Animal Welfare & Herd Health

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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.

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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.

Overview of Specialized Bovine Hoof Care [Video] ▶️

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.

Generalidades de la podología bovina especializada [Video] ▶️

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.”

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

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

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

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

Manejo de los Pediluvios o Piletas Lavapatas

Los pediluvios o piletas lavapatas son la herramienta de manejo más utilizada para controlar la Dermatitis Digital (DD) en las granjas lecheras.

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

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