A friend of mine sent me this hilarious “Got Milk” video about how milk can help relieve symptoms of pre-menstrual syndrome. It is at least four years old and appears to be a legit commercial produced by the dairy campaign at one time, but it’s not really clear if it ever actually aired on television. PMS is often the butt … Read More
Pfizer Focus on Milk Quality
Pfizer Animal Health has launched a new online resource — www.milkqualityfocus.com — offering technical and actionable information on mastitis management and milk quality. “We understand the challenges dairy producers face and the constant commitment they must have to manage mastitis and produce high-quality milk,” says Dr. Bradley Mills, DVM, Veterinary Operations, Pfizer Animal Health. “With more stringent European Union somatic … Read More
Incidence and Impact of SARA
Prof. Joachim Kleen, Alta Genetics Germany, told us all about SARA in dairy herds at the Dairy Solutions Symposium. SARA is sub-acute ruminal acidosis and becoming a real problem. Understanding it better and what is being done to reduce or control it was the subject of his presentation. As most dairy farmers might think, proper nutrition and animal care is … Read More
UterFlush Reproductive Care for Cattle Introduced
Van Beek Natural Science has introduced a new product for reproductive care in beef and dairy cattle called UterFlush. According to the company, UterFlush is administered intrauterine post-calving to help restore the cow’s uterus back to normal as quickly as possible. It can be given immediately after calving or later on when problems arise. The flush not only assists with … Read More
Alpharma to Offer Anaplasmosis Webinar
Anaplasmosis is a tick-borne disease that causes loss of production and abortion in beef cattle and significant decreases in milk production in dairy cattle. Each individual case of anaplasmosis is estimated to cost about $400 per animal, and the total cost to the industry is estimated to be above $300 million in the U.S. While producers in the Southern U.S. … Read More
USDA Joins National Dairy Council, NFL in Promotion
Have you seen those cool commercials for the new campaign, Fuel Up to Play 60, where football players are running and playing with school kids? They are aimed to get kids moving and staying fueled for play with a healthy, balanced diet. Wisconsin Ag Connection just released an article about this program. Check it out. The U.S. Department of Agriculture … Read More
Athletes Chug Chocolate Milk After Workouts
Wow, what a positive message about dairy as a healthy part of a well-balanced diet! As shared by WLWT News in Omaha, Neb., athletes at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are now downing chocolate milk after practice, and they are liking the taste and the results they are getting from that glass of power and strength. What a great story! Check … Read More
Groups Urge Regulation of Raw Facilities
A joint press release from National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) and International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) addresses the need for the regulation of raw milk production facilities. Although unpasteurized, or raw, milk products pose a significant food safety hazard, facilities producing these products are not covered by any of the food safety regulations proposed so far this year by Congress. … Read More
Predicting Changes for Parasite and Vector Induced Animal Diseases
A featured article at the Dairy Site, Predicting Changes for Parasite and Vector Induced Animal Diseases, discusses climate change and the livestock industry. Eric Hoberg, an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) zoologist at the Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, discusses how climate change could have a major influence on animal health, by affecting parasites and vectors that spread disease. This is … Read More
More from the World Dairy Expo Trade Show
World Dairy Expo Photo Album World Dairy Diary coverage of World Dairy Expo is sponsored by: There were a record 755 companies exhibiting at World Dairy Expo this year, which made it difficult to visit them all, but we did what we could! One booth I visited was Arm and Hammer Animal Nutrition where I talked with president Curt Siverling … Read More