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Control of Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD or Pneumonia)
Dr. William B. Epperson, Extension Veterinarian, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University Bovine respiratory disease is associated with a large number of pathogens, including viruses (BVD, IBR, BRSV, Coronavirus, and many other ...
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Nutrient Prices- Everything is Getting Cheap
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, Ohio State University Everything seems to be getting cheap this fall. Finally, by-product feeds have followed the substantial drop of the corn and soybean markets. Based on average nutritional compositio ...
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National Animal Identification System for Cattle
Dr. William B. Epperson, Extension Veterinarian, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Ohio State University Overview and Objectives The National Animal Identification System (NAIS) is a voluntary program administered by USDA in cooperation with ...
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Don't Be Surprised, Do Tax Management for 2004 Now
Mr. David Miller, Farm Management Specialist, Ohio State University Extension As the end of 2004 approaches, dairy farmers need to be thinking about the income and social security tax liability that will be due March 1 (or April 15th) of 2005. While milk ...
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Rumensin® Approved for Lactating Dairy Cows
Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Dairy Nutrition Specialist, Ohio State University Ionophores (monensin and lasalocid) have been approved as feed additives for use in dairy replacement heifers for several years but not for lactating dairy cattle. However, the Food ...
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Dairy Policy and Milk Marketing
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-7-issue-1/dairy-policy-and-milk-marketing
Dr. Cameron Thraen, Milk Marketing Specialist, Ohio State University, Additional milk marketing information by Dr. Thraen With the beginning of 2005, there is a lot of uncertainty about where the all-important commodity prices (cheese, butter, whey, and n ...
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Nutrient Prices- Seasonal Increases, High Returns
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, Ohio State University Markets of both primary feeds (grains and oilseeds) and by-product feeds (e.g., corn gluten feed and distillers dried grains) have been very steady since the Presidential election. ...
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When is the Best Time to Market Cull Cows?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-7-issue-1/when-best-time-market-cull-cows
Mr. Dusty Sonnenberg, OSU Extension Educator, Henry Count, and Dr. Michael Looper, USDA-ARS Ask five dairy producers when they think it is the best time to market cull cows and you will most likely get five different responses. Some may say it is in the f ...
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Risk Factors for Early Lactation Diseases
Dr. Päivi Rajala-Schultz, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University Most- if not all- diseases we deal with in dairy production are multi-factorial. In other words, several factors that are often interrelated work together ...
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Best Management Practices for Winter Manure Application
Over the past several years, manure application to farm fields has come under additional scrutiny, particularly the applications of manure to frozen and/or snow covered ground. Livestock producers and custom manure applicators should always exert extreme ...