Akey Dairy Newsletters


November December 2009
Social Networking and Agriculture
Bed Calves Deep with Straw
Heat Abatement
Cold Weather Milk Replacer Rates

September October 2009
Medicated Milk Replacers--- Yes or No?
Drenching of Propylene Glycol
NY Dairy Farm Business Summary 2008

June July 2009
Neck Rail Position in Free Stalls
Using Partial Budgeting to Evaluate Changes to Dairy Farms
Foot Lesions and Culing Risks
Causes of Cow Deaths
Minimize Roughage in Calf Grower Diets
Flooring System and Claw Conformation

March April 2009
Feeding Straw to Calves
Dealing with Low Milk Prices
Quality Control Programs for Dairy Farms
Seasonal Effects on Milk Components

January February 2009
Green Efficiency
Effect of NDFd on Milk Production and Intake
Carbon Footprint of Dairy Cows

November December 2008
Distillers Grains on the Farm
Opportunities with Low Profile Cross Ventilated Freestall Facilities*

July August 2008
Discovery Conference on lipids in dairy cattle
Using AAMPS to help control feed cost
Distillers use in calf feeds
Milk Replacer fat percentage

April May 2008
Some Characteristics of Higher Producing Herds
The Impact of Monensin in Lactating Dairy Cows
The Cost of Milk Production Worldwide

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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