Lactanet’s new Transition Management Index creates one metric that allows dairy farmers to compare the quality of the transition from dry to milking cow across their herd.
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Lactanet dairy transition index wins innovation award
Index gives a one-metric indication of how well a cow did during transition to milking
Innovators honoured ahead of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2025
Innovation awards recognize agriculture technology and improvements across five categories
Canada’s Outdoor Farm show hosts an annual Innovations Awards program to recognize the best and brightest in agricultural equipment and innovation.
Danish start-up posts impressive results on enteric methane extraction at the barn
Greenhouse gas removal technology will be installed at large Indiana dairy
Danish start-up company posts impressive results on enteric methane extraction at the barn.
Polled genes continue to spread quickly in Canadian dairy cattle
There are now seven of the top 100 Lifetime Profit Index bulls carrying polled genes
There are more and more dairy cattle carrying polled genes - meaning they’ll have no horns. In fact, the percentage of dairy females with polled genes grew to more than 12 per cent today from less than two per cent a decade ago.
Financial metrics can lead to different dairy decisions
Former veterinarian with an MBA says focusing on top production isn’t always most profitable
Focusing on dairy farm productivity without proper financial analysis and monitoring could mean less profit, says a Chris Church, a veterinarian with an MBA.
Company identifies management barriers to dairy cows genetic potential
Antler Bio tests 22,000 blood metabolites to evaluate a dairy herd
Antler Bio uses its EpiHerd software to evaluate 22,000 blood metabolites in dairy cows to see how well they are meeting their genetic potential.
Uhr, Goodwill Ontario representatives at European Young Breeders School
The two young dairy farmers selected for a trip to Belgium for the international experience
Nadia Uhr and Robert Goodwill, two young Ontario dairy farmers, made the recent trip to Belgium for European Young Breeders School
Why digital dermatitis never really leaves the dairy herd
The foot disease emerges from the interplay of pathogens and environmental conditions
Digital dermatitis can be a painful disease for dairy cow hooves and once it is in a dairy herd, it is difficult to get it out.
Dairy calf health genetic tool launches Aug. 12
Farmers can select for calves which better resist respiratory problems and diarrhea
Canadian dairy armers can select for calves which better resist respiratory problems and diarrhea with a new tool from Lactanet that launches Aug. 12, 2025.
AgSenze automated body condition scoring can catch disease earlier
UK company was at Ag in Motion as part of the Cultivator by Conexus cohort
AgSenze has developed an automated body condition scoring camera for dairy cows which shows when a cow could be losing weight too quickly, allowing for early disease detection.
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