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Carrier identification coming for dairy genetic defects
Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

Carrier identification coming for dairy genetic defects

GENETICS | Lactanet partners with Angus group to help producers optimize beef-on-dairy genetics

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More dairy producers are interested in getting a slice of the beef pie these days. That’s led Lactanet to work with an U.S.-based Angus association to share genotyping of Angus bulls from Canada, the U.S. and Australia and improve breeding decisions for those hybrid farms. Brian Van Doormaal, chief services officer for Lactanet, described the
Cows are brought to multiple robotic milking machines as part of a batch milking system in Texas.
Dairy cattle, News

Batch milking combines parlour with robotic automation

The system can save labour and milk large numbers of cows

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Glacier FarmMedia – A new concept in dairy equipment management brings the automation and data of robotic milking to a milking parlour orientation. DeLaval has several installations around the world where cows are herded into a holding area from which they access a group of automated milkers. “It really comes down to you and how
“If that cow doesn’t have a comfortable bed 12 hours a day, we’re going to have problems.” – Mark Gerber, Zinpro.
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Preventing lameness in dairy cattle

Comfortable cows dodge hoof problems

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Glacier FarmMedia – Cow comfort is king in the battle against lameness. That’s the opinion of Mark Gerber of Zinpro dairy technical sales, and a master hoof trimmer. “If that cow doesn’t have a comfortable bed 12 hours a day, we’re going to have problems,” Gerber said. “We really have to focus on cow comfort.
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Dairy cattle

“Animal-free” milk gets green light in Canada

Company touts synthetic dairy as more environmentally friendly, healthy

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In a news release today, Israeli startup Remilk, which uses the tagline "Real Dairy. No Milk," announced it had received a 'No Objection Letter' from Health Canada. This will "open the door for use of Remilk's protein in a variety of products with the same taste and texture as milk, ice cream, yogurt, cream cheese, and more," the company said.
Pre-weaned calves can be easily stressed in cold weather, which can affect their future health and productivity.
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Taking the bite out of cold-weather livestock care

Strategies for keeping calves warm and healthy

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Glacier FarmMedia – The youngest calves on the farm are the most sensitive to temperature changes and, in the case of a turn toward colder weather, producers can have problems managing morbidity, mortality and suboptimal growth rates, said Sarah Morrison. She is a research scientist with the William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute in Chazy,
“When we started LPI, this formula [was] very simple to use and simple to interpret.” – Brian Van Doormal, Lactanet.
Dairy cattle, Livestock

Lactanet embarks on LPI modernization process

Predictive production index has become cumbersome, complicated

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Glacier FarmMedia – A long-standing tool for predicting the milk production performance of dairy cattle daughters will be “modernized” to make it more user-friendly and reflective of contemporary knowledge about feed efficiency. During Lactanet’s open industry session earlier this fall, chief services officer Brian Van Doormaal gave a presentation entitled “Modernizing LPI (Lifetime Performance Index)”
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Dairy cattle, Livestock, Markets

CUSMA panel rejects U.S. complaint on access to Canada dairy market

Canada 'very pleased' with dispute settlement panel findings

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Ottawa | Reuters — A trade dispute settlement panel set up under a major North American free trade agreement has rejected a U.S. complaint that Canada is improperly limiting access to its dairy market, an official report showed on Friday. The United States had accused Canada of not meeting obligations under the 2020 Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement
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Dairy cattle, Livestock

Farmgate milk price hike delayed to May

Stakeholders say increase should be postponed amid food inflation concerns

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The farmgate price of milk will go up May 1, 2024, rather than Feb. 1, after a review of the national pricing formula and consultation with stakeholders. The increase will be 1.77 per cent, or about 1.5 cents per litre for milk going into processing plants, the Canadian Dairy Commission said Wednesday. The commission had
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Dairy cattle, Livestock

Hold off on milk price hike, dairy farmers say

Dairy commission to consult again before making annual adjustment

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The process to set the next national price adjustment for Canadian milk will now take an extra week, triggered by stakeholder objections, for a round of consultations — in which the national dairy farmer group plans to call for a delay on any increase. The Canadian Dairy Commission — the Crown corporation managing Canada’s milk

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