Department of Animal Science University of Minnesota. Water is the most essential of all nutrients required by animals. And a lactating dairy cow has one of the largest requirements ...

What's the best culling strategy? Dr. Mark Thomas of Dairy Health and Management Services argues it's one based on market ...

Can we get forage quality too high? That is a question I hear frequently. The answer to the question is…it depends. It depends on what we are feeding it to, how much we are feeding, and what ...

Maintaining fresh-cow dry matter intake is key to keeping your fresh ... The aim must be to produce milk with optimum milk quality as cost effectively as possible, while also aiming to get her ...

In the world of dairy farming, maximizing milk quality and cow comfort is paramount. Dr. Andy Johnson, famously known as ‘The ...

Negative energy balance (NEB) in freshly calved cows can be a concern as we are now only a matter of days away from the calving ...

Having a good diet available for cows will ensure that they hit their peak milk yield. Getting grass into the diet will be a priority on most farms, but from what we have learned in the past few years ...

Dairy-beef cross calves are vulnerable to bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Understanding triggers and management strategies can help farms meet this challenge.

Effectively managing the transition period for dairy cows is often talked about as being a key area for overall herd health ...

"Dry Matter intake is crucial for high yielding dairy cows. Pushing silage up in front of the feed fence is a time-consuming and repetitive job, and up until twelve months ago, we only did it ...