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Ask The Vet- Why Aren’t My Cows Cleaning, Doc?
Click here to view as a pdf: Ask The Vet- Why Aren’t My Cows Cleaning, Doc? By Darren Zimmerman, D.V.M. Retained Placentas: The Basics First, let’s define what is normal. Expulsion of the placenta normally happens within 12 hours of the calf being born. The same uterine contractions that helped push out the calf, will…
Exploring The Development Of The Gastrointestinal Tract In Calves
Click here to view as a pdf: Exploring The Development Of The Gastrointestinal Tract In Calves By Nele Leiterman, D.V.M. Calves are the future of the dairy industry. Central to their early development is the maturation of their gastrointestinal tract (GIT), a process that lays the foundation for their ability to digest and utilize nutrients…
Understanding Milk Pricing-If That’s Even Possible: Part 1
Click here to view as a pdf: Understanding Milk Pricing- If That’s Even Possible: Part 1 By Ryan Leiterman, D.V.M. There is an old saying in the dairy industry that there are two people who understand how milk is priced, and that one of them is dead and the other is retired. I’ve never understood…
How To Feed Calves? MilkBar™ Teats Can Improve Calf Gut Health
Click here to view as a pdf: How To Feed Calves? MilkBar™ Teats Can Improve Calf Gut Health By Nele Leiterman, D.V.M. What should I feed my replacement heifers? Whole milk or milk replacer? What fat and crude protein percentage is right for my operation? Are there additives that I should be using? These are…
Ask The Vet: Get Your Spring Chicks Off To A Good Start
Click here to view as a pdf: Ask The Vet: Get Your Spring Chicks Off To A Good Start By Nele Leiterman, D.V.M. Across the country, more and more people are discovering the joys of maintaining their own backyard chicken flock. For many backyard flock owners, knowing where their meat and eggs come from, coupled…
Ventilating Repurposed Structures For Calf Housing
Click here to view as a pdf: Ventilating Repurposed Structures For Calf Housing By Alex Austin Building a new calf raising facility is an expensive investment and not always an option. Converting an existing structure, whether it’s a pole shed or old stanchion barn, to house and raise calves can be a great option when…
Stepping Back: With Reflection and Gratitude
Click here to view as a pdf: Stepping Back: With Reflection and Gratitude By Dan Leiterman This coming April I will be 72 years old and have served the agricultural industry for nearly 50 years. After much reflection and with immense gratitude, I believe it is time to step back and retire. In reflecting back…
When Mixing Milk Replacer, Water Temperature Matters
Click here to view as a pdf: When Mixing Milk Replacer, Water Temperature Matters By Ryan Leiterman, D.V.M. In the children’s book Goldilocks and the Three Bears, a little girl named Goldilocks wanders into the forest home of a family of bears and while they are out, she eats from three different bowls of porridge.…