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Progressive Dairy Canada
January 1, 2023
Edition: 0123
Digital edition
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Back to TopCrunching your machinery costs is more important than ever
With increasing equipment and machinery operating prices, know all the options and all the facts before investing in machinery.
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Stop, look and live gratefully: Managing chronic stress
Stress management is an essential business practice, and gratitude is an important way to reduce and better manage chronic stress while building resiliency.
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Don’t let the cold weather bite
Tips for preventing cold stress, hypothermia and frostbite for your family and employees as temperatures drop this winter.
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New Year: New safety resolution
There's no time like the present to make or renew your farm's commitment to safety.
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When it is hard to honour Mom, what can I do?
Having conversations with Mom is one way to better understand what is driving her decision-making, or maybe lack thereof.
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Topic articles
Back to TopProtect calves with a solid BRD identification plan
Learning how to properly identify symptoms of BRD, performing routine checks during feeding, keeping detailed records, and monitoring the type and duration of antibiotic therapy can aid in the protection of youngstock from BRD.
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5 things to stop doing if you want to get serious about your calf program
While a “good enough” mindset might work in some areas, it does not work in the calf program, where clear protocols are key to achieving excellence.
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Helping heifers become healthy mothers
While calving will always be challenging for heifers, there are key steps producers can take to mitigate this. These include feeding quality colostrum right away, vaccinating them effectively and managing animals holistically.
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New research for feeding with automated milking
The pellet fed at the milking robot and the partial mixed ration (PMR) must be equally evaluated in an automated milking system.
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Managing nutrient absorption: Dealing with poor absorption, antagonisms
Focusing on maximizing nutrient availability and absorption is critical to develop and maintain a cost-effective nutrition program.
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How often are you performing a milk quality audit?
Continually analyzing milking protocols can prove to aid in profitability.
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Time your manure applications and use cover crops to maximize ROI
Think of manure management as an opportunity, rather than expense, to maximize an investment that has already been made on the farm.
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Unlock your parlor’s potential with data
Data can help drive optimal parlor performance. Knowing what numbers to review using simple reports makes it an easy daily task.
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Timing embryos with high-quality, prepared recipients
Analyzing donor and recipients, viewing IVF as an extension of your current protocol, accurately confirming pregnancies and working with your veterinarian can ensure a successful IVF program.
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How does animal welfare tie into your genetic plan?
Fertility, antibiotic use, touchpoints and social sustainability all play into the status of animal welfare on your dairy. Being cautious of each of these topics and understanding their effect on your herd's performance is a crucial management practice.
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Tips and tricks for feeding transition cows in robots
A strong transition cow feeding and management plan plays a huge role in the success of a cow’s lactation.
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Microbiome 101: More than just the rumen
A healthy reproductive microbiome in the vaginal tract is key to leading transition cows to fewer health challenges, enabling faster rebreeding and improved performance.
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Is selective dry cow therapy right for me?
Six considerations to determine if selective dry cow therapy is right for your herd and which cows to treat.
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Do you hear what your cows are telling you?
Use data to manage cows by exception and decrease ketosis incidence.
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Consider brown midrib corn silage as an option in transition cows
Brown midrib corn silage has the potential to increase DMI throughout the lactation when fed in the transition period.
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Departments
Back to TopLeading the Way: Herdsmanship – key to looking and showing your best
Showing dairy cattle isn't just about what happens in the ring. Showing off your animals the entirety of the show is an important part of marketing your genetics to potential buyers.
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