Better Gut Health Enhances Animal Performance
The health of the gastrointestinal tract is especially important for the young animal, writes Nataliya ROTH DI (MSc), Technical Manager, BIOMIN Holding GmbH.

Back to the Past With New TSE Testing
Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are rare-but lethal-neurodegenerative disorders that affect a range of mammals, including humans, writes Ann Perry, Agricultural Research Service Information Staff.

Dealing with Lameness and Mastitis
Lameness and mastitis are the two main reasons dairies in the United States lose cows, a South Dakota State University dairy scientist said.

Economic Analysis of Pharmaceutical Technologies in Modern Beef Production
Cattle production is the largest single agricultural sector in the U.S. with cash receipts of $49.2 billion in 2005, writes John D. Lawrence and Maro A. Ibarburu, Iowa State University.

Preventing Early Lactation Mastitis
There is nothing more frustrating than having a good (or bad for that matter) cow calve and get clinical mastitis during her period of peak production. Not only is it frustrating, it is also very costly, Jim Salfer, Extension Educator-Dairy, University...

Animal Welfare Activities For Beef Cattle Farmers
There is a significant body of national and EU legislation enacted relating to animal welfare. Here, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority explain how veterinary type methods, facility activity and feeding management can be maximised in...

The Effects of Heat Stress on Metabolism and Nutrition Decisions
Heat stress negatively impacts a variety of dairy parameters including milk yield and reproduction and; therefore is a significant financial burden in many dairy-producing areas of the world, writes L.H. Baumgard and R.P. Rhoads. This feature was taken...

Animal Welfare Guidelines for Beef Cattle Farms
There is a significant body of national and EU legislation enacted relating to animal welfare. Here, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority explain how compliance with welfare legislation is an important requirement for the National Beef...

West Bound Threat: The Journey of Bluetongue
Emerging in South Africa over 125 years ago, the bluetongue virus spilled into the Mediterranean basin and spread North beyond the tropic and subtropic regions until it reached Europe. Now, BTV6, the EU's sixth strain has been detected in Holland. Are...

Proposition 2 - New Rules on Animal Welfare
Controversial animal welfare legislation was given the green light in California on 4 November at the same time that Barack Obama was being voted into office as the President of the USA, writes TheCattleSite Senior Editor, Chris Harris.

Tackling Dairy Cow Welfare Issues
Laura Boyle and Gabriela Olmos describe their work on elucidating the advantages of grass-based dairy systems from an animal welfare perspective, thereby increasing the competitiveness of the dairy industry. This article, a product of the Irish Agriculture...

Dairy Cow Mortality: A Growing Problem
The Dairy 2007 USDA survey reported that 5.7% of cows died on-farm across the country in 2006, writes Marcia Endres, Extension Dairy Scientist, University of Mississippi.

Dairy Herd Health
Researchers at Moorepark Dairy Production Research Centre have recently started a new herd health programme, which aims to prepare Irish dairy farmers for the biosecurity challenges of herd expansion. This article, a product of the Irish Agriculture...

Is Testing Cows for Disease Resistance a Practical Tool for Managing Health in Dairy Cows?
By Jason De La Paz, Art Donovan, Fiona Maunsell, Maureen Long, Pedro Melendez and Timothy Olson, of the University of Florida, in conjunction with Bonnie Mallard and Armando Hernandez of the University of Guelph. This feature is taken from the proceedings...

High Plains Dairy Conference
By the High Plains Dairy Organisation. This page features the proceedings taken from the High Plains Dairy Conference. To view any of the features please click on the links provided below.