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  1. Is Your Herd Positioned for Profit?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-3-issue-4/your-herd-positioned-profit

    will drink up to 50 gallons per day in the summer. A good place to have a water tank is in the parlor ... return alley. Many cows will drink heavily returning from the parlor. Cows will drink more warm water ... (70oF) than they will cold water (55oF). If they won't or can't drink water, they can't ...

  2. Northwest Ohio Green Industry Summer Session

    https://lucas.osu.edu/node/423

    how that can impact HAB and ultimately the water we drink – or can’t drink if we are under another ... questions about the work you do and how that can impact HAB and ultimately the water we drink – or can’t ... water drinking ban like the one in August 2014.  This session will explain what are HABs, what are ...

  3. Controlling Flies on Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-3/controlling-flies-farms

    grading and tiling can reduce wet barnyards. Keep water troughs and hydrants leak-free. Integrated Pest ... drinking water, milk, milking utensils, and milk rooms. The importance of following directions exactly ... drinking water to become contaminated. (b) Permethrin [25%]. This product is not labeled for use in milk ...

  4. Water Usage on Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-1/water-usage-dairy-farms

    far to get a drink. Cows usually are thirsty after leaving the parlor, so a water trough should be ... from the plate cooler will be discharged into. Cows drink by sucking water into their mouth, so they ... should place their nose in the water to get a drink. If you see an animal lapping water, this is abnormal ...

  5. Emergency Preparedness Through a Farm Walk Through

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-6/emergency-preparedness-through-farm-walk-through

    during a fire is to shut the power off, making it safe to use water on the fire and not risk ... challenges. The first two things that should be discussed is how to handle livestock during the fire, where to ... move them to, and how to shut the power and backup generators off. Livestock are often scared during ...

  6. Ohio Dairy Producer Webinar Series

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-1/ohio-dairy-producer-webinar-series

    Yourself and Employees Safe on the Farm: Dairy farms can be a dangerous place, thus keeping our families ... risks on your farm and developing a plan to help keep everyone on your farm safe. March 18: Utilizing ... current dairy markets. Milk prices have been continuing to climb- what are the driving factors and how ...

  7. Dangerous Gases and Fires Can Make Silos Death Traps

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-3-issue-6/dangerous-gases-and-fires-can-make-silos-death-traps

    damage and stop pneumonia from developing. 5) Keep children and animals away from the silo during the ... very difficult to control or stop. Ensiled materials should contain 50% or more moisture for safe ... should assume that they are safe just because they have not been affected by silo gases in the past. OSU ...

  8. June 2020 Pressure Canner Dial Gauge Testing

    https://lucas.osu.edu/news/june-2020-pressure-canner-dial-gauge-testing

    (Note: Water bath canners are safe to use for high acidic, researched recipes. Some examples where the ... acidic foods can be safely canned in a boiling water bath) Pressure cookers (these operate in a similar ... the most recent safe home canning guidelines. One guideline for home canning foods safely is using ...

  9. Per Capita Demand for Dairy Products a Review

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-7-issue-5/capita-demand-dairy-products-review

    beverage group continues to lose out to other types of beverage drinks. Cheese: The news here is much ... information by Dr. Thraen Much discussion these days centers on national milk production and how it can be ... managed, voluntarily or involuntarily, with the aim of keeping milk prices strong. But, the truth of the ...

  10. Cold Weather Dairy Calf Care

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-1/cold-weather-dairy-calf-care

    weather presents some additional challenges to keeping dairy calves healthy, comfortable and growing. The ... calves in unheated facilities. Nutritional maintenance is what is required to keep all body systems ... fat reserves. Calves stop growing and worse, the immune system of the calf becomes compromised leading ...

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