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  1. Cow Comfort is a Requirement for Making Milk

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-19-issue-3/cow-comfort-requirement-making-milk

    winter, the OSU Extension Dairy Working group hosted a series of webinars looking at facility design and ... feed access. We recorded two of our three speakers, which are now available on YouTube for viewing at ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ahVIWlpAZQ&t=10s&spfreload=10 The second section focuses on maternity pens, stages of calving, how moving a cow to a calving pen ...

  2. Promising Vaccine Development to Control Johne’s Disease

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-4/promising-vaccine-development-control-johne%E2%80%99s

    are characterized by chronic diarrhea with body weight loss in the later stages of infection. It has ... been shown that the subclinical stages of MAP were associated with decreased milk yield and higher risk ... incubation period (it could take years), (2) the absence of clinical signs until advanced stages, and (3) the ...

  3. Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Crops

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/using-dairy-manure-newly-planted-crops

    can be killed by the application of manure until they reach the V3 stage of growth and can handle the ... damage from both the manure and the drag hose. For corn, it is becoming common to make two dairy manure ... application is anytime up to the V4 stage of growth (four leaves with collars).  The smaller the corn, the ...

  4. Early-Spring Planted Forages for Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-2/early-spring-planted-forages-dairy-farms

    stage of maturity this summer (Table 1). Oats are commonly grown in Ohio and are better than barley ... similar stages of maturity, the nutrient composition of the different small grains is similar, i.e., ... rapidly with increasing maturity.  Small grain forage harvested in the pre-boot stage has about 20% crude ...

  5. Video Library

    https://dairy.osu.edu/photo-gallery/video-library

    Ohio State University (CLICK HERE) YOUTUBE Channel for OSU Extension Dairy Working Group 2022 ...

  6. New Environmental Resources

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-1/new-environmental-resources

    (http://www.ohiolivestock.org/images/It%20takes%20two1.pdf)- This 2-page document was designed to help livestock farmers and rural residents/country dwellers ... Coalition and associated partners have recently released two publications that can be very helpful to dairy ... contact information for various agencies are provided. 2) It takes Two to be a good Neighbor ...

  7. Are Your Cows Hot Yet?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-2/are-your-cows-hot-yet

    Dr. Normand St-Pierre and Ms. Dianne Shoemaker Did you know that, on an average, Ohio gets two ... will likely end up loosing an average of $120/cow this summer. To help you plan and design a cost ... figures will be provided with all the details to design an effective system for your farm. ...

  8. Handling Dairy Manure

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-7/handling-dairy-manure

    that is selected. Two stall-bed designs have risen to the top as the choices of managers seeking cow ... material that was not accounted for in the systems design is very frustrating and potentially costly, if ... not unworkable. The design of stall bed used in freestalls largely determines the bedding material ...

  9. Harvest Alfalfa Based on Quality Goals

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-2-issue-2/harvest-alfalfa-based-quality-goals

    the MOST ADVANCED stage of maturity. The PEAQ method is designed for pure alfalfa stands, and will not ... maturity stage of alfalfa. The original method included a more detailed maturity staging scale, but we have ... found that a simple 3-stage scale (vegetative, bud, and flower) works just as well as the more detailed ...

  10. Bovine Calving Management: Impact of Dystocia on Dairy Calves and Cows

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-12-issue-1/bovine-calving-management-impact-dystocia-dairy

    University   Dystocia is defined as an abnormal or difficult birth at any stage of labor. Dystocia has ... into three stages, and recognizing the stages is critical for a successful outcome (for the dam and the ... calf). Stage I: is characterized by dilation of the birth canal and cervix, and initiation of uterine ...

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