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Cow and Heifer Management
Winterizing Your Heifers -
Feb 22, 2009 - 5:10:49 PM
Now that the heifers are home from the summer and fall pastures, it is time to prepare them for their winter diets. There are many factors that should be considered when formulating a heifer ration and feeding heifers all year long.
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The Practical Application of Body Condition Scoring -
Feb 22, 2009 - 5:08:41 PM
Often times the importance of body condition scoring can be overlooked when managing our dairy herd for maximum performance. It has been found that body condition scoring, if done on a regular basis, can be used to troubleshoot potential problems, as well as improve herd health, longevity, milk production, and breeding efficiency. Body condition scoring can be a useful tool in providing an early indication of possible problems within your dairy herd.
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Rethinking Dry Cow Management -
Feb 22, 2009 - 5:05:12 PM
Dairy producers and nutritionists have been working diligently for years to better manage transition cows. Countless combinations of low potassium forages, low calcium, high calcium, anionic salts, high energy diets, low energy diets, palatability enhancers and numerous additives of every variety have been tried, with varying degrees of success, in an attempt to prevent or manage the problems associated with freshening dairy cows.
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Key Elements for Managing Hoof Health -
Feb 22, 2009 - 5:00:21 PM
Dairy cattle lameness is a growing problem on today’s modern dairy farms, costing producers thousands of dollars in lost profits each year. Not only are many cows culled due to lameness, lameness is also a contributing factor in cows with poor reproduction and low milk production.
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Feeding Transition Cows -
Feb 22, 2009 - 4:57:42 PM
Transition feeding and management involves how we feed dry cows and bred heifers three weeks before calving and 3 to 6 weeks afterwards. There have been many excellent articles written on this subject, and it is my goal to summarize these ideas into a simple article that you can use for your herd. I will outline the key factors for successful transition from dry cow to milking.
