Dairy Digest, December 2007
In this Issue: Do Antibiotics Work as Well as They Used To?; Dry Off Dilemma; Handling of Post-pasteurized Waste Milk is Very Important; Calf Management Tips for Cold Weather; Rate Caps on Electricity Prices Are Expiring; Penn State Dairy Alliance Announces Programs for Winter-Spring 2008; Identify Bottlenecks to Higher Dairy Profitability - Register for Drill Down Workshops with PA Dairy Tool Now!
- Do Antibiotics Work as Well as They Used To?
- While controversy continues as to the exact role of antibiotic use in animals and linkage to increased resistant populations of bacteria, many producers and veterinarians feel antibiotics do not work as well as they did years ago.
- Dry Off Dilemma
- Cows with shorter days dry have longer lifetime days in milk.
- Handling of Post-pasteurized Waste Milk is Very Important
- To keep calves healthy, everything comes down to good hygiene.
- Calf Management Tips for Cold Weather
- Within a certain range of temperatures called the thermoneutral zone or TNZ, calves can maintain body temperature without needing extra energy.
- Rate Caps on Electricity Prices are Expiring
- Depending on which utility company provides your electricity, your rate cap protection may have already expired.
- Identify Bottlenecks to Higher Dairy Profitability
- Register for Drill Down Workshops with PA Dairy Tool Now!
- Penn State Dairy Alliance Announces Programs for Winter-Spring 2008
- Dairy Production Skills Training – In Spanish; Middle Managers Conference; Penn State Business Planning Workshop; People in Ag: Success with Human Resources for Ag Advisers; Dairy Profit Team Training: Getting Started with a Dairy Profit Team
