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  1. Calf Behavior and Bedding Materials

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-17-issue-5/calf-behavior-and-bedding-materials

    requires that calves have a clean, dry surface to lay on with ventilation that removes any ammonia near the ...

  2. Milk Price Outlook

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-9/milk-price-outlook

    Cam Thraen, Agricultural Economist The announced Basic Formula Price (BFP) for July is $14.77 per ...

  3. Water Usage on Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-1/water-usage-dairy-farms

    and stray voltage should be suspected. The waterer should be routinely cleaned; tip tanks work ... ml tolerated by adult animals Water usage on dairy farms also includes that for cleaning the parlor, ... alleys in the free stall barns. Water from cleaning and any water that comes into contact with manure ...

  4. Managing Feed Costs for Lactating Cows

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-1/managing-feed-costs-lactating-cows

    survive in the environment for about a year. The key to control of the disease is sanitation and ... environmental contamination by identifying infected animals and culling them from the herd. Provide clean ... clean rearing facilities. When possible, raise heifers separate from adults. Adult cattle represent ...

  5. Cereal Rye – A Cover Crop with Feed Value?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-15-issue-6/cereal-rye-%E2%80%93-cover-crop-feed-value

    up to November 1st during normal years. As with all of our crops, starting with a clean seedbed is ... very important.  Fields with a history of winter annuals (i.e., marestail) need to have a cleanly ...

  6. Energy Balance of Cows and Mastitis: Potential Linkages

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-12-issue-4/energy-balance-cows-and-mastitis-potential-linkages

    cow hygiene (keeping stalls clean, frequent scrapping of allies, and following good milking ... with numerous other events, including hormonal changes, hypocalcemia, and changes in vitamin status; ...

  7. Milk Price Outlook

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-4/milk-price-outlook

    Gary Schnitkey The Basic Formula Price (BFP) for January was released on February 5th.  For ...

  8. Tunnel Ventilation- Fad or Fan?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-9/tunnel-ventilation-fad-or-fan

    Ohio. System description:   In a tunnel ventilation system, the barn functions as a duct. The basic ... arrangements), and leeward of any obstructions (including other cows). This implies deviations from the basic ...

  9. Update on Ohio's Program for Controlling Johne's Disease

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-7-issue-2/update-ohios-program-controlling-johnes-disease

    minimum standards for control of Johne's disease. The three basic elements are: 1) education, to ... or on the cows and the time calves spend in the calving area; b) feeding and sanitation practices ...

  10. Livestock Need Fresh Air

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-1/livestock-need-fresh-air

    warmer environment than the sow. 5. Keep fan shutters and blades clean- dirty blades alone can cut your ...

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