Source: Government of Alberta
“Blue-green algae is actually cyanobacteria, and can produce toxins that can be dangerous,” says Shawn Elgert, agricultural water engineer with the Alberta government. “It can cause organ damage or even death if ingested by livestock or...
Producers are encouraged to have a written protocol for non-ambulatory animals and treat them as a medical emergency.
Photo credit Daniela Roland, Penn State Extension
Dairy animals are at greater risk of becoming non-ambulatory around the transition period before and after...
What is it, and how to identify dehydration in calves with scours.
Photo credit Melissa Cantor, Penn State Extension
Cryptosporidium parvum (Crypto) is a protozoan species that invades the intestinal lining of calves (Thomson et al., 2017). Crypto is problematic because it...
Bartosz Pawliński,
Marcin Gołębiewski,
Michał Trela &
Olga Witkowska-Piłaszewicz
Abstract
Genetic selection for increased milk yield has been a key driver of dairy intensification. The modern dairy cow produces much higher amounts of milk than the cattle of several years ago,...
As the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) heads toward full implementation of its plan for supporting veterinary antimicrobial stewardship, NovaVive Inc. offers an antibiotic alternative for cattle.
Amplimune® is an emulsion of mycobacterium cell wall fraction (MCWF) that is regulator-approved...
Source: University of Minnesota Extension, Marcia Endres, Extension dairy specialist
Quick facts
Cow comfort is important to milk production, milk quality, reproductive efficiency, and health of dairy cows.
A cow’s housing and management can affect her comfort.
There are economic consequences...
Source: DRECA
Why is this important?
Most people have heard about probiotics and what these compounds can do to aid gut health in humans and other animals. Many producers have likely heard researchers, service providers, nutritionists or veterinarians speak about the...
Scott Poock
Veterinary Medicine State Specialist
Maintaining herd health and preventing disease is much more cost-effective than treating conditions. A well-designed herd health program minimizes death loss, introduction of new disease and loss of production efficiency due to disease. The best...
Source: PennState Extension
Lameness is one of the top three diseases that affect dairy herds, along with mastitis and infertility (Robcis et al., 2023). Lameness is a costly disease, with the highest associated cost being reduced milk production; it has...
Source: OMAFRA
As dairy herd sizes increase and group housing becomes more predominant, it's now more important than ever to understand factors that can affect a cow's behaviour. A complete assessment of your feeding system and adjusting it as needed...