Making Sorghum Silage for Dairy Cows, When to Harvest & What Ratio Works Best.
To get the most energy and digestibility from your sorghum, timing is everything. Here are the three main stages and what they mean.
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To get the most energy and digestibility from your sorghum, timing is everything. Here are the three main stages and what they mean.
Scours, commonly known as calf diarrhea, is one of the most distressing conditions a young calf can face. While it might seem like a minor issue, scours can lead to dehydration, weight loss, and even death if not addressed quickly.
Serving a heifer too early or under the wrong conditions can cost you more in the long run, from poor conception rates to calving complications and stunted milk production.
In dairy farming, every day counts, and every feeding, treatment, or management decision has a cost.
Yet many farmers unknowingly spend months feeding and caring for cows or goats that are not even pregnant.
When a cow gets pregnant, the focus often shifts to feeding and future milk production. But one important question many farmers ask is.
When it comes to raising healthy calves, one often overlooked but crucial step is early deworming. Internal parasites like worms…
Metabolic disorders are some of the most silent yet damaging issues in livestock. They don’t always start with fever or visible wounds. Instead, they begin inside the animal’s body, affecting how nutrients are absorbed, processed, and used for production, growth, and reproduction.
Steaming up refers to the natural process where, in the final weeks before calving, the cow’s udder enlarges as it begins milk production. It’s a key sign that the body is preparing for birth and lactation.
As livestock farmers, we often focus on what we can measure, milk litres, feed amounts, conception rates. But sometimes, the most accurate health indicators are right in front of us, quietly telling a deeper story.
Dystocia refers to prolonged or difficult labor, where a cow is unable to deliver a calf without assistance. In some cases, veterinary intervention is required; in others, the cow or calf, or both, may not survive.