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Simply producing a black calf if not enough if the dairy industry wants to make permanent inroads into successful crossbreeding.

Israeli Dairy School offers unique insights on modern production systems in a historic setting.

Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) members from 28 states and six countries gathered in Pittsburgh, Nov. 13-14, for the group’s annual meeting.

As U.S. dairies apply modern production practices to produce milk more efficiently, they’ve significantly reduced inputs and greenhouse gas emissions per unit of output..

Producer panels, presentations and breakout sessions will feature timely, care- and profit-enhancing topics, such as immunity, pain control, internasal vaccines, heifer development, calf nutrition and more.

Study Sheds Light on Future of Genome Editing in Livestock

“Manage calf health through the gut” headlines Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s (DCHA) next webinar.

An intriguing opportunity to combine your interest in dairy management with a visit to historic Israel.

Research highlights milk quality, udder health, mastitis research.

The Dairy Cattle Welfare Council’s (DCWC) Webinar Series continues this August with a session titled “Forming High Performing Down Cow Care Teams.”

The Dairy Knowledge Center (DKC) provides an online global platform sharing the latest improvements in research and management in dairy production.

Dairy management systems that facilitate natural cow behavior could improve health, reproduction and productivity.

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council selected Megan Lauber, a master’s degree student at the University of Wisconsin, and Alexandre Scanavez, a doctorate student at Kansas State University, as the 2019 DCRC Scholars.

Four graduate students will earn trip to annual meeting in Orlando, Florida.

Bloody scours in calves is never a welcome sight, but diagnosing the source can help with treatment and preventing future cases.

If you plan to submit results of controlled trials to the Journal of Dairy Science, you’ll want to learn about REFLECT.

To help build consumer trust in dairy products, the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council (DCWC) is pleased to offer the webinar series for 2019.

The Dairy Cattle Welfare Council (DCWC) has announced the next in its 2019 webinar series with a session titled “Designing the maternity pen with the cow’s natural behavior in mind.”

The 4th Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium will be held May 29-30, 2019 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista South in Kissimmee, Florida.

The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) invites dairy producers, veterinarians and nutritionists to “join forces and reach higher” during its 2019 annual conference.

A group of Chinese dairy researchers recently examined whether the presence of antibiotics in the liquid ration impacted the growth, ruminal function or gut microbial population of preweaned calves.

To help build consumer trust in dairy products, the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council (DCWC) is pleased to offer the webinar series for 2019.

DCHA Annual Conference features informative presentations, hands-on workshops

Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) introduces its Scholars program, which offers one travel scholarship to a full-time graduate student focusing on some aspect of dairy cattle reproduction.

The free webinar is scheduled for January 28, at 12:00 PM Eastern.

Registration is now open for the 2019 Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) Annual Conference, April 9-11, at the Madison Marriott West, Middleton, Wis.

The amount and composition of milk produced by dairy cows appears to be more regulated by internal, annual biological rhythms than by environmental factors such as heat and humidity, according to Penn State researchers.

The American Association of Veterinary State Boards (AAVSB) and American Registry of Professional Animal Sciences (ARPAS) approved National Mastitis Council’s (NMC) application for continuing education (CE) credits.

NAHMS study reveals management trends that offer opportunities to improve dairy heifer health and productivity.

The October issue of the Journal of Dairy Science features six new articles on preweaned heifer calf management.

Workshop will review latest topics in dairy genomics

Indianapolis, home of the century-old, 500-mile automobile race, will host the 2018 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting, Nov.14-16.

The University of Missouri veterinary students take campus research to parlors and pastures to help dairy farms improve.

Research papers highlight latest milk quality, udder health research.

ZIVO Bioscience, Inc. recently announced positive results from a discovery-stage pilot experiment designed to test the efficacy of certain algae-based compounds against bacterial infections that cause bovine mastitis.

The National Mastitis Council (NMC) Scholars program provides four travel scholarships to full-time graduate students interested in controlling mastitis, promoting udder health and improving milk quality.

The National Mastitis Council Regional Meeting “early bird” registration deadline is Thursday, May 31.

The Dairy Cattle Welfare Council symposium will be held May 31st & June 1st at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas located in Scottsdale, Arizona.

The Dairy Cattle Welfare Council symposium will be held May 31st & June 1st at the Hilton Scottsdale Resort & Villas located in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Animal scientist Phil Cardoso knew that milk protein increases when dairy cows are fed the amino acid methionine, but he suspected that the supplement might have additional health benefits.

Boyd Parr has spent his life working in and around the dairy industry, so being inducted into the South Carolina Dairy Producer Hall of Fame is something he’s waited for his whole

Applications for $1,000 scholarship due Feb. 20, 2017.

Pivotal efficacy studies conducted for FDA approval showed a 28 percent reduction in clinical mastitis.

The Dairy Calf and Heifer Association (DCHA) announces the agenda and theme for their annual conference. The 2017 conference is set for April 11-13 in Madison, Wis. with the theme "Sky's the Limit."

Purina Animal Nutrition announces the hiring of Krystal Regan as regional calf and heifer specialist. She will serve as a resource for dairy producers in northcentral and northeast Iowa and southeast Minnesota.

New technologies are available and are being developed to help the dairy industry improve the welfare of individual animals on dairy farms.

Early registration for the conference, scheduled for May 1 to 4 in Oak Brook, Ill., ends March 15.

The Institute for Infectious Animal Diseases (IIAD), a Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Center of Excellence, and the Texas Center for Applied Technology (TCAT), a research center within the Texas

Study results indicate culture-based treatment can be more economical than blanket treatment.

Applications for annual $1,000 scholarship due Feb. 19, 2016.