Current Issue of PD: May 27, 2008
(site updated 5.23.08)
News and Business
Market reports
In the news
Northeast production rises, Southeast remains steady
Midwest production is sluggish due to wet, cold weather
Northwest still hurting from colder-than-normal weather
Four ways genomic selection will change dairy genetics
Dalhart students receive recognition
It’s a small world after all – even for dairy
CWT: More than a domestic supply management tool
How do consumers perceive animal welfare?
Animal welfare review: Animal health
Progressive Events: Alltech Symposium
Industry news
Crossover
What to do when things go amiss and nothing’s changed
Finding the “V” for your dairy team
Teamwork to produce high performance
Issue Focus: Peak Milk Production
Nutritional strategies = More milk components, more money
Nutrition, management can make or break peak milk
Identify mastitis to effectively treat affected cows
Do you know the major contributors to teat-end health?
Timely Topic: Calf and Heifer Raising
Calf & Heifer NAHIS data
Harold Burton: Kentucky calf-raiser
Colostrum quality: A key to scours prevention
Make handling of post-pasteurized waste milk a priority
Surges in scours cases
PD Departments
Editor's notes:'Don't spoil the milk'
Yevet Tenney: Tailor-made happiness
Brad Nelson: Leg irons and hippies
Baxter Black: Cell phone overcharge
City boy cartoon
18 Reasons to Read
Northwest/Southwest Editions
Know the role of nutrition in maximizing milk solids
How to reduce mastitis and somatic cell counts
in your dairy herd
Mastitis and its effects on reproduction
How to use sexed semen in dairy cattle breeding
The dairy cow heat cycle
Effects of bedding quality on lying behavior of dairy cows
Can I have a mastitis problem if my somatic cell count is low?
Water: It’s what you don’t see that counts
The feeder’s job is important
Practical approaches to feed efficiency
and applications on the farm
Protecting an energizer from lightning
Baxter Black: Wolf gang
Mike Gangwer: The world food crisis
Managing pain to increase cow comfort
