Dairy Resources

Veterinary Extension Programs

...for Dairy Producers:

• Cowfort Milk Program
• Dairy Cow Welfare Resources

...for Dairy Personnel:

• Dairy Personnel School
  • Bovine Calving Management Training: Dystocia and Calf Care
  • Milk Quality: Milking Routine and Good Hygiene Practices (coming soon)

Dairy Herd Management

Tutorials

• Videos on Cattle Treatment Techniques:
  • Reading and Understanding a Drug Label
  • How to Give a Subcutaneous (Sub-Q)  Injection
  • How to Give an Intravenous (IV) Injection
  • How to Give an Intramuscular (IM) Injection
• Judicious use of antimicrobials in dairy herds (Spanish & English version)

Articles

• Providing Winter Care for Calves  English
• Winter tips for Midwestern dairy workers  English  Spanish
• Is stripping a way to control mastitis? English   Spanish
• Bovine Calving Management: Impact of Dystocia on Dairy Calves and Cows English
• Effect of AI Technique and Semen Handling on Dairy Cattle Fertility English
• Breeding programs: Natural service or AI? English
• Types of Bedding Affect the Resting Behavior of Lactating Dairy Cattle English

Protocols

• Submit Animal Health Protocols for Peer Review

• Case Study: Health Protocol to Identify Lactating Dairy Cows with Metritis in Dairy Herds