Herd Management

INFOGRAPHICS

• Increasing Cow Longevity and Production by Improving Pre-Weaning Calf Management

• Drying off cull dairy cattle at high production and in emergency situation
• Secado de vacas lecheras de descarte en periodo de alta produccion y en situacion de emergencia (spanish version)

PODCASTS

• Automated Milking Systems with Trevor DeVries

TRADE ARTICLES

• Améliorer la santé et la productivité de son troupeau en traite automatisée (en français seulement)

WEBINARS

• Optimizing Health and Production on Robotic Dairies

• Extending Cow Longevity by Improving Calf Management Practices

SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS

• McFarland, E.D., Elsohaby, I., Baes, C.F., Stryhn, H., Keefe, G., McClure, J T. 2024. Impacts of preweaning colostrum feeding practices and health measures on dairy cow production, while accounting for genetic potential. J. Anim. Sci. 102, skae061.  https://doi.org/10.1093/jas/skae061

• Castro, M. M. D., R. D. Matson, D. E. Santschi, M. I. Marcondes, and T. J. DeVries. 2022. Association of housing and management practices with milk yield, milk composition, and fatty acid profile, predicted using Fourier-transform mid- infrared spectroscopy, in farms with automated milking. J. Dairy Sci. 105:1-12. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-21150

• Matson, R. D., M. T. M. King, T. F. Duffield, D. E. Santschi, K. Orsel, E. A. Pajor, G. B. Penner, T. Mutsvangwa, and T. J. DeVries. 2022. Farm-level factors associated with lameness prevalence, productivity, and milk quality in farms with automated milking systems. J. Dairy Sci. 105:793-806. https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2021-20618 

• Matson, R. D., M. T. M. King, T. F. Duffield, D. E. Santschi, K. Orsel, E. A. Pajor, G. B. Penner, T. Mutsvangwa, and T. J. DeVries. 2021. Benchmarking of farms with automated milking systems in Canada and associations with milk production and quality. J. Dairy Sci. 104: 1-13 https://doi.org/10.3168/jds.2020-20065