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The landscape of pharmaceutical use on dairies is changing. Federal regulation that will require veterinary oversight for feeds, including milk replacer, containing medically important antibiotics (those that are also used in human medicine) will be fully implemented by January 1, 2017.
Adapted by Jennifer Heguy, UCCE Merced, Stanislaus & San Joaquin Counties Noelia Silva-del-Rio, UCCE Dairy Herd Health Specialist In summer 2014, we visited twenty San Joaquin Valley dairies during corn silage harvest, and sampled and composited five, consecutive truckloads of corn silage for nutrie...
Adapted by Deanne Meyer, Ph.D. - UCCE Livestock Waste Management Specialist, UC Davis Its the time of year again where the California Dairy Quality Assurance Program (CDQAP) goes through and checks the list of dairies certified in the Environmental Stewardship module of CDQAP.
Adapted by Rosala Lpez-Lpez, DVM & Noelia Silva-del-Ro, UCCE Dairy Herd Health Specialist When calcium demand for colostrum and milk production exceeds the calcium available in plasma, cows might suffer milk fever or hypocalcemia.
Adapted by Dr. Deanne Meyer, UCCE Waste Management Specialist Here we are again after yet another dry year. A few important tips to remember when dealing with nutrient management this spring.
Adapted by Dr. Marc Pineda, VMTRC Researcher & Dr. Noelia Silva del Rio, UCCE Dairy Health Specialist Lameness is an important issue on dairy cattle operations with implications on animal welfare and herd production level. Economic losses associated with a lameness case range from $18 to $95.
Adapted by Dr. Alex Souza, UCCE Tulare & Kern Counties In vitro fertilization (IVF), the process of fertilizing and growing cattle embryos in the lab, is not a new technology.
