Division of Extension
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Jennifer Van Os discusses collaborative work at UW-Madison to identify practical strategies for alleviating heat stress in hutch-housed 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™ 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.
Water contributes to 75 percent of the body weight in calves, making this nutrient an essential daily requirement.
El agua contribuye al 75 por ciento del peso corporal de los terneros, lo que hace que este nutriente sea un requerimiento diario esencial.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus is an emerging issue that poses a significant threat to the health and well-being of dairy herds.
Hoof health is essential for not only the overall health of the animal, but also for her welfare. Digital dermatitis (DD), or hairy heel warts, is an extremely painful condition for dairy cattle, reducing their ability to walk to and from the milking parlor, or to the feed bunk. Based on USDA NAHMS 2017 data, 16.8% of all cows and 2.6% of bred heifers have lameness on a dairy operation.
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![Understanding the carryover effects of early life heat stress on dairy calves [Video] ▶️](https://dairy.extension.wisc.edu/files/2024/06/Badger-Dairy-Insight-Feature-Card-Dr-Jimena-Laporta-675x290.jpg)
![Mooving Cows: Learn basic cow handling skills to stay safe and keep cows calm [Video] ▶️](https://dairy.extension.wisc.edu/files/2024/06/AWW-featured-Mooving-Cows-675x290.jpg)
