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▶️ Watch: Confort y diseño de instalaciones en granjas lecheras

▶️ Watch: Confort y diseño de instalaciones en granjas lecheras

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.

Consejos de Higiene de la Ubre Que No Estresarán sus Vacas

Consejos de Higiene de la Ubre Que No Estresarán sus Vacas

Un método para mejorar la higiene de la ubre es eliminar el pelo de la ubre, ya que puede atrapar estiércol, residuos, y albergar bacterias que aumentan el riesgo de infección y el conteo de células somáticas.

Udder Hygiene Tips That Won’t Stress Your Cow

Udder Hygiene Tips That Won’t Stress Your Cow

One method to improve udder hygiene is removing udder hair, which can trap manure and debris and harbor bacteria that increase the risk of infection  and elevated somatic cell counts.

Proteger el ganado lechero:  Manejo Seguro de Agujas y Productos Veterinarios Inyectables

Proteger el ganado lechero:  Manejo Seguro de Agujas y Productos Veterinarios Inyectables

Maneja las inyecciones para animales con cuidado para evitar infecciones, lesiones y que el medicamento no funcione. Herramientas limpias y pasos inteligentes hacen una gran diferencia.

Protecting Dairy Cattle: Safe Handling of Needles and Injectable Veterinary Products

Protecting Dairy Cattle: Safe Handling of Needles and Injectable Veterinary Products

Handle animal injections safely to prevent infection, injury, and medicine failure. Clean tools and smart steps make a big difference.

Keeping Dairy Farm Workers Safe During Extreme Heat

Keeping Dairy Farm Workers Safe During Extreme Heat

Working on dairy farms during hot weather presents unique challenges. Heat exposure kills more people annually than floods, tornadoes, lightning, and hurricanes combined.

Los terneros también sufren estrés: lo que los productores lecheros necesitan saber

Los terneros también sufren estrés: lo que los productores lecheros necesitan saber

Al igual que nosotros, los terneros pueden experimentar estrés por diversos factores en sus primeras etapas de vida.

Calves Get Stressed Too: What Dairy Farmers Need to Know

Calves Get Stressed Too: What Dairy Farmers Need to Know

Understanding stressors in calves is key for dairy farmers to keep their calves healthy and growing strong.

Balancing Ventilation Costs and Milk Production Losses on Wisconsin Dairy Farms

Balancing Ventilation Costs and Milk Production Losses on Wisconsin Dairy Farms

Effective ventilation management reduces the impacts of heat stress on milk production.

Lameness Risk Landscape

Lameness Risk Landscape

Not only does lameness affect a cow’s health and well-being, but it’s also costly to the farm’s bottom line. Lameness cases in the dairy herd impact reproduction, milk production, herd health, and longevity.

Mooving Cows:  Aprender las habilidades básicas del manejo de la vaca para estar seguro y mantener las vacas en calma

Mooving Cows:  Aprender las habilidades básicas del manejo de la vaca para estar seguro y mantener las vacas en calma

Cuando las vacas son manejadas apropiadamente, sus miedos y niveles de estrés se mantienen al mínimo. Las vacas en calma producen más leche y se comportan de manera más predecible, reduciendo los riesgos de lesiones a ellas mismas o a los humanos que cuidan de ellas.

🎧 LISTEN: Engaging Positive Animal Behavior

🎧 LISTEN: Engaging Positive Animal Behavior

[Listen to this 3-minute podcast] Research has shown cows love using brushes. A study found that lactating cows were willing to push heavy gates to get access to an automatic rotating brush, indicating that having a brush was important to them.

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