In the world of dairy farming, maximizing milk quality and cow comfort is paramount. Dr. Andy Johnson, famously known as ‘The ...

As we begin thinking about weaning calves and deciding which cows might need culling, udder quality and condition are one factor that should be taken in to consideration. There are many factors to ...

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 to ...

Other countries are using a bird flu vaccine successfully in poultry and that if we vaccinate the poulets (the young birds) today.

The cow’s amazing ability to sustain itself by eating nothing but grass is one of the marvels of nature, but it comes at a cost. As grass ferments in the rumen — one of four compartments in th ...

Herd of cows eating hay in a dairy farm. STOCK PHOTO/Adobe Stock There have been a total of 957 confirmed cattle infections in 16 states, with 36 new infections in the last 30 days in California ...

This event scheduled for today, Thursday, Feb. 16, was canceled the day before. University of Minnesota Extension, in collaboration with the Minnesota Dairy Initiative – SouthCentral Region, ...

At least four cattle herds in Nevada have tested positive for a strain of H5N1 bird flu never before seen in cows, state agriculture ... recent months to dominate infections in wild birds and ...

October is traditionally calf weaning and cow culling month for spring calving operations. At cow culling time, producers often face some tough decisions. Optimum culling of the herd often seems to ...