Steve Pavelski

Use voluntary waiting period data to set cows up for success

Gathering and analyzing data during the voluntary waiting period can help you find fertility and health challenges early, allowing for timely interventions and greater cow performance.

September 5, 2024

Steve Pavelski

With proper intervention and nutrition or management adjustments, cows can return to cyclicity, increasing the likelihood of positive pregnancy outcomes following the voluntary waiting period.

How to use cow monitoring to improve reproduction and lactation efficiency

January 19, 2021

Steve Pavelski

There’s no debate that dairy farming relies on cycles. From the time of day cows are milked and fed to the timing of heats and breeding, everything has a time and a place.

More data means greater accuracy, better cow management

March 11, 2020

Steve Pavelski

A dairy’s success depends on the ability to obtain and evaluate data on each and every cow – when she should be bred, if she is at risk for a health event and how much milk she produces, along with other management variables.

Boost cow health and productivity by decreasing interruptions

June 8, 2018

Steve Pavelski

Everyone sees the world through their own prism. The same can be said for your cows. The crux of successful dairy management is to make sure the vision of human and animal intersects for a common perception. That is, observing – and managing – your dairy from a cow’s perspective.

Animal monitoring data influence reproductive programs

April 18, 2018

Steve Pavelski

Dairies are constantly learning how to put the actionable data from animal monitoring systems to work in new and different ways to benefit their herds. Astute producers use this information to elevate animal productivity and management to new heights while improving cow comfort and health at the same time.

Articles by Steve Pavelski

Use voluntary waiting period data to set cows up for success

How to use cow monitoring to improve reproduction and lactation efficiency

More data means greater accuracy, better cow management

Boost cow health and productivity by decreasing interruptions

Animal monitoring data influence reproductive programs

Milk production slightly higher than year ago for third consecutive month

Tales of a Hay Hauler: The gift of understanding

Retired Vermont dairy farmer writes children’s Christmas book

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