Milk Quality & Production
Ensuring a proper lag time each milking can help herds achieve optimal profitably while maintaining udder health.
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Water is a major driver of milk quality
To prevent or troubleshoot milk quality issues, look at all aspects of the milking system, including the water.
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Mycoplasma: Don't let it be a major problem
A mycoplasma outbreak can cause catastrophic results in a milking herd. Early detection, frequent and thorough sampling and an action plan can aid in preventing an outbreak.
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Canola meal adds persistent milk yield throughout lactation
A 10-week trial shows new results for canola meal and lactation persistency.
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Mastitis control: Prevention is better than cure
Technology and automation help dairy farmers deal with the daily demands of parlor management, and provides prevention and protection against mastitis.
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How to create better stimulation in the parlor
Understanding the biology behind milk letdown can increase productivity.
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Cow comfort influences low somatic cell count at Skyline Dairy
Skyline Dairy understands that happy cows create high volumes of quality milk. Generating an environment for their herd to do exactly that has resulted in success for the Manitoba operation.
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Consistency and the 'mastitis triangle'
A cow's environment, milking routine and milking equipment are key to avoiding mastitis outbreaks.
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Udder health in robotic milking systems
Robotic milking systems have many differences from a traditional parlor – especially when it comes to udder health. Managing by exception, teat health and robot maintenance are important steps in ensuring udder health.
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Keeping it old school when it comes to mastitis treatment
As the dairy industry has changed dramatically over the past 50 years, new innovations have come with it. Treating mastitis today is similar to treatment 50 years ago, and still just as effective.
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