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1. 0906 PD: Where’s the beef?: (From the Editor); Back in the late 1980s, Wendy’s hamburger chain ran a series of commercials which featured three old ladies contemplating big buns and little meat patties. The catchphrase that swept the country became, ...; Created on 21 September 2006
2. 0906 PD: WDE – In Step With... Tom McKittrick: (Event Coverage); With the World Dairy Expo just a month away, I spent some time with the folks at World Dairy Expo to see what would be happening with this year’s 40th anniversary show. In particular, I was able to ask ...; Created on 21 September 2006
3. 0906 PD: Garbage disposal on dairies: (Management); Garbage disposal on dairies is an issue that doesn’t usually receive much attention, having sometimes unseen negative impacts on business productivity and image. Garbage management procedures are sometimes ...; Created on 21 September 2006
4. 0906 PD: Showing: Tricks of the trade: (Guest Blog); As a person who’s been at both the end of a halter and as a judge in the center of the show ring, I’ve been exposed to many showing “techniques.” Many of these don’t fool the judge, but have become common ...; Created on 21 September 2006
5. 0906 PD: Water in feed – the cost: (Feed & Nutrition); Cows like to eat high-moisture feeds. Remember the cow grazing? There are high-moisture byproduct feedstuffs we can feed our cows. How much do high-moisture feeds really cost? Are they a good buy compared ...; Created on 21 September 2006
6. 0906 PD: How can we ensure our udder prep cloth towels are truly clean and sanitized?: (Barns & Equipment); In the National Mastitis Council’s February 1997 newsletter, Washington State University researchers concluded one of the following three practices were necessary to successfully clean a dairy’s cloth ...; Created on 21 September 2006
7. 0906 PD: Effects of overstocking on cow behavior, welfare and productivity: (Herd Health); Because of costs associated with the construction and maintenance of freestall barns, dairy farmers may limit the number of feeding and resting places available for cows in order to maximize utilization ...; Created on 21 September 2006
8. 0906 PD: Breeders’ Circle: (A.I. & Breeding); Taurus adds a new Powerhouse Taurus Service, Inc., announces the debut of 76HO0437 Windy Knoll View Powerhouse EX-93. This Outside son of Stardust Peggy x Pala exhibits an impressive type profile without ...; Created on 21 September 2006
9. 0906 PD: Trends in Food Fashion: (Baxter Black); It may come as a shock that I, a man who cannot fry eggs without searing an impermeable layer of formica on the bottom, who still has not mastered Minute-Rice and whose idea of a salad is a jalapeño and ...; Created on 21 September 2006
10. 0906 PD: World School Milk Day: (Event Coverage); First celebrated in 2000, World School Milk Day is an international, annual event held on the last Wednesday in September. Established by the Food and Agriculture Organization, the day provides an opportunity ...; Created on 21 September 2006
11. 0906 PD: Nutrition and claw health: (Feed & Nutrition); The management of feeding and nutrition are the primary areas of interest when attempting to reduce lameness problems. This may or may not be the correct approach, depending upon the specific types of ...; Created on 20 September 2006
12. 0906 PD: Evaluating distillers grain in dairy rations: (Feed & Nutrition); Corn distillers grains are becoming more readily available, due primarily to the rapid growth in the number of ethanol plants. Wet milling of corn is designed to produce pure starch and capture the maximum ...; Created on 20 September 2006
13. 0906 PD: Crossbreeding: Why the interest? What to expect: (A.I. & Breeding); Interest in crossbreeding is at perhaps an all-time high among commercial dairy producers internationally. Over the past 50 years, North American Holsteins have steadily increased as a percentage of the ...; Created on 20 September 2006
14. 0906 PD: Infinite Time: (Baxter Black); Infinite Time: The way I’ve been able to absorb the concept of ‘No beginning and no end’ is that time must be like a rolling ball. Of course, in my mind, time recycles itself over a long period. Thus, ...; Created on 20 September 2006
15. 0906 PD: The View from Here: (Guest Blog); I travel in military vehicles only. Our Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) has armored Humvees and armored tactical SUVs. But sometimes I must get out of the weeds. So our operations officer schedules ...; Created on 20 September 2006