Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, http://www.agric.gov.ab.ca/
The Importance of Estrus Detection
The accurate and efficient detection of estrus is essential in improving the performance of dairy herds and maximizing producer profits; over $300 million is lost in the US annually due to...
Source: Alberta Milk, U of A: Masahito Oba
Background: Rumen acidosis is a persistent metabolic disorder for high-producing dairy cows; the effort to increase the diet fermentability to increase milk yield is often associated with rumen acidosis and milk fat depression....
Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada, Dairy Research Blog
A research project financed in part by Dairy Farmers of Canada and its partners under the Organic Science Cluster investigated sustainable alternative sources of bedding for dairy cows. The research team led by...
Source: University of British Columbia
Anyone who works in the dairy industry will be aware that there is tremendous variation in maternity pen design. Part of the reason for this variability is a lack of research on what types of...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry
Uterine contamination negatively affects reproduction in dairy cattle
Uterine infection delays resumption of normal ovarian activities by suppressing growth of eggs, often causing significant economic losses to dairy producers. Infection is quickly followed by intensive migration...
Source: Dairy Farmers of Canada
Canadian Journal of Animal Science (2005), Vol. 85 (3), p. 389-399. Girard, C.L., Berthiaume, R., Chiquette, J., Matte, J.J., AAFC, Dairy and Swine Research and Development Centre (Lennoxville, QC), Martineau, R., Département des sciences animales,...
Source: Alberta Milk, U of S, Christopher Luby
Background: Bovine mastitis causes losses of over $300 million annually to the Canadian Dairy Industry. More antibiotics are used in the dairy industry for treatment of mastitis than for all other reasons combined....
Source: The University of British Columbia
As anyone who has worked with cattle knows, cows produce a huge volume of urine and feces each day. All that manure quickly adds up, increasing the risk of slips and falls, mastitis and...
Source: University of British Columbia
Cows learn better when housed together, which may help them adjust faster to complex new feeding and milking technologies on the modern farm, a new University of British Columbia study finds.
The research, published in PLOS...
Source: Alberta Agriculture and Forestry - Dr. Marcos Colazo, Livestock Research Branch, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development
Why is this important?
Poor or inadequate visual estrus detection on is the major cause of low insemination on risk (the percentage of eligible...
