Take a C for Comfort, an O for Oxidative Balance, a W for Well-being and an S for Sustainability, add them together and you have C.O.W.S., a new program from Novus International to help dairy producers have happier and more productive animals. “The COWS program is our effort to benchmark and understand cow comfort and lameness and lying time and … Read More
Novus Introduces C.O.W.S. Program
Today in Reno, Novus International introduced an innovative program to help dairy producers enhance the comfort and well-being of their herds so they can better maximize productivity and enrich dairy industry sustainability. The Novus C.O.W.S. program launched with a new website – www.novuscows.com. C.O.W.S. stands for Comfort, Oxidative Balance, Well-Being and Sustainability. Each of these four key pillars of the … Read More
AgriLabs Announces ACHIEVE
ACHIEVE is the newest in the AgriLabs line of products designed specifically to support the natural immunity of calves. “ACHIEVE with Cryptex is an all-natural formula developed to bolster the ability of newborns to withstand disease stressors like scours, the leading cause of neonatal loss accounting for up to 46% of calf deaths. ACHIEVE bolsters their immunity to scours pathogens … Read More
Temple Grandin to Keynote I-29 Dairy Conference
Dr. Temple Grandin will give the keynote address at the I-29 Dairy Conference in Sioux Falls, SD this week. Grandin is a doctor of animal science and professor at Colorado State University, bestselling author, and consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior and was the topic of an Emmy-award winning HBO movie. She will speak at the conference on … Read More
Merial Launches 'Best in Class' Site
Merial has launched a new website as part of their “Best in Class” initiative, a campaign focused on providing dairies access to valuable information and educational tools. “Through ‘Best in Class,’ we hope to be able to partner with dairies – small to large – to promote the importance and value of education and how it can significantly impact productivity, … Read More
Pfizer Offers Easy Milk Quality Resolutions
Even dairy farmers need to set resolutions for the new year – make your resolutions help to improve cow health and profitability on the dairy. Milk quality resolutions that can help you capture greater return from your milking herd. “There is always room for improvement when it comes to milk quality, and small steps taken today can reap rewards tomorrow … Read More
Busy Year for Novus in Beef and Dairy
At the National Association of Farm Broadcasting (NAFB) annual meeting last month, Novus International was talking with reporters about this year’s acquisitions that have strengthened the company’s presence in the beef and dairy cattle market. Novus’ Beef Sales Manager Marty Andersen says when they acquired the Albion animal nutrition group in February it helped them expand their portfolio of chelated … Read More
New Manual Available
The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) has released a new manual intended to help improve animal health, while minimizing the chances of unwanted traces of pharmaceuticals getting into the food supply. The 2011 Milk and Dairy Beef Drug Residue Prevention Manual is a revision of the Milk and Dairy Beef Residue Avoidance manual that was previously published by the Dairy … Read More
Alltech Dinners Stimulate Discussion
One of the features of the Alltech Global 500 are a series of discussion dinners. Attendees can choose a topic of they are most interested in. During the dinners a moderator will stimulate conversation with everyone providing input. It’s a great opportunity to interact with other dairy and beef producers from around the world and hear their perspectives on these … Read More
Meeting People From Around The World With Alltech
I think the comment I’ve heard most often at the Alltech Global 500 is how important and rewarding the interaction with other dairy and beef producers from around the world is. We’ve got 29 countries represented here. One of our international visitors that I met today was George Strang, Scotland. George is a dairy farmer with 250 cows and it’s … Read More