Articles

Detecting Failures Early in Milking Systems [Video] ▶️

Learn to identify early signs of failure in the milking parlor, the wash system, and the tank room.

Ayudar las vacas y a los terneros a recuperarse después de una Distocia

Esta hoja informativa le ayudará a asistir al ternero y a la vaca en su recuperación tras un parto difícil (distocia). Proporcionar cuidados después del parto tras una distocia marca una gran diferencia para la madre y su ternero.

Tips for Helping Cows and Calves Recover After Dystocia

While other articles discuss when and how to deliver calves, this one helps you assist the calf and cow in recovering from a difficult calving (dystocia). Providing post-calving care following dystocia makes a huge difference for the dam and her calf.

Confort y diseño de instalaciones en granjas lecheras [Video] ▶️

El confort de la vaca no solo es clave para su bienestar, sino también para la rentabilidad de la lechería y para fortalecer la confianza del consumidor.

Comfort and Facility Design on Dairy Farms [Video] ▶️

Cow comfort is not only key to their well-being, but also to dairy profitability and strengthening consumer confidence.

Protein, What Is It? And Why Do Cows Need It?

Getting protein feeding right is critical to boost both animal productivity and farm profitability.

Nutrition and Feeding Fundamentals in Automatic Milking Systems

This article explores how feeding at the AMS works, options for feed types, strategies for feed allocation and formulation, and bunk management.

Understanding the Bovine Estrous Cycle to Improve Heat Detection [Video] ▶️

Learn the fundamental concepts needed to understand the bovine estrous cycle.

Entendiendo el ciclo estral bovino para mejorar la detección de calores [Video] ▶️

En este seminario, explicaremos los temas fundamentales para entender el ciclo estral bovino.

Hay There! Let’s Talk Feed Centers and Inventory [Video] ▶️

Managing feed inventory and waste is a critical nutrition practice. Hear from dairy farmers Grant Grinstead, Jake Peissig and Ryan Shultz talk about how their farms built a feed center to reduce waste and save them money. The UW-Madison Extension Dairy Team will also give a walkthrough of a free tool you can use to calculate forages needs and track inventory.

Body Condition Score in Dairy Cattle

Research shows that maintaining target BCS levels at specific stages of lactation supports optimal energy balance, which improves milk yield, reproductive performance, and disease resistance.

How Can You Improve Your Dairy’s Data?

This article explains the difference between dirty and clean data, pillars of quality data, and practical tips to prevent entering dirty data.