Providing you with how to watch for freshened does to taking care of your herd. Scan through the articles to find the one that answers your questions.
- Helping Cows Stand
- Animal handling, safety, lunge space
- Aerica Bjurstrom, November/December 2018
- Good Feed Management is Key
- Feed, diet, ingredients, weight, mixing
- Liz Binversie, September/October 2018
- Proper Handling of Vaccines
- Vaccines, vaccination, vaccine cooler, disease, illness
- Lyssa Seefeldt May/June 2018
- Fresh Cow Health for Productive Lactation
- Keywords: fresh cow, prevention, treatment, disease antibiotics
- Dr. Michele Barret, DVM Zoetis Dairy Services
- The Importance of Clean Colostrum
- Keywords: antibodies, colostrum, calf health
- Vicky Lauer, ANIMART Inc
- To Help or Not to Help, that is the Question
- Calving assistance, calving problems, calf presentation
- Mark Hagedorn March/April 2017
- Select the Right Tool for the Job
- Keywords: needle gauge, intravenous, subcutaneous, injection, quality assurance
- Lyssa Seafeldt, January/February 2017
- Winter Strategies for Enhancing Teat Health & Milk Quality
- Keywords: teat health, teat damage, teat dip dips, cold, freezing, mastitis
- Heather Schlesser, November/December 2016
- Cattle Handling
- Keywords: handling, moving, movement, attitude, stress
- Matt Lippert, November/December 2016
- Handling Down Cattle
- Keywords: lame cattle, down cattle, handling, humane
- Greg Blonde, Dr. Bob Leder, November/December 2015
- How to Read a Drug Label
- Keywords: vaccination, antibiotic, drug label
- Lyssa Seefeldt, September/October 2015
- Fly Control
- Physical, biological, chemical control, manure
- Heather Schlesser, July/August 2015
- Animal Safety & Care is Important
- Keywords: handling, care, safety, cattle behavior, herd animals
- Ryan Sterry, May/June 2013
- Learn to identify sick cows when working in a freestall barn
- Keywords: observation, discharge, coughing, abnormal
- Zen Miller, September/October 2014
- How Cattle See
- Keywords: Vision
- Maria Bendixen, May/June 2009
- How to Spot Feed Sorting
- Keywords: sorting, feed rations
- Maria Bendixen, March/April 2013
- Importance of Johne’s Prevention & Control Methods
- Keywords: bacteria found in manure, sanitation, contagious diseases
- January/February 2012
- The Importance of Record Keeping
- Keywords: withdrawl time, treatment information, drug, antibiotics.
- Lysaa Seefledt, March/April 2015
- Proper Treatment Protocols
- Keywords: withdrawal time, needle gauge, injection site, lesions, abscesses.
- Lyssa Seefeldt, January/February 2015
- Help Cows Beat the Heat
- Keywords: heat, temperature, milk yield, heat wave, heat stress, feed intake, water
- Dr. Armon Hetzel, July/August 2014
- Keeping Cows Cooler during the Summer
- Keywords: need to keep cows comfortable, hydrated
- Abby Huibregtse, July/August 2011
- Left-Sided Pings & What They Mean
- Keywords: DA’s in Cattle, PING
- Sandy Stuttgen, July/August 2009
- More Laying Time means More Milk for Cows
- Keywords: making cows more comfortable
- Abby Huibregtse, July/August 2012
- Putting a Halter on a Cow
- Keywords: halter
- September/October 2012
- Right-sided Pings and What They Mean
- Keywords: DA diagnosis, PING
- Sandy Stuttgen, March/April 2009
- The Basics of Fresh Cow Exams
- Keywords: freshening, displaced abomasum (DA), examination of cows, abnormal discharge, diarrhea
- Zen Miller, January/February 2013
- Understanding the World from a Cow’s Perspective
- Keywords: sight, hearing, memory and behavior
- September/October 2011
- Using Crowd Gates Properly
- Keywords: efficiency, safety
- November/December 2010
- Why Does Handling Matter?
- Keywords: do not create a negative image, cattle handling, flight zone
- Lyssa Seefeldt, September/October 2010