Ongoing research

Adapted by Peter Robinson, UCCE Dairy Nutrition Specialist & Nadia Swanepoel, Dept. of Animal Science Corn silage is a very important ensiled crop in California. However spoilage is an economic loss to dairy farmers.

Adapted by Deanne Meyer, UCCE Livestock Waste Management Specialist Its that time of year where people resolve to improve.

Adapted by Deanne Meyer, UCCE Livestock Waste Management Specialist Since May 2007 theres been much written about the Dairy General Order in the Central Valley. Producers are curious about what happens when people have more liquid than their pond will hold.

Adapted by Betsy Karle UCCE Northern Sacramento Valley While cull cows and bull calves arent the primary source of income on dairies, they are a significant source of drug residue violations, and have regulatory agencies looking for solutions.

Adapted by Jennifer Heguy, UCCE Merced, Stanislaus & San Joaquin Counties & Ed DePeters, UC Davis Department of Animal Science Dry matter (DM) is what remains when water (moisture) is removed from a feed. In the example corn silage report, youll see DM is listed at 35.

Adapted by Dr. Deanne Meyer, UCCE Livestock Waste Management Specialist, UC Davis The meteorologists tell us we have an El Nio winter ahead of us. In fact, its a big one from an El Nio perspective. That doesnt mean winter will arrive early.

Adapted by Dr. Michael Payne - Director, CDQAP Now is the time to manage corrals to reduce mud before El Nio is upon us.

Betsy Karle, UCCE Dairy Advisor, Northern Sacramento Valley Figure 1: BRD scoring system chart, available at: http://www.vmtrc.ucdavis.edu/.

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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.