Tag: herd management
Quality assurance is important to the dairy industry
As a dairy producer, what principles can you follow to maintain a safe food supply? Ohio State Extension educator Chris Zoller offers advice.
Mineral supplementation on pasture
Taking the time to test your forages and matching them with a proper mineral mix can ensure good animal health and reproductive efficiency.
Considerations for feeding corn dried distillers’ grains to livestock
Corn dried distillers' grains with solubles are widely available in the US as a feed ingredient for livestock animals.
Precision tech allows early diagnosis of calf pneumonia
Monitoring dairy calves with precision technologies based on the "internet of things," leads to the earlier diagnosis of bovine respiratory disease.
Take precautions with early spring grazing
Early spring grazing can be risky. Take precautions and transition your herd to pasture slowly.
Grazing practices to prevent grass tetany
Good grazing management can help prevent grass tetany. Here are a few considerations and practices to implement during your early spring grazing season.
Is your pasture prepared for extreme weather?
Learn more about the issues associated with extreme winter conditions and what producers can do to protect their herds.
Stop wet winter weather from causing hay feeding loss
Feeding losses can occur from trampling, weather conditions, fecal contamination, method of storage and overall hay quality. Learn how to prevent losses.
Prepare your dairy herd now for the fall football season
Just like an effective football coach, you must prepare and coach your herd to perform properly in the fall and prepare the cow herd to win each game.
Researchers study link between genetics and feed efficiency in Holstein cows
University of Wisconsin researchers studied genetic parameters for feeding behavior traits and their association with feed efficiency in Holstein cows.
