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▶️ Watch: Calving Assistance-Birthing Process in Cattle (1 of 4)

▶️ Watch: Calving Assistance-Birthing Process in Cattle (1 of 4)

The birthing process in cattle consists of three stages: cervix dilation, calf delivery, and placenta delivery, each requiring monitoring for potential intervention.

▶️ Watch: Calving Assistance-Normal Presentation in Cattle (2 of 4)

▶️ Watch: Calving Assistance-Normal Presentation in Cattle (2 of 4)

Understanding calf presentation during delivery is crucial for safe assistance; examine for anterior or posterior positions and seek veterinary help if needed.

▶️ Watch: Calving Assistance-Abnormal Calving Presentations in Cattle (3 of 4)

▶️ Watch: Calving Assistance-Abnormal Calving Presentations in Cattle (3 of 4)

Abnormal calving presentations in cattle require careful examination and manipulation to ensure safe delivery.

▶️ Watch: Calving Assistance-Using Snares and Chains When Assisting Cattle in the Birthing Process (4 of 4)

▶️ Watch: Calving Assistance-Using Snares and Chains When Assisting Cattle in the Birthing Process (4 of 4)

Properly using snares and chains is essential for safely assisting in calf delivery, ensuring correct application to avoid harm.

Edad y peso objetivo al criar vaquillas para productos lácteos

Edad y peso objetivo al criar vaquillas para productos lácteos

La cría de vaquillas es una de las áreas más costosas de la granja. Desde el día en que estos animales tocan el suelo hasta que paren, son una carga monetaria para la granja. Por lo tanto, hacer que estos animales parieran de la manera más eficiente posible tiene sentido.

▶️ Watch: Grazing and Virtual Fencing on Dairy Farms

▶️ Watch: Grazing and Virtual Fencing on Dairy Farms

Much research is taking place on how heifer grazing can fit into the modern dairy farm. Virtual fencing is also becoming more popular. This presentation will cover what you need to know to incorporate virtual fencing into an operation.

▶️ Watch: Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions in US Holstein Cows

▶️ Watch: Reducing Enteric Methane Emissions in US Holstein Cows

Reducing enteric methane emissions from dairy cattle” showing an overall of the project objectives, our efforts in collecting methane data in research and commercial farms, some traits definitions, and preliminary results on methane prediction using milk spectra data. Guillermo Martinez Boggio, Post Doctoral Research Associate at UW-Madison, is the featured speaker

▶️ Watch: Transitioning to Electronic Identification, what Wisconsin cattle producers need to know

▶️ Watch: Transitioning to Electronic Identification, what Wisconsin cattle producers need to know

UW-Madison Division of Extension Livestock Program facilitated a discussion on Oct 30, 2024, about official identification of cattle using electronic ID and the importance of livestock premises registration.

Cómo obtener el hato que desea a través de una mejor selección genética

Cómo obtener el hato que desea a través de una mejor selección genética

Elegir animales para su granja es una de las decisiones más importantes que puede tomar para mejorar la rentabilidad a largo plazo.

¿Seguimos necesitando la regla A. M. / P. M.?

¿Seguimos necesitando la regla A. M. / P. M.?

Durante más de medio siglo, se ha adoctrinado a los productores de leche en el uso de la regla A. M. / P. M. para la inseminación artificial (IA) del ganado lechero. En esencia, la regla A. M. / P. M. dicta que una vaca debe ser inseminada artificialmente 12 horas después de haber sido observada en estro (celo). Si una vaca se ve en celo en la mañana, debe ser inseminada artificialmente en la tarde y, a la inversa: las vacas en estro en la tarde deben ser inseminadas artificialmente a la mañana siguiente.

Estrés Térmico en Terneros Lecheros: Avances Actuales y Estrategias de Prevención

Estrés Térmico en Terneros Lecheros: Avances Actuales y Estrategias de Prevención

Estrés Térmico en Terneros Lecheros: Avances Actuales y Estrategias de Prevención Presentador Resumen Presentador Dr. Jimena Laporta Profesora asistente e investigadora en fisiología de la lactancia del departamento de Ciencias animales y lecheras Universidad de Wisconsin – Madison Resumen El estrés térmico es una amenaza constante para la salud y el bienestar de los terneros […]

The importance of water for dairy calves

The importance of water for dairy calves

The importance of the water and how by providing warm water for calves, especially in colder weather, can benefit rumen development, increase starter intake, and weight gain, and growth performance.

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