Based on recently published research, dairy farms may be closer to using existing barn cameras for individual cow identification—without relying solely on physical tags.
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Automatic milking systems (AMS) now play a central role in modern dairy production. Beyond improving labour efficiency, these systems collect detailed data at every...
A recently published study in the Journal of Dairy Science examined a practical question many calf managers have asked: does adding water to a...
Dairy farmers around the world are being asked to do two big things at once:keep milk flowing and shrink the environmental footprint of every...
Reproductive success in high-producing dairy cows depends heavily on timing. Even with modern fertility programs, activity monitors, and improvements in sex-sorted semen, the question...
Editor’s Note: The following article summarizes findings from the Journal of Dairy Science paper titled “Invited review: Development of a dairy barn concept to...
According to a recent University of Guelph study, how a heifer spends her time before calving may help predict how easily she adapts to...
Researchers have developed a faster and safer way to edit the genome of Streptococcus thermophilus, the bacterium at the heart of yogurt and cheese...
The productivity of a dairy cow starts long before she enters the milking herd. According to research from Pennsylvania State University, early calf traits—hip...
Why do some cows struggle with subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) while others on the same ration don’t? A study published in the Journal of...
