Quebec dairy farm Ferme Laroselait says adding baffles improved barn ventilation enough to remove two large fans.
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Managing dairy barn cross ventilation with the right baffles
Quebec dairy farm Ferme Laroselait says adding baffles allowed removal of two large fans
Amazing biology, but also risk in bovine hoofs
Is the suspensory apparatus in bovine hoofs a boon or Achilles’ heel?
Bovine hoofs have an amazing suspensory apparatus, but if they are damaged, problems can be chronic.
Chelated minerals make sense in dairy, but only sometimes
There are specific cases where chelated minerals should be used in dairy diets
There are specific cases where chelated minerals should be used in dairy diets
Stable flies a vector for mastitis
Research shows flies can carry the bacteria behind the illness from their breeding sites in manure
Genetic analysis confirms stable flies can be the factor that lets bacteria causing mastitis to thrive in a cattle herd.
Little change for top dairy genetics under modernized LPI
Lactanet to update its benchmark Lifetime Performance Index by early next year
Lactanet has proposed a new Lifetime Performance Index (LPI) for Canadian dairy cows – with new weighting for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and enhancing "milkability"
Dutch farm manufactures liquid fertilizer to avoid manure hauling
Dutch farmer separates nitrogen from manure to fertilize crops and to avoid running afoul of the country’s nutrient regulations
Dutch farmer separates nitrogen from manure to fertilize crops and to avoid running afoul of the country’s nutrient regulations. Farmers in the country are frustrated by the hoops they have to jump through thanks to government policy.
Farm connections flagged in U.S. dairy bird flu spread
Shared equipment, workers may play roles in interstate spread
USDA investigation into U.S. bird flu in dairy cows suggests shared equipment and shared workers may have helped HPAI cross state lines.
Canadian milk tests for bird flu come up nil
CFIA says continued negatives support view that HPAI has not reached Canadian dairy cows
CFIA says continued negative test results in milk monitoring supports view that HPAI has infected Canadian dairy cows.
Dairy bird flu cases creep closer to Canada
Michigan and Idaho become fourth and fifth state to confirm virus in dairy cattle
Idaho has become the newest U.S. states to identify highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy cattle operation, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (IDSA) confirmed March 30.
Opinion: Why Bill C-282 is an awful idea
Bill would hold nation’s economic future hostage for one small group’s benefit
At the end of February, Bill C-282 sat in the Canadian Senate on the precipice of becoming law. It seeks to bestow immunity upon supply management from concessions in any potential future trade negotiations. In essence, it risks holding all other economic sectors hostage solely to safeguard the interests of a small, privileged group of
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