Ensuring the Health and Marketability of Dairy Cattle
Research-based strategies to improve dairy cattle health, welfare, and marketability through proactive herd management and animal care standards.
Animal Welfare & Herd Health
Explore research-based management strategies to enhance Animal Welfare and Herd Health, recognizing the relationship between optimal animal care and the success of dairy business.
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Animal Welfare: Animal welfare aims to improve animal-human interactions, understand animals’ behavior needs, and improve the fit of animals with their environment.
Herd health: Herd health management involves preventing and managing common diseases in dairy cattle, to ensure well-being, productivity, and longevity of animals.
Articles
▶️ Watch: A Clearer Picture: Using Ultrasound to Detect Calf Respiratory Issues
Dr. Theresa Ollivett, Associate Professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, dives into the hidden challenges of respiratory disease in young dairy calves.
How Lung Ultrasounds Are Changing Calf Care
By looking beyond visible symptoms, this technology equips farms with the insights needed to make proactive, data-driven decisions that support long-term calf health, productivity, and welfare.
Managing Mastitis in Automatic Milking Systems (AMS)
Mastitis is one of the most common and economically impactful diseases in dairy cattle and remains a top priority in both conventional and Automatic Milking Systems (AMS).
▶️ 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.
▶️ Watch: Comfort and Facility Design on Dairy Farms
Cow comfort is not only key to their well-being, but also to dairy profitability and strengthening consumer confidence.
Madigan Squeeze in Calves
The Madigan Squeeze technique has been shown to help alleviate neonatal maladjustment syndrome in various livestock species.
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.
▶️ Watch: Overview of Specialized Bovine Hoof Care
Learn how implementing intensive feeding programs for replacement heifers during the first weeks of life improves their growth, how it affects their ruminal development and their future production potential.
▶️ Watch: Generalidades de la podología bovina especializada
En esta charla discutiremos cómo la implementación de programas intensivos de alimentación a terneras de reposición durante las primeras semanas de vida mejora su crecimiento, de qué forma afecta su desarrollo ruminal y su potencial productivo futuro.
Understanding Liver Flukes in Wisconsin cattle: Lifecycle, Risks, and Control Strategies
Cattle herds in Wisconsin face ongoing challenges from two species of liver flukes—Fasciola hepatica (the common liver fluke) and Fascioloides magna (the deer liver fluke). These parasitic flatworms can cause significant liver damage, reduce animal productivity, and increase the risk of secondary infections, such as Redwater Disease.
Thanks for Your Deworming Management
“On behalf of intestinal helminth parasites everywhere, I would like to thank dairy and beef producers for hosting us in their cattle and on their pastures this summer. Despite your management efforts, we reproduced inside your cattle.”