Dairy Science
Dairy Digest
Dairy Digest has been published monthly by the department and Penn State Cooperative Extension since 1963. Mike O'Connor,
Professor of Dairy Science, is editor of the publication. This way to Dairy Digest...
Dairy Cattle Nutrition
These Web pages list publications on nutrition and feeding, forages,
calf and heifer growth, the the annual Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop,
and other dairy nutrition information. This way to the Dairy Cattle Nutrition pages...
Featured Publications
Cattle Breed Histories
Red and White Holstein History
by Dr. Larry W. Specht.
How did we get a Red and White Holstein population in North America when all of their imported ancestors were Black and White? This publication traces the history of the Red and White Holstein on our continent. This way to read the history.
Polled Holstein History
by Dr. Larry W. Specht.
Polled (naturally hornless) cattle make up only a small portion of the millions of dairy cows in the United States. This report traces the migration of the polled condition in registered Holsteins in the United States back to the time of the earliest reporting of the trait. This way to read the history...
Feed Price List
The Feed Price List contains the current market price for
forages, grains, and by-product feeds. Prices are obtained by using
several sources: the Pennsylvania grain and hay market summaries,
commodity prices from "Feedstuffs," and prices from local
agribusinesses. This price list is to be used when current prices are
not readily available. They can be used to least cost rations etc.
Penn State Dairy Alliance
Dairy Alliance benefits the individual farm in dealing with issues that
relate to human resource management, business management, information
technology, and nutrient management. More about Dairy Alliance...
Capital Region Dairy Team
The
Capital Region Dairy Team covers dairy education in Adams, Berks,
Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Lancaster, Lebanon,
Perry, and York counties. The team provides information and develops
educational programs for the region's dairy producers to assist with
improving dairy management and profitability.
The team's Dairy Focus newsletter as well as Focus on Dairy, their weekly column printed in Country Folks, Farmshine, and Lancaster Farming, are available on this Web site, along with a library of fact sheets, publications, and other information. More about the Capital Region Dairy Team...
The Specht Report
Edited by Dr. Chad Dechow, the Specht Reports are your guide to the top sires, dams and prefixes of AI bulls. Sires, dams and prefixes can be ranked on the Net Merit, PTA protein or PTA type of their sons.
The Sire-Son and Prefix reports were developed at Penn State University by Dr. Larry Specht and first published in the mid 1970s. The reports have been used to compare the performance of a sire with his sons and provide a list of the prefixes that are providing the top Holstein bulls to the A.I. industry in the US. The Bull-Mother report is a spin-off from the original Sire-Son and Prefix reports and lists dams that have provided the top Holstein bulls.
