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1. 0608 PD: Beat out HSUS on animal welfare: (From the Editor); A reader recently e-mailed me to say he enjoyed our animal welfare review series. He also read with interest the standards comparison chart in the last issue. (See pages 38-41 of this issue for the second ...; Created on 14 April 2008
2. 0608 PD: Iowa dairy produces, markets and distributes its own milk: (Management); For nearly 150 years, members of Jay Hansen’s family have lived and farmed on Black Hawk County land near Waterloo, Iowa, where Jay and his four sons now work together. Between the five of them and Jay’s ...; Created on 14 April 2008
3. 0608 PD: 14 students earn platinum status at Western Dairy Challenge: (Industry News); The Western Dairy Challenge contest took place between Feb. 28 and March 1, at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Visalia, California. Fifty-four students from seven universities competed in the annual event. Student ...; Created on 14 April 2008
4. 0608 PD: Feeding strategies for high feed costs: Milk, corn and distillers grain prices: (Feed & Nutrition); As corn prices hovered near $3.50 per bushel, feed cost per cow per day increased over 80 cents per 100 pounds, while record milk prices occurred in July 2007. In 2007-2008, milk price will need to increase ...; Created on 14 April 2008
5. 0608 PD: Science-based knowledge for animal welfare: (Herd Health); Recent interest in animal welfare stems often from concerns related to intensive farming techniques. In many modern farms, especially in the industrialized world, dairy cattle are housed indoors, a system ...; Created on 14 April 2008
6. 0608 PD: Minerals in your water? There’s more than meets the eye: (Feed & Nutrition); Water is one of the most basic, yet important things we can supply for our cows. Despite the central role that water plays in mammalian physiology, we tend to take it for granted. It is even more crucial ...; Created on 14 April 2008
7. 0608 PD: How many hours do your cows need in their day?: (Barns & Equipment); At recent dairy production workshops sponsored by the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Milk Producers Association, Dr. Joe Harner, Kansas State University, offered Minnesota dairy producers a ...; Created on 14 April 2008
8. 0608 PD: Insect management guidelines for dairy cattle and dairies: (Herd Health); Dairy operators face a number of management problems during the production season. One of these problems is the control of insect pests. Insect pests generally fall into two groups: insects that feed on ...; Created on 14 April 2008
9. 0608 PD: Same old SAAWW!: (Barns & Equipment); We have been hammering away at relieving heat stress on dairy cows for a long time, including how to design, build, modify and manage facilities. Heat stress occurs when the heat generated by the cow and ...; Created on 14 April 2008
10. 0608 PD: Take care of the barn before you head to the field: (Barns & Equipment); Spring – time to plant corn, first cutting of hay and spread manure. But before you climb on the tractor seat, think about adjusting your barn ventilation in anticipation of warmer weather. That may be ...; Created on 14 April 2008
11. 0608 PD: BESS tests larger livestock ventilation fans: (Barns & Equipment); As animal housing continues to move toward larger buildings, the research team at the Bioenvironmental and Structural Systems (BESS) Lab at the University of Illinois is working hard to keep up with industry ...; Created on 14 April 2008
12. 0608 PD: Move your air, hold your water: (Barns & Equipment); Since it’s time to cool cows again, it’s time to tune up your cow cooling systems. The first thing is to clean your fans; dirty fans reduce air speed by 50 percent. With the price of energy these days, ...; Created on 14 April 2008
13. 0608 PD: Ventilation fans for animal housing: (Barns & Equipment); A Focus on Energy Technical Data Sheet Animal barns require ventilation to keep cows and other farm animals comfortable and productive year- round. Ventilation provides fresh air, removes excess moisture ...; Created on 14 April 2008
14. 0608 PD: The truth about feed ingredient quality: (Feed & Nutrition); The science behind building a ration that optimizes milk production and improves herd health is highly coveted. To formulate a performance-focused diet, nutritionists depend on quality feed ingredients ...; Created on 14 April 2008
15. 0608 PD: Adding extra vitamins: (Feed & Nutrition); Do extra vitamins help? Today there are fewer cows producing more milk. Cows have become more efficient. The vitamins A, D, and E are routinely supplemented to lactating cows. In the past, B vitamins, ...; Created on 14 April 2008
16. 0608 PD: Feeding straw in lactating dairy cow rations: (Feed & Nutrition); Feeding straw to dry dairy cows has become a popular strategy to decrease dietary energy content and increase the bulk fill of the ration. The key reasons for doing this are to maintain pre-calving dry ...; Created on 14 April 2008
17. 0608 PD: The price: (Yevet Tenney); It’s been snowing lately, and I have been complaining about the cold. I am not as young as I used to be, and my bones hurt.My circulation isn’t the best; our big house doesn’t have central heating, and ...; Created on 14 April 2008
18. 0608 PD: Molasses calf: (Baxter Black); You gotta feed cows in the winter in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Liquid molasses is a common supplement. But Annie (an alias) was not prepared for the sticky surprise she found in their molasses tank. ...; Created on 14 April 2008
19. 0608 PD: Weathering the storm: (From the Editor); I can’t remember the last time I heard someone say, “Boy, the weather has been almost perfect this year.” It seems like that used to happen every now and again when I was a kid. I suppose I could blame ...; Created on 14 April 2008
20. 0608 PD: Feedstalls reduce competition at the feedbunk: (Barns & Equipment); Dairy cattle housed in freestall barns are normally separated from the feed delivery area by some sort of barrier. Barriers are important as they prevent cattle from walking and defecating on the feed. ...; Created on 14 April 2008
21. 0608 PD: Diet for a small planet may be most efficient if it includes dairy and a little meat: (Industry News); A low-fat vegetarian diet is very efficient in terms of how much land is needed to support it. But adding some dairy products and a limited amount of meat may actually increase this efficiency, Cornell ...; Created on 14 April 2008
22. 0608 PD: Steps along the cowboy trail: (Baxter Black); STEP 1: Some cowboys are born and raised on a ranch; they grow up riding and working cows, they compete in high school rodeo, have a horse and an FFA project. They develop the art of hangin’ out and lookin’ ...; Created on 14 April 2008
23. 0608 PD: A winter day: (Guest Blog); Our winter period is a slog, at least this year. The snow is old, the wind does not slow, and the sediments saturate the white layer of ice. On gravel roads near our home, sheets of ice overlay the curvature ...; Created on 14 April 2008