Karla Wilke of the University of Nebraska Panhandle Research and Extension Center shared her thoughts about feeding cows in confinement during drought conditions.

Dry matter intake will have a big impact on early lactation, as the cows will not reach their peak DMI until two to four weeks after they reach their peak milk yield. The impact of this ...

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

As February arrives, things are starting to get busier. We’re hoping to spread slurry this week and the spring herd has begun ...

This can have a negative impact on dry matter intake - and associated milk loss - during this critical time. Schirmann et al. (2011) found that moved cows showed greater behavioral changes than cows ...

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 ...

Dairy cattle are highly susceptible to heat stress. Heat stress causes a decline in milk yield, reduced dry matter intake, reduced fertility rates, and alteration of physiological traits (e.g., ...

Dairy producers looking to optimise herd performance against their feed budget will benefit by including rumen-protected fat ...

Dairy-beef cross calves are vulnerable to bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Understanding triggers and management strategies ...

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

Our devastation of nature is so extreme that reversing even a small part of it requires painstaking, quixotic efforts.