Handling down cows

Dealing with a down cow can be frustrating, however with proper procedural practices in place, you will equip your team with the attitude and skillset to handle the situation.

Are my dairy cattle fit for transport?

This infographic will help you better understand if your dairy cattle are fit for transport.

Crowd gates done right: Best practices for cow comfort and welfare

Proper crowd gate functioning benefits both cows and dairy farm workers. For farm managers, effective staff training, regular crowd gate maintenance, and proper management are essential for ensuring successful crowd gate operation. While crowd gates help keep cows near the parlor entrance, it is crucial to avoid misusing them to promote positive animal welfare.

Top strategies to streamline your milking parlor

Ensuring a comfortable and safe parlor environment for both cows and workers, while efficiently using all available resources—including time—is crucial for the dairy business’ profitability. Milking time on a dairy farm is a balancing act between maintaining cleanliness and calmness while moving quickly enough to finish on time and get the cows back to their pens, where they can eat, drink, rest, and produce milk.

Estrategias para optimizar su sala de ordeño

Es crucial para la rentabilidad del negocio lechero, garantizar un entorno cómodo y seguro en la sala de ordeño tanto para las vacas como para los trabajadores, al tiempo que todos los recursos disponibles se utilicen de manera eficiente, incluido el tiempo. El ordeño en una granja lechera es un acto de equilibrio entre mantener la limpieza y la calma, mientras se mueve lo suficientemente rápido como para terminar a tiempo y llevar a las vacas de regreso a sus corrales, donde pueden comer, beber, descansar y producir leche.

Keep Cattle Cool and Comfortable in Summer

The latest long-range forecasts from the National Weather Service show that Wisconsin has a 40% to 50% chance of a hotter-than-normal summer. Long periods of heat stress are more likely to have lasting effects on cattle, including early embryonic loss in heifers and cows, poor semen quality in bulls, and reduced gains in feeder cattle.

Strengthening biosecurity practices on dairy farms

The careful implementation of biosecurity practices is key to protect both people and animals, as well as to ensure a viable and safe food supply for consumers.

Fortaleciendo las prácticas de bioseguridad en granjas lecheras

The careful implementation of biosecurity practices is key to protect both people and animals, as well as to ensure a viable and safe food supply for consumers.

▶️ Watch: Strategies for keeping calves cool in hutches

Jennifer Van Os discusses collaborative work at UW-Madison to identify practical strategies for alleviating heat stress in hutch-housed dairy calves.

▶️ Watch: Understanding the carryover effects of early life heat stress on dairy calves

his presentation will explore how heat stress affects the physiological, behavioral, and developmental aspects of calves during their critical early stages of life and highlight the long-lasting implications that persist into adulthood.

Mooving Cows: Learn basic cow handling skills to stay safe and keep cows calm

Mooving Cows™ is an educational game where you can practice moving cows around a dairy farm. Learn about cow behavior and practice basic cow handling skills to stay safe and keep cows calm.