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Emma Ohirko

Emma Ohirko

Former Editor / Progressive Dairy
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Crowdsourcing quick, cost-effective lameness detection

New research develops a comparison-based lameness assessment approach using as few as 10 crowdsourced workers to provide reliable, efficient assessments.
November 2, 2023
Emma Ohirko

Recent research conducted by University of British Columbia’s Dairy Education and Research Centre has produced a method of low-cost lameness detection that can be conducted faster than conventional locomotion scoring.


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Hoenhorst Farms multiplie ses succès grâce à une approche de gestion méthodique

Le suivi de 100 indicateurs de performance permet à une ferme laitière de l'Ontario de peaufiner chaque secteur de son exploitation afin d'en assurer la rentabilité et la prévisibilité.
March 1, 2023
Emma Ohirko

Imaginez que vous ayez le pouvoir de contrôler tous les aspects de votre ferme : rentabilité, production, santé animale, réforme, succès de la reproduction…


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Cattle comfort

Trois experts débattent du temps de repos, de la densité d’élevage, de l'accès à l'eau et bien plus

March 1, 2023
Emma Ohirko

En présentant sa conception du confort des vaches, Dr Don Niles a déclaré : « Nous essayons maintenant de créer l'environnement le plus idéal possible pour la vache dans tous ses aspects, et pas seulement la surface sur laquelle elle se couche. »


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Growing forages

La culture de fourrages pour la nouvelle normalité

March 1, 2023
Emma Ohirko

Des problèmes tels que la destruction répétée des champs durant l'hiver, le retard ou l'impossibilité des semis et des récoltes, de même que l'incertitude des marchés du maïs et du soya, la variabilité du prix du lait et une pandémie mondiale ont rendu la planification de l'avenir extrêmement difficile.


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Tirer profit des outils de nutrition existants pour réduire les émissions de méthane

January 1, 2023
Emma Ohirko

Qui aurait cru que les pets de vaches seraient un jour au cœur de la controverse et des critiques visant l'industrie du bétail?


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“Vous ne croiriez pas tout ce que j'ai essayé” : un producteur laitier ontarien conçoit une étable innovatrice après 18 ans d'expérimentation

Un producteur laitier et avide lecteur de revues scientifiques conçoit et fait breveter sa propre étable laitière sans stalles après 18 ans d'essais et d'erreurs à la recherche du confort suprême pour les vaches.
January 1, 2023
Emma Ohirko

Avez-vous déjà eu l'impression que la solution à un problème serait réalisable, mais que le bon outil n’existe pas encore?


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Automatiser et élever la vache idéale selon la ferme Drolet et fils

November 1, 2022
Emma Ohirko

Lorsqu’un incendie a ravagé l’étable de la ferme Drolet et fils en 2020 – détruisant partiellement 30 ans de progrès génétique – les propriétaires de la ferme, Samuel et Pier-Luc Drolet et leurs parents Pierre Drolet et Henriette Ghielen, ont surmonté la tragédie et modernisé leur exploitation.


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Dairy’s next generation: A retired expert offers advice and hope for the future

After a 40-plus-year career, one expert offers ten reflections on how to succeed in the dairy sector, what challenges lie ahead and areas for growth.
September 8, 2022
Emma Ohirko

After a 40-plus-year career, one expert offers ten reflections on how to succeed in the dairy sector, what challenges lie ahead and areas for growth.


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Teamwork and cow comfort are paramount at Lucky Hill Dairy

An Alberta dairy does not take anything for granted, appreciating luck in all they do, including their breeding achievements and new barn geared towards cow comfort and longevity.
September 8, 2022
Emma Ohirko

Co-owners of Lucky Hill Dairy Ltd. Willem and Joanne van der Linde say lucky is more than just a part of the farm’s name, it is an outlook on farm life itself.


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What does feeding behaviour tell us and how can we use it to optimize nutrition management?

Beyond diet, how cows eat is major factor influencing cow health, efficiency and productivity, which means optimizing nutrition also requires an understanding of cow feeding behaviour.
September 7, 2022
Emma Ohirko

When you consider the ration you feed your cows and the feed additives and nutritional components you invest in, do you also prioritize the conditions under which this feed is consumed?



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