Akey Dairy Newsletters

January February 2008
Does Flooring Matter?
Tracking Important Health Parameters
Calves do not line "fines".
Microbial, yeast and oligosaccharide products for calves.
The time for fly control is now
Dairy Cattle Encyclopedia of Reproduction
Re-evaluate Feed Efficiency.

October November 2007
Controlling Johne’s disease.
Grain marketing for buyers.
Iodine availability for dipping navels.

August September 2007
Forage storage a key to a dairy’s success.
Using drought stress corn.

June July 2007
Why monitor dry matter content of forages.
What is an additive really worth?
Milk replacer feeding rate and immunity.
Selenium (Se) yeast improved immunity and reproduction in Se deficient areas.
Products to consider for heat stress.

March April 2007
Wheat gluten protein milk replacers?
Dairy farming and the World Wide Web.
Alternatives to $4 corn.
Dealing with the higher cost of milk replacers.
Responding to “Deadly Food”.

January February 2007
NY dairy farm business summary 2005
Economic value of pregnancy in dairy cattle.
Feeding calves in cold weather.
Do not feed hay to neonatal calves.

November December 2006
Corn silage variety selection tools.
Milk for good health.
A new way to measure effective fiber.
How much methane do dairy cows emit?
BMR corn silage should also be kernel processed.
Aged corn silage is better.
Function of fatty acids.

September October 2006
Effects of overstocking on cow behavior, welfare, and productivity.
Post weaning slump.
Corn processing for calf feeds.
Limit feeding heifers.

May June 2006
Do water troughs limit milk production?
Why are higher producing cows harder to get bred?
Gender enhanced semen.

 

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