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Author: Brunetti |
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State: US Year: 2004 |
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Excerpt: 5 Digestive Keynotes: 1) Maintain proper acid/alkaline balance, 2) G.I. tract is becoming deprived of necessary innoculants livestock obtain from the leaf surfaces of forages & the soil as well… Specific treatments for 10 ailments: mastitis, ketosis…
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APHIS Info Sheet: Highlights of NAHMS Dairy 2002: Part III |
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Author: USDA:APHIS:VS:CEAH |
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State: US Year: 2003 |
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Excerpt: Summary of knowledge of producers about: foot-and-mouth
disease, anthrax, Johne's disease, Mycoplasm, disease exclusion management practice,; BTSCC for milk shipped, lameness, culling rate, milkers wearing gloves, coliform
mastitis vaccines, …
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Application of Judicious & Prudent Microbial Use Principles by Cattle Practitioners |
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Author: Hansen |
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State: OR Year: 2002 |
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Excerpt: Consumers should expect that veterinarians have prudently & judiciously used antimicrobials in order to minimize the emergence or development of antimicrobial resistance.
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Behavioral needs of the transition cow & considerations for special needs facility design |
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Author: Nordlund, Cook |
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State: WI Year: 2006 |
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Excerpt: Moving cows into new pens is stressful due to increased confrontation between cows, facility design can either increase or reduce stress depending on cow comfort factors, & reducing stress should reduce the risk of cows developing metabolic disorders.
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Body Condition Scoring: A Useful Tool |
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Author: Oltenacu |
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State: NY Year: 2003 |
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Excerpt: The "Body Condition Scoring of Dairy Cattle" CD-ROM is an excellent tool to develop the skills required to use BCS correctly. The interactive program includes text, simulation, graphics, audio & video.
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Body-condition scoring as a tool for dairy herd management |
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Author: Heinrichs, Ishler |
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State: PA Year: 1989 |
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Excerpt: Body condition scoring is a method of evaluating fatness or thinness in cows according to a five-point scale & using the score to fine-tune dairy herd nutrition & health.
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Can genetics improve health traits? - reprint from Hoard's Dairyman |
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Author: Cassell |
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State: VA Year: 2005 |
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Excerpt: Poor cow health is expensive. We have largely ignored the health of dairy cows through selection programs, & we have paid a price for that decision. Options exist, but cooperation & leadership by key movers & shakers will be required to act on them.
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Dairy Cattle Fact Sheets & Information - UC Davis Veterinary Medicine Extension |
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Author: Kirk, others |
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State: CA Year: 2004 |
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Excerpt: Topics Index: Biosecurity, Foreign Animal Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Johne's Disease, Mastitis, Milk Quality, Reproduction, Calves, Management, Market Cows, Miscellaneous Topics, Public Health
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Dairy Hospital Pens |
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Author: Kirk, Jardon |
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State: CA Year: 1998 |
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Excerpt: In order to prevent disease spread, fresh cows & calving cows should not routinely enter the hospital pen. Equipment in the hospital pen must be kept in good working order, be kept in the area & be clean at all times. Training is a must for workers …
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Decreasing Early Lactation Culling: Non-Nutritional Factors |
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Author: Endres, Salfer |
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State: MN Year: 2005 |
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Excerpt: Many non-nutritional factors may affect transition cow health & performance. If too many cows are struggling through transition examine: Stocking density, Movement around calving & grouping, Cow handling, Facilities, & Management at calving.
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