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Free Stall Bedding Options: Important considerations from the cow's perspective
Dr. Naomi Botheras, Animal Welfare Program Specialist, The Ohio State University (top of page) ... surface in dairy barns and so cows may stand and walk on concrete their whole life. The consequences of ... standing on concrete are considered to be very important in the development of hoof lesions and lameness, ...
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When is the Best Time to Market Cull Cows?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-7-issue-1/when-best-time-market-cull-cows
A 1997 study at Colorado State University revealed that average daily gain in market cows was less ... get five different responses. Some may say it is in the fall so they don't use any unnecessary ... it is once the cow drops below a specific production point in terms of daily milk production. Still ...
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Summer Coliform Mastitis,
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-3/summer-coliform-mastitis
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, Ohio State University (top of page) As I write ... this column, outside temperatures are well above 80 o F in Ohio and we are just in early May. Is this ... unusual? Well, considering that the average of our daily maximum temperature is approximately 70 o F in ...
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Pricing Drought Stressed Corn for Corn Silage
Dr. Bill Weiss, Dairy Extension Specialist, The Ohio State University and Dianne Shoemaker, Field ... Specialist, Dairy Production Economics, Ohio State University Extension With a "normal" corn crop, ... The average composition of drought-stressed corn silage in Table 1 is reasonable, but the composition ...
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Nutrition
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-6/nutrition
Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University Which forage is usually more economical for Ohio dairy farmers ...
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Economics
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-7/economics
Thraen, State Specialist, Dairy Markets and Policy, The Ohio State University Extension, Agricultural, ...
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Milk Pricing and Policy
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-2/milk-pricing-and-policy
Dr. Cameron Thraen, Additional milk marketing information by Dr. Thraen Policy Watch In the policy ... arena, the event to watch is the introduction of Federal legislation specifically aimed at stemming the ... flow of imported dairy proteins in the U.S. market. The Milk Import Tariff Equity Act (MITEA) of 2003 ...
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The Importance of Knowing Dry Matter Concentration When Buying (or Selling) Feeds
Dr. Bill Weiss, Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist, The Ohio State University A new article ...
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Dairy Commodity and Milk Price Outlook for April – June 2015
Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, The Ohio State University It will come ... reached in 2014. Those commodity prices used to determine the farm gate price for milk to U.S. producers ... have declined as follows: nonfat and skim milk powder price, after peaking in early 2014 at $2.10/lb ...
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Heat Stress- Where Do You Start?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-3/heat-stress-where-do-you-start
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University In an average year, heat stress ... of money being left on the table, especially in these times of low milk prices. In an average year, ... drops, the number of meals eaten per day decreases, followed by a decline in milk production, a decrease ...