Guided traffic systems in Canadian dairy barns have cows learning to be milked without the incentive of feed pellets in the robot.
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Dairy farms taking feed pellet bribe out of milking system
Guided traffic systems in Canadian dairy barns have cows learning to be milked without the incentive of feed pellets
USDA detects a second bird flu strain in dairy cattle, agency email says
Strain not seen in cows previously
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has detected a bird flu strain in dairy cattle that previously had not been seen in cows, according to an email from the agency’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service seen by Reuters.
Top tips for successful dairy calf weaning
A step-down approach to weaning is critical, since today’s dairy calves consume more milk
Dairy calves weaned gradually are more likely to have greater gain, more feed consumption and fewer health issues than those weaned abruptly.
Are white ear tags shortchanging beef-on-dairy calves?
Are beef-on-dairy calf prices suffering because of their ear tags compared to what beef calves fetch at auction?
Are beef-on-dairy calf prices suffering compared to what beef calves fetch at auction because of their ear tags? Beef-on-dairy animals must be fitted with white DairyTrace tags, even if they’re bound for the meat market.
Separating silage for more milk and a cheaper ration
A dairy farm feeds the stover portion to dry cows and the rest to the milking herd
The Fodd silage separator, shown at World Dairy Expo 2024, was invented to separate rougher silage fractions from the higher starch portion, to feed dry cows and milking cows.
Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025
The Canadian Dairy Commission announced Nov. 1, 2024 that a decline in feed prices and the stabilization of other costs on dairy farms across the country means that the benchmark on-farm price for milk will decline by 0.0237 per cent starting in February 2025.
Dairy farm milk price drops for 2025
The slight decrease is due to a decline in the cost of feed
The Canadian Dairy Commission set the farm-gate price for milk in 2025 at 0.0237 per cent lower than in 2024.
Dairy beef changes dairy management, beef market
Large increases are seen in price for dairy cows, calves
The rapid rise in beef cattle prices has driven inflation and fundamental change in the dairy sector, thanks to the beef-on-dairy trend.
Still no bird flu in Canadian milk
Latest results from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency continue to find Canadian milk free of highly pathogenic avian influenza
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has not yet found highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in pasteurized retail milk or raw pre-pasteurized milk across the country.
Two California dairy farm workers test positive for bird flu
Health officials in California are monitoring other exposed workers for symptoms on two dairy farms where two human cases of bird flu were confirmed on Thursday, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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