Lesion patterns, monthly locomotion scoring and incidence rates are measurable and recordable data for dairy farmers to record around lameness on their farms.
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What numbers define dairy cow lameness?
Many farmers can’t quote their lameness data as well as other farm benchmarks
Top tips for successful dairy calf weaning
A step-down approach to weaning is critical as today’s calves consume more milk
Dairy calves weaned gradually are more likely to have greater gain, more feed consumption and fewer health issues than those weaned abruptly.
Dairy farmers preparing for Trump challenges on trade
Hamel re-elected, P10 pooling closer, from the Dairy Farmers of Ontario annual meeting
Mark Hamel was re-elected as chair of the Dairy Farmers of Ontario. Other topics at the DFO annual meeting included Trump’s pledge to renegotiate CUSMA and that national milk pooling, called P10, is close to being a reality.
Butterfat levels rise on dairy farms across Canada
High butterfat means easier management of the other solids in milk
Canadian dairy farmers continue to increase the butterfat levels in the milk they produce, which has helped decrease the surplus of solids-not-fat. The Canadian Dairy Commission reports that the average butterfat test in raw milk on Canadian dairy farms increased from 4.23 per cent to 4.3 per cent in 2024. This increase in butterfat production […] Read more
Dear Dairy Diary – SARA in lactating dairy cows
Changes in effective fibre result in subtle, but important alterations to the diet
Dear Dairy Diary – June 24, 2024.I received a call from dairy producer that milks about 200 dairy cows. Several of his lactating cows were lethargic, quit eating and milking as well as had severe diarrhea.The producer moved a bubbly loose pile with his boot, and noticed a lot of undigested corn and what seemed […] Read more
Improving forage quality
Increasing forage feed efficacy and harvesting efficiency through better management and quality assessment improves nutrition and minimizes waste.
$7.9 million cattle research project aims to find rumen efficiencies
Agritourism Ontario plans to use funding to provide more tools for operators, enhance consumer experience
Leluo Guan University of British Columbia professor is leading a $7.9 million project to better understand methane processes in cattle rumens.
Eye Breed technology helps with inseminator shortage
The product limits the need for palpating cows as users can watch the inside of the cow during insemination
Glacier FarmMedia – In the summer of 2024, a visit to the Grégoire Fortin Farm in Charlevoix, QC was an opportunity to see how insemination is done with the Eye Breed.This equipment was deployed by the Centre d’insémination artificielle du Québec (CIAQ) in the Charlevoix region to compensate for the lack of inseminators. Eye Breed […] Read more
OPINION: Supply management: a system that works
Bill C-282 is in the best interests of Canadian agriculture, says former ag minister
Former Ontario Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Jeff Leal writes that supply management is a proven system that works.
Claynook open house showcases new cross-ventilated barn
New Hamburg-area farm now milks with robots
Claynook farm produces elite dairy cattle in a new barn that features cross-ventilation and robot milking.
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