backbone of many herd reproductive management systems. This technology is helping herds achieve reproductive results that seemed impossible only a decade ago.

Precision agriculture is a term often used to describe crop management – but in a recent Progressive Dairyman article, Robert Fourdraine, vice president of research and development for Cooperative Resources International, described dairy management with the same term.

Chronic diarrhea. Weakness. Low bodyweight. Loss of appetite. Death. For decades, Holstein calves not responding to treatment left animal health professionals perplexed while costing dairy farmers worldwide countless dollars in veterinary care and losses.