Culturing milk useful for fighting mastitis
It’s only way to 100% diagnose infectious mastitis Fighting mastitis on your dairy can be a difficult task. For one cow, a treatment will work great and she’s back to normal in a short amount [Read More …]
Register Today for the upcoming conference Shaping the Future
Join fellow producers and industry experts at the annual Dairy Calf & Heifer Association conference coming up on April 7-9, 2020, in the Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The schedule [Read More …]
NMC webinar focuses on teat conditions and udder health
Digital tool assists with assessing milk quality production challenges National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) next webinar features “Investigating Teat Health Conditions Using the NMC Teat Condition Portfolio.” This one-hour educational offering starts at 2 p.m. Central [Read More …]
DCHA Annual Conference registration
Registration is now open for the 2020 Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) Annual Conference, April 7-9, at the Alliant Energy Center, Madison, Wis. With a conference theme of “Shaping the Future,” attendees will gain [Read More …]
Webinar: Genomics Provides Clues to Fertility
Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council host upcoming webinar, February 28th “Genomics Provides Clues to Fertility” is the subject of the Feb. 28 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar. It is scheduled for 2 p.m. Central time [Read More …]
DCRC webinar features genomics and fertility
“Genomics Provides Clues to Fertility” is the subject of the Feb. 28 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar. It is scheduled for 2 p.m. Central time and features Joseph Dalton, a professor in the department of [Read More …]
55th National DHIA Annual Meeting March 3 – 5, 2020 Savannah, Georgia
The NDHIA Leadership Workshop and 55th Annual Meeting will be held March 4th and 5th (Wednesday and Thursday). There will be shoulder meetings the days prior to the NDHIA 2020 Annual Meeting. The shoulder meetings [Read More …]
AAVSB approves NMC’s continuing education application
Veterinarians attending NMC event may earn CE credits The American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) approved National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) application for continuing education (CE) credits. Veterinarians attending the 2020 NMC Annual Meeting, Jan. [Read More …]
First Meeting of Producer Advisory Committee
The new Producer Advisory Committee (PAC) held its first face-to-face meeting with the CDCB Board in December. During the joint Board session, PAC members received a December evaluation report, plans for the April 2020 [Read More …]
CDCB changes to evaluation system (December 2019)
Updates to crossbred evaluations Two important updates will be implemented in the crossbred evaluations in December 2019: Change in F1’s threshold for the breed of evaluation to be the breed of the ID: Since the [Read More …]
Allen Chester talks about reducing heifer inventory and improving cashflow
Things are changing on this Northern New York dairy. Allen Chester talks with Joel Hastings of DairyBusiness about reducing heifer inventory and improving cashflow on this 650-cow operation in St. Lawrence County. With genomics, beef semen and high-end embryos, Allen says it’s a new [Read More …]
The Proceedings of the 43rd ICAR Conference held in Prague (June 2019) are now available
The Proceedings of the ICAR Conference held in Pague in June 2019 have been finalised and made available on ICAR site here while all the PPT presentations of the Sessions and Workshops as well as the [Read More …]
Why Do Cows Leave the Milking Herd Earlier than in the Past?
In 2018, U.S. Holstein cows in the Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) program remained in the milking herd for an average of 28.4 months. Looking back to those born in 1975, they stayed an average of [Read More …]
2019 All-National Honorees
Congratulations to all of the breeders, owners, and exhibitors! You can view the top 10 at www.holsteinusa.com/allnational2019.
Holstein Journal Publisher Peter English Dies at 76
G. Peter English, 76, the retired owner and publisher of the Holstein Journal in Canada died on Nov. 29 in hospital at Newmarket, Ont. He grew up on the Enghill Holstein farm of his parents, [Read More …]
National Champions, All American High Sellers and Award Winners Announced by AJCA
The official National Champions, high sellers and award winners of 2019 have been announced by the American Jersey Cattle Association. The All American events are held annually in Louisville, Ky., in conjunction with the North [Read More …]
National DHIA offers $1,500 scholarships to veterinary students
National Dairy Herd Information Association (DHIA) is offering $1,500 scholarships to third-year or fourth-year college of veterinary medicine students. Applicants must be enrolled at a college that is accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association [Read More …]
Repro technologies, genetics, consumer barriers headline DCRC Annual Meeting
Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) members from 28 states and 6 countries gathered in Pittsburgh, Nov. 13-14, for the group’s annual meeting. The 200-plus attendees, representing reproductive physiologists, animal health researchers, dairy producers, bovine veterinarians, [Read More …]
NMC to gather in Orlando, Florida, for its annual meeting
Milk quality experts to meet January 28-31, 2020 National Mastitis Council heads to “The Theme Park Capital of the World” – Orlando, Fla., for its 59th annual meeting, Jan. 28-31, 2020, at DoubleTree at the [Read More …]
DCRC webinar, presented in Spanish, discusses heifer breeding strategies
The next Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar is Dec. 10, at 2 p.m. Central time, featuring “Reproductive Management Strategies to Optimize the Performance of Replacement Animals.” Cornell University Associate Professor Julio Giordano will deliver [Read More …]