The dry period is a critical time during a cow's lactation cycle when we see an increase in mammary epithelial cells proliferation so she can replace the cells that have likely died off during the course of her lactation...
Efficient production is the name of the game, and the key to an efficient cow is her rumen microbiome. The highlighted research this month focuses in on the intersection of Genome of the host cow, Microbiome within the rumen...
During this episode, Dr. Eduardo Ribeiro, Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Biosciences at the University of Guelph, talks about fertility, embryo development and pregnancy losses in dairy cows, as well as additional factors affecting pregnancy, including transition...
Single episode case study on Klebsiella mastitis in a dairy herd. Dr. Joe walks through the problem, solutions, and most importantly, the mistakes he made along the way. Thanks for listening.
Why is it such an incredibly exciting time in both dairy science and veterinary medicine? Find out as Matt sits down with Stephen LeBlanc, director of the prestigious Dairy at Guelph—a center that supports collaboration between dairy-related researchers—a member...
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How does having an automated intelligent barn system that saves you time and energy, and captures lost production and reproduction due to heat stress sound? Phason & VES-Artex's DairyBOS have brought together ventilation, lighting, and cooling into a...
Listen as John Monson, Chief Mission Officer at Compeer Financial, talks about rural vitality. He says, "Rural vitality is simply helping communities move from surviving to thriving."
Calf Scours Treatment Decision Tree
Dr. Joe walks through how to treat scours in young calves (less than 21 days old). How to decide what to do and what not to do are on the docket, along with the usual...
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The focus of this project is to try and help Canadian dairy producers make informed decisions about lameness in dairy cattle. As an industry we know we need to improve cow comfort and we know decisions aren’t always...
