Dairy Digest, November 2005
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In this Issue: Serum Mineral Status and Periparturient Disease; Strategies for Successful Weaning of Dairy Calves; Forage Choices for Feeding Dairy Cows; Increasing Your Energy Efficiency; New Job Description Generator Makes Preparing Job Descriptions Easier; Hooked on Stray Voltage; Coping with High Energy Costs
daily12007-11-30T17:20:31ZSerum Mineral Status and Periparturient Disease http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/serum-mineral-status-and-periparturient-disease Most veterinarians and dairy producers are familiar with the use of blood mineral concentration determinations as an aid in disease diagnosis. Although it is useful to know what is responsible for a disease process, a preferred option is to determine if a cow is metabolically unstable and will ultimately succumb to some disease process.No publisherrpruyneDairy Digest November 2005Dairy Digest Archive2008-04-16T19:46:46ZNews ItemStrategies for Successful Weaning of Dairy Calves http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/strategies-for-successful-weaning-of-dairy-calves While weaning calves early makes good sense economically, it is essential that adequate rumen development occurs before weaning.No publisherrpruyneDairy Digest November 2005Dairy Digest Archive2008-04-16T19:48:21ZNews ItemForage Choices for Feeding Dairy Cows http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/forage-choices-for-feeding-dairy-cows No publisherrpruyneDairy Digest November 2005Dairy Digest Archive2008-04-16T19:50:30ZNews ItemIncreasing Your Energy Efficiency http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/increasing-your-energy-efficiency No publisherrpruyneDairy Digest November 2005Dairy Digest Archive2008-04-16T19:51:53ZNews ItemNew Job Description Generator Makes Preparing Job Descriptions Easier http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/new-job-description-generator-makes-preparing-job-1 No publisherrpruyneDairy Digest November 2005Dairy Digest Archive2008-04-16T19:56:16ZNews ItemHooked on Stray Voltage http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/hooked-on-stray-voltage "It lets them get off the hook!"No publisherrpruyneDairy Digest November 2005Dairy Digest Archive2008-04-16T19:59:24ZNews ItemCoping with High Energy Costs http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/coping-with-high-energy-costs We are all aware of the dire constraints we may be facing this winter because of the dramatic increases in the prices of all forms of energy, except electricity. Fortunately, the autumn weather has been quite mild thus far, so we have not needed too much fuel for space heating purposes yet.No publisherrpruyneDairy Digest November 2005Dairy Digest Archive2008-04-16T20:00:41ZNews ItemComing Event - Agricultural Ammonia Forum http://www.das.psu.edu/das/news/coming-event-agricultural-ammonia-forum No publisherrpruyneDairy Digest November 2005Dairy Digest Archive2008-04-18T18:45:41ZNews Item