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Dairy Cattle Health and Diseases – DAIReXNET

WEBIntroduction. Being able to properly identify and monitor certain health conditions and diseases of dairy cattle is an important step in preventing side effects …

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Prevention and Control of Foot Problems in Dairy Cows

WEBIntroduction. Foot health and lameness are major issues facing dairy producers because of their common occurrence and the tremendous economic losses incurred. Early detection …

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Evaluation of Water Quality and Nutrition for Dairy Cattle

WEBA proposed approach for evaluation is listed subsequently. High-sulfate (e.g., 1,200 ppm) drinking water compromised lactational performance of fresh dairy …

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Sire Evaluations for Health and Fitness Traits – DAIReXNET

WEBHealth and fitness traits for which national dairy cattle genetic evaluations are available. a Heritability – percent of differences between animals for a trait due to …

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The Value and Use of Dairy Herd Improvement Somatic Cell Count

WEBThe term “somatic” means “derived from the body.”. All milk contains white blood cells known as leukocytes which constitute the majority of somatic cells. The cell …

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Body Condition Scoring as a Tool for Dairy Herd Management

WEBBody condition scoring is a method of evaluating fatness or thinness in cows according to a five-point scale and using the score to fine-tune dairy herd nutrition and …

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Best Management Practices to Reduce Mastitis and Improve

WEBIt may be necessary to cull chronically infected cows. Control of environmental mastitis pathogens is best achieved by maintaining a clean, dry …

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Effects of Cow Comfort on Milk Quality, Productivity, and Behavior

WEBA survey conducted on 47 farms in northeastern Spain demonstrated the significant effects of both stall availability and stall maintenance on the productivity of …

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Application of New Technologies in Functional Proteins for …

WEBMortality was 25, 7.5, and 5% in calves fed WPC, spray-dried bovine or porcine plasma treatments, respectively. Morbidity, measured as the number of days …

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Dairy Calf and Dairy Heifer Management – DAIReXNET

WEBWell-grown dairy calves and heifers play an important role in the future success of all dairy farms. Being able to efficiently raise replacement dairy heifers or …

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Makin’ Me Dizzy – Pen Moves and Facility Designs to

WEBIntroduction. The success of a particular dairy herd’s transition cow program is the sum of the strategies used by the herd to prevent subclinical and clinical disease and the ability …

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Calf Diseases and Prevention – DAIReXNET

WEBDepending on timing, amount, and type, vaccinations or medications can impose significant health risk to young calves. Keep things simple for calves. Feed a single, large-volume …

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3. Calf Nutrition

WEB2. Feed colostrum at a rate of 12 percent to 15 percent of the calf’s body weight. Large-breed. calves weighing more than 90 pounds at birth can be fed four quarts at birth. …

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Feeding Strategies for Post-Weaned Dairy Heifers, 2 to 6

WEBFeeding Strategy Options. 1. Concentrate diets containing alternative protein sources. An 84-day study with 90 Holstein dairy heifers (av 222.2 lb BW; hip height, 37.9 …

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The Feeding Behavior of Dairy Cows:Considerations to Improve …

WEBThe housing environment is considerably different from conditions with pasture. Changes in physical and social factors (e.g., artificial lighting, confinement, and …

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Housing Factors to Optimize Respiratory Health of Calves in

WEBThe design features of these barns meet the general recommendations for natural ventilation of livestock buildings in winter by providing eave or sidewall openings …

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Simplified Scoring System to Identify Respiratory Disease

WEBBovine respiratory disease (BRD), also known as shipping fever or pneumonia, is a significant problem for dairy replacement heifers. According to reports …

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Growth Monitoring Dairy Heifer

WEBThe objective of a heifer-raising program is to achieve a relatively constant rate of growth. Holstein heifers should reach 750 to 800 pounds and 48 to 50 inches by the desired …

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Dietary Cation-Anion Difference for Dairy Rations – DAIReXNET

WEBDefinition. Dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) typically includes two cations [potassium (K) and sodium (Na)] and two anions [chlorine (Cl) and sulfur (S)]. …

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