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Have an Ace Up Your Sleeve With These Mastitis Management Tips

January 29, 2019

Incorporate these best practices to help protect your dairy from costly mastitis relapse. more

A Numbers Game: Impact of Mastitis and High SCC

December 21, 2018

The impacts of mastitis and high SCC are real and expensive. Learn more about the costly risks each can pose to your dairy. more

Help Guard Your Calves From Scours

January 31, 2018

Before your calves are born, help establish a strong foundation with proactive scours prevention. more

Close gaps in your vaccination program

January 31, 2018

Are there holes in your vaccination program? Follow these helpful guidelines for vaccinating from birth to freshening. more

A Strong Start in the Face of Stress

April 12, 2017

New research now demonstrates that intranasal vaccine INFORCE™ 3 provides lasting protection for young calves1 and boosts cow immunity in the face of calving stress.2 more

Spring-cleaning items for your Dairy Wellness to-do list

March 13, 2017

Consider this spring-cleaning checklist to help you keep your Dairy Wellness goals on track as we transition from winter to spring. more

Respiratory protection in changing weather

September 01, 2016

Changing weather conditions can create respiratory challenges for your calves. more

Identify bovine respiratory disease symptoms

August 29, 2016

Take time every day to stop, look and listen for bovine respiratory disease symptoms. more

Lameness: Can you stand to lose?

August 18, 2016

If 12.5% of your cows experienced lameness, what would that mean for your bottom line? more

Dairy Vaccines 101: Storage and handling

May 12, 2016

A vaccine program is only as effective as a dairy’s storage and handling protocols. more

Tips for a cleaner calving area

May 04, 2016

Are your calves born into a clean environment? These maternity pen management tips can help calves achieve a healthy start. more

Watch for calfhood respiratory disease symptoms

March 31, 2016

Look for the right signs to detect respiratory disease early and help prevent chronic infections for better lifetime productivity. more

Salmonella: Know your dairy's risk

March 29, 2016

Take steps to help reduce the risk of Salmonella infection in your herd with an on-farm risk assessment tool. more

Manage milk quality for better repro, more milk

January 25, 2016

Use the Healthy Start Program to identify and treat subclinical mastitis, and start fresh cows on a path toward breeding and lactation success. more

Warm up cold weather calf management skills

December 18, 2015

Cold calves won’t grow without proper care and nutrition. more

Carefully Follow and Understand Label Directions

October 29, 2015

Misreading product labels plays a large role in residue violations more

The cost of high somatic cell counts

October 15, 2015

Subclinical mastitis is often called hidden mastitis. Could it be hiding the potential of your dairy cows during their lactation? more

Perfect storm for respiratory disease

July 23, 2015

Dr. Edwards investigates how one dairy’s respiratory problem went from bad to worse. more

Take preventive hoof health measures

June 17, 2015

Take steps to minimize hoof health challenges in wet conditions. more

Useful tools and tips for Calf Wellness

May 01, 2015

As soon as calves are born they need to be nurtured and cared for as best as possible. These tools will help heifers reach their full potential. more

Follow these residue avoidance best practices

April 01, 2015

Tom Strause, DVM, Stateline Veterinary Service in Darien, Wisconsin, explains how he is just as responsible as the producer for avoiding residue violations. more

Spring into calf wellness: Seasonal calf care tips

March 20, 2015

Check out these must-read calf care articles for spring. more

Seven tips for proper treatments

February 25, 2015

Properly treating cows is important to avoid drug residues. Treat your cows successfully with these seven tips. more

Demystifying mastitis treatment

December 07, 2014

Think you can obtain a complete bacteriological cure of mastitis after just one day of a two-dose treatment? Think again. It’s time to blow the chalk dust off that old-school approach. more

Danger lurks for your heifers

October 17, 2014

Since heifers haven’t produced milk before their first lactation, you might not think mastitis is even a concern. New research shows why it should be. more

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