Progressive Dairy
As on-farm data increases in quantity and complexity, some dairies may benefit from having someone on staff to oversee technology and manage this data.
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Parlor automation: The name of the efficient milking game
Partial automation decreases labor and delivers consistency in milking routines. Because it can fit into new or existing parlors, it is an appealing technology for many farms.
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Identifying profit leaks on a dairy
Focus areas important to dairy farm profitability include limiting shrink and dry matter losses in forages, regular DM percentage testing of silages, actively managing heifer replacement numbers and using a transition nutrition program that optimizes cow health, performance and ration cost.
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Inbreeding: Is it really as bad as it seems?
The negative effects of inbreeding are often discussed, disregarding the productivity inbreeding allows.
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Bovine coronavirus: Can you recognize it and what can you do?
If you have dairy cattle, then you likely also have BCoV. It is important to perform diagnostics to identify your risk and manage accordingly.
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