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Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Beef 911

roy lewis dvm With all the stressful events leading up to and including calving, the incidence of several problems does increase and we would be remiss if we did not review them. By being ever-vigilant of these conditions we can initiate treatment before the problem worsens. The whole goal is to keep cows healthier so
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

U. S. Dairy Farms In Crisis As Milk Prices Turn Sour

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“When 50 per cent of your total cost doubles then the bottom line suffers severely.” – CALIFORNIA DAIRYMAN JOHN FISCALINI Illinois farmer Linnea Kooistra expects to keep her 250-cow dairy farm afloat despite a rising tide of red ink caused by a collapse in milk prices, but other U. S. dairy farmers may be forced
Dairy cattle, News

Musical Chairs Occur At Milk Price Review Commission

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“There are some advantages that have been given away here.” – CRAIG LEE The Manitoba government has sacked all independent members of a provincial milk price regulator and replaced them with civil servants as it moves towards a single western Canadian fluid milk price. Letters went out to members of the Manitoba Milk Prices Review
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Midwest Winters Challenge Dairy Calf Survival

If dairy producers need a sweatshirt when working around their calves, they need to start thinking about increasing calf rations. Making sure calves consume enough feed to meet their maintenance needs and grow is especially important in the winter, North Dakota State University Extension Service dairy specialist J. W. Schroeder says. Sufficient nutrition is one
Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Livestock

U. S. dairy farmers culling cows

A sharp drop in milk prices has the nation’s dairy producers sustaining huge losses and many are culling cows, a move that should mean less milk in 2009, said industry sources attending a convention here. Currently, the U. S. Agriculture Department estimates slightly more milk production in 2009 versus 2008, but USDA may revise down
Hogs, Other

Increasing sow and gilt nutrient intake during lactation

BERNIE PEET Peet on Pigs Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. Second of two articles on nutrition during lactation In my previous article, I looked at the factors that influence sow feed
Dairy cattle, Livestock, News

Dairy cows need personalized care

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It may no longer be possible to give each cow in the dairy barn her own name, but treating cows as individuals could help them live longer. The Dairy 2007 USDA survey reported 5.7 per cent of cows died on-farm across the country in 2006. That’s an increase from 4.8 per cent in the 2002
Dairy cattle, Hogs, News

High feed intake essential in lactation

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Peet on Pigs Anything that reduces the palatability of the feed will reduce intake. Bernie Peet is president of Pork Chain Consulting Ltd. of Lacombe, Alberta, and editor of Western Hog Journal. His columns will run every second week in the Manitoba Co-operator. First of two articles on nutrition during lactation The nutritional demands on

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