Your calves are the future of your herd, so it’s important to establish goals for your calf care program, and protocols to help you reach those goals.
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It Takes Guts: Peak Performance in Pigs Starts with Gut Health
Like humans, pigs’ nutritional requirements change throughout their lifetime. With these changes also come challenges.
Milk Flip Cup Raises Money for Feeding America
To help celebrate Dairy Month in June, a group of women dairy farmers decided to come together, raise money, and create the first ever Milk Flip Cup Tournament.
The Top Three Tech Trends in the Dairy Farming Industry
From apps that monitor herd health, drones that scan fields, and thermostat-controlled curtains that keep cows comfortable throughout the winter, the dairy industry is becoming more advanced than ever before.
How to Handle Heat Stress in Swine
During the summer, heat stress is one of the main concerns in pork production due to the fact swine don’t have functional sweat glands to help efficiently remove body heat. Since they can’t sweat, pigs are prone to overheating.
Top Six Training Tips for New Puppy Parents
When it comes to being a new puppy parent, there are a few things you need to know. Like hiding the food up high. But it’s much more than that.
Beat the Heat in Beef: How to Handle and Spot Heat Stress in Beef Cattle
As the dog days of summer approach, temperatures begin to rise. With high humidity and hot days, heat stress can be hard on beef cattle.
Starting Cattle On The Right Path
As the next group of cattle makes its way off the trailer, what you do in the next hours and days will have a tremendous impact on how well those calves perform while in your facilities.
Heat Stress: Five Cool Tips to Reduce Heat Stress in Dairy Cows
Summer is just around the corner and with it, heat stress. Did you know that according to the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research in 2019, heat stress costs the US dairy industry approximately $1.5 billion…per year?
Campylobacter: Changing Analytical Methods
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that the pathogenic Campylobacter species altogether cause about 9% of the estimated 9.4 million annual foodborne illnesses in the U.S. and account for approximately 15% of hospitalizations.