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Although there are often just one or two of these calves born each year in a beef herd, occasionally, the syndrome can be seen in outbreak form and result in the loss of many calves.

From work done by Godden and others at the University of Minnesota, feeding waste milk is cost‐effective because of less expense and better growth of calves compared to standard milk replacers.

From the 2015 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council Proceedings Joseph Dalton1, Dale Moore2, Thomas E. Spencer3, Peter J. Hansen4, John B. Cole5, and Holly Neibergs6 1Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Idaho, Caldwell, ID 83605; 2Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164; 3Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, […]

The blue stuff or the brown stuff:
Properties of various disinfectants

As production has increased, fertility has declined, overall, in dairy cattle. Is there a genetic component?

By Margaret Davis Background E coli bacteria are normally found in feces and environments of dairy cattle and calves, so monitoring E coli is a good way to learn about antibiotic resistance on dairies. A new gene, called blaCTX-M for resistance to ceftiofur was first detected in Washington State in 2011 (Table 1). Previously, the […]

New evidence points to the effects that BLV has on cattle health and performance. However, the infection/disease prevalence in the herd can be managed and, in some cases, eradicated with testing and a variety of management changes.

Thomas E. Spencer1, Peter J. Hansen2, John B. Cole3, Joseph Dalton4, and Holly Neibergs1 1Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164; 2Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611; 3USDA‐ARS, Animal Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Beltsville, MD 20705; 4Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Idaho, Caldwell, ID 83605 […]

Dalton, J.C., D.A. Moore, T. Spencer, H. Neibergs, A. DeVries, P. Hansen, and J. Cole. 2014. Survey of genomic management practices of United States’ dairy producers. In: Proc. New Science, New Practices International Cow Fertility Conference, Westport, Ireland, Cambridge University Press, Volume 5, Part 2, p. 260. Implications Producer satisfaction level with dairy cattle reproduction […]

Preconditioning is a calf management program to prepare weaned calves to enter a stocker operation or be placed directly in a feed yard. Preconditioning activities include: implementation of an animal health protocol for vaccinations and parasite control, dehorning, castration, weaning, and transitioning calves to a roughage andgrain ration fed in feed bunks for a specified […]