Drying Off Dairy Cows: Preparing Them for a Healthy and Productive Next Lactation [Video] ▶️

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Drying Off Dairy Cows: Preparing Them for a Healthy and Productive Next Lactation

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Summary

The dry-off period not only marks the end of a lactation, but it is also critical for udder health during the dry period and at the start of the next lactation. In this webinar, we reviewed what happens to the udder during the dry period, the importance of applying dry cow treatment, the challenges of the dry period, and discussed what, when, and how of selective dry cow therapy programs.

Originally Published

November 2026