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Transition cows


Bruna Mion helped create Lactanet's Transition Management Index, which won an innovation award at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show 2025.
Cow health, Dairy, Livestock, News, Transition cows

Lactanet dairy transition index wins innovation award

Index gives a one-metric indication of how well a cow did during transition to milking

By John Greig 13 hours ago
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.

Once cows have calved they have several risk for abnormal inflammation.
Cow health, Dairy, Transition cows

Dairy researchers identifying risk factors for post-partum inflammation

Cornell team working to perfect on-farm test for high-risk cows

By Stew Slater July 28, 2025
Cornell University team working to perfect on-farm test for cows at high-risk of post-calving abnormal inflammation.

Dairy producers, researcher weigh in on how to increase longevity
Cow health, Dairy, Transition cows

Dairy producers, researcher weigh in on how to increase longevity

Production, fertility and replacement rate need to be balanced against economic factors for dairy farms

By Diana Martin February 24, 2025
Building longevity in dairy herds doesn’t have a sure-fire formula, however, production, fertility and replacement rate using a cow-specific metric balanced against economic and management impact should influence culling decisions.

Jordon Underhill, founder of the Canadian Dairy Xpo introduces the new American Dairy Xpo show Nov. 7 in Burlington, Vermont.
Dairy, Livestock, News, Transition cows

Canadian Dairy Xpo, DLG launch new American show

The American Dairy Xpo will be based near Burlington, Vermont

By John Greig November 7, 2024
The American Dairy Xpo was recently launched by the Canadian Dairy Xpo and its new owner, DLG, from Germany. It will debut during the first week of November 2025 in Burlington, Vermont.

Dairy cows could be fed differently and housed differently to help them age more productively.
Cow health, Dairy, Livestock, Transition cows

Managing older cows

There’s lots we don’t know about how to keep older dairy cows productive

By John Greig November 4, 2024
Demand for beef from dairy cows and expensive replacement heifers mean there’s economic incentive to understand how dairy cows age.


Dry hay can help with dairy transition
Dairy, Transition cows

Dry hay can help with dairy transition

Research finds hay can help in some conditions where cows already have acidosis or inflammation

By John Greig May 6, 2024
Hay fed to dairy cows for a couple of days after calving can help those that have health issues. Cows are fed high starch diets at calving as they ramp […] Read more

Illness during the transition period has significant effects on cow success during the rest of her lactation.
Cow health, Dairy, Livestock, Transition cows

AUDIO: New thinking on health of transition cows

There’s now more concern about fresh cow blood calcium levels after day four post-calving

By John Greig April 17, 2024
New research on transition cows shows that dairy farmers should adjust traditional ways to manage post-calving calcium levels and ketosis. More than half of dairy cows in high managed herds […] Read more

Dairy cows
Calf health, Cow health, Livestock, Transition cows

Updated Dairy Code of Practice released

By Farmtario Staff March 30, 2023
The updated Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle is now available from the National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) and the Dairy Farmers of Canada […] Read more


Benjamin Nieuwenhof checks the dry cow feed at his dairy farm.
Barns, Cow health, Transition cows

Every detail counts at Nieuwenhof farm

By Marie-Josée Parent March 30, 2023
At Nieuwenhof farm, the attention is on the details. This is particularly the case for dry cows which are housed in small groups at the farm at Sainte-Agnès-de-Dundee, QC. And […] Read more

Experts challenge understanding of transition dairy cow health
Transition cows

Experts challenge understanding of transition dairy cow health

Science Notes: Conditions previously thought as indicating poor health may actually be normal, advantageous

By Elsevier August 18, 2021
For dairy cows, the transition period — the time between a cow giving birth and beginning to produce milk — brings the greatest possibility of health problems.  The current widespread […] Read more

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