Management

• Dairy Heifer Raising Cost Calculator (Excel format)
• Dairy Records Management System
• Center for Environmental Farming Systems Pasture-Based Dairy Production System
• National Mastitis Council
• Fly Control in Dairy Cattle
• Managing the High Producing Dairy Cow - University of Georgia
• The Income Side of Seasonal vs. Year-Round Pasture-based Milk Production - Virginia Tech
• Managing the Dry Cow - University of Georgia
• Raising Dairy Herd Replacements - University of Georgia
• Should Farmers Raise Their Own Dairy Heifer Replacements? - Virginia Tech
• Factors that Influence Milk Fat Tests - University of Georgia
• On-farm Tests for Drug Residues in Milk - Virginia Tech
• Preventing Drug Residues In Milk and Cull Dairy Cows - Virginia Tech
• Milking Center Wastewater Treatment - Virginia Tech
• Reducing Heat Stress for Dairy Cattle - Virginia Tech
• Early Heifer Development and Colostrum Management - Virginia Tech
• Heifer Inventory and the Economics of Replacement Rearing - Virginia Tech
• Dairy Pipeline: Charting Heifer Growth To Evaluate Heifer Management - Virginia Tech
• Dairy Pipeline: Hostile Handling Can Cause Fear and Reduced Milk Yield - Virginia Tech
• > Dairy Pipeline: Winterize Milking Management Program - Virginia Tech
• Dairy Pipeline: Alternatives to fencing cattle out of streams - Virginia Tech
• Dairy Pipeline: Animal Manure May Contain Disease-Causing Bacteria, Viruses That Can Reduce Water Quality - Virginia Tech
• Dairy Pipeline: Can Overfeeding Phosphorus Lead to Polluted Waters? - Virginia Tech
• Dairy Pipeline: Does a Transition Group of Dry Cows Fit your Operation? - Virginia Tech
• Dairy Pipeline: Effects of Automatic Milking-unit Detacher Settings - Virginia Tech
• Dairy Pipeline: Expense of Rearing Replacement Heifers - Virginia Tech
• Dairy Pipeline: To Minimize Silage Seepage, Harvest Silage Crops for 35-40% Dry Matter - Virginia Tech
• Dairy Pipeline: What Does it Cost you for your Minerals? - Virginia Tech
• Milk Somatic Cell Count Levels Trend Downward
• Early Mastitis Detection Is Important
• Treating Clinical Mastitis
• Overmilking and Teat Condition
• Milk Quality and Future Dairy Foods Marketing
• Mastitis Management in Heifers
• Milking Frequency - How Often for Your Herd?
• Should You Be Regulating Day Length During the Dry Period?
• Review Your Clinical Mastitis Treatment Protocol
• Bedding Management and Udder Health
• Get 'Em Clean!
• A New Mastitis Management Tool
• Update on Coliform Vaccination Programs
• An Update on Staphylococcus aureus Mastitis
• What to Consider When Selecting High Quality Milk Producers
• Is There A Relationship Between SCCs and Milk Prices?
• Mastitis Management Strategies
• Shorter Dry Periods May Be An Option
• Should Cows Be Milked More Frequently?
• Are Mastitis Immune Cows In Your Future?
• Udder Health Affected by Bedding Management
• Dairy Herd Biosecurity
• Trace Minerals, Vitamins, Immune Function and Mastitis - What Is Their Relationship?
• The Association of Inadequate Energy Intake at Calving Time with Mastitis
• Staph. aureus Still A Problem in Your Herd?
• The Role of Vaccines in Managing Mastitis
• A "New" Use for the California Mastitis Test?
• The Relationship Between Bulk Tank Somatic Cell Counts and Udder Infection Levels
• Myths About Mastitis Therapy
• Calving Intervals, Milk Production, and Profitability
• Prepartum Mastitis Management in Heifers
• Factors Affecting The Success of Antibiotic Treatment at Dry Off
• Recent Research Reports on Mastitis and Milking Management Topics
• Effectiveness of Treating Clinical Mastitis in Heifers Before Parturition
• Role of Nutrition in Mastitis
• All Staph. aureus Mastitis is Not the Same

• Manure Management

  • Certification Training for Operators of Animal Waste Management Systems
  • Water Quality and Waste Management Rules for Livestock Farms in North Carolina