Interestingly, our dairy farm actually had triplets heifers a few years ago. One of the cows gave birth to 3 healthy heifer calves. All of them grew up healthy and strong. Not many dairies have the privilege to take care of triplets though!
Farm Post: How Dairy Cows Cope When Udder StressIt is not just high-flying businessmen who suffer from stress through working too hard in unsuitable conditions.The Birmingham Post (England)
Dairy farms keep their cows comfortable in many ways. This includes using fans and misters to keep cows cool during the summer, using barns that are right for their cows and climate, and other fun additions to the barn – like rotating brushes cows can lean up against. For farms in cold...
Longevity in dairy cows has actually improved tremendously in the past 20 years. Instead of breeding for only milk production, dairy farmers are focused on breeding healthier, longer lasting cows by selecting males with better health and longevity traits. Genes really do make a difference in how ...
Ohio Department of Agriculture spokesperson Meghan Harshbarger confirms, “Most deaths in Ohio are due to secondary infections, rather than theavian flu virusitself.” Therefore, while the initial avian flu infection is severe, the subsequent secondary infections are proving fatal for many dairy cows,...
The present article aims to 'translate' the current-mostly theoretical-knowledge on fertility disorders in modern high yielding dairy cows, towards the actual situation in the stable. While some detailed research has recently been done at our department to elucidate the association between a high lev...
If left out of the refrigerator for two hours or less, yogurt can safely be put back in the refrigerator to eat at a later time. However, this will shorten its overall shelf-life. If you plan to eat only part of a carton of yogurt, spoon out what you intend to eat into a separate...
Use a fork or a whisk to break up the pulp. Try to get as many clumps out as possible. Now you can either leave it out for 24 hours to air dry or put it in your oven at the lowest setting for 4 hours. These are the two methods I have tried. You can also put it in the ...
Dairy farms have special maternity areas for cows that are ready to give birth. For example, theBateman family in Utahbuilt state-of-the-art, enclosed and temperature-controlled maternity barns for their cows and calves. Daylight saving time starts Nov. 5, and while many of us turn our cloc...
Increasing output has been the dominant theme in dairy cattle improvement for decades. Average cow milk production has been doubled and redoubled in the past century by dairy farmers applying the new information on genetics, nutrition and management. How