Benchmarking dairy herd health status using routinely recorded herd summary data

Building a healthier Irish dairy herd through improved calf health

Main results:  In general the colostrum quality (112 g/l I dairy herds of mixed breed is high (50 g colostrum). Older parity cows, cows that smaller quantity of colostrum and cows tha with higher IgG concentration. Reducing colostrum is the most practical means by w  Calves fed 8.5% of birth bodyweight in concentration of IgG in serum in the first 3 Feeding calves transition milk subsequent a...

Herd Health for Donkeys

INTESTINAL AND LUNGWORM PARASITE CONTROL Intestinal parasites affecting donkeys are similar to those that affect horses. These include nematodes (large and small strongyles, ascarids, pinworms), bots, and Cestodes (tapeworms). Basic principles of parasite control are the same as for larger equines. Medications used with success in donkeys include fenbendazole, ivermectin, albendazole, and pyran...

Herd factors associated with dairy cow mortality.

Summary studies of dairy cow removal indicate increasing levels of mortality over the past several decades. This poses a serious problem for the US dairy industry. The objective of this project was to evaluate associations between facilities, herd management practices, disease occurrence and death rates on US dairy operations through an analysis of the National Animal Health Monitoring System's...

Smallholder Dairy Herd Management in Kenya

Introduction Kenya has one of the most successful dairy industries in sub-Saharan Africa based on some 3 million cattle of mostly high grade Bos taurus dairy breeds and a relatively advanced milk marketing infrastructure. The main breeds for dairy production are Friesian, Guernsey, Ayrshire and their crosses with the local East African Zebu (EAZ). The EAZ population is estimated at about 10 mil...

Estrous synchronization programs for the dairy herd