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  • Factors affecting titratable acidity in raw milk
    Schmidt, Karen A.; Stupar, J.; Shirley, John E.; Adapa, S.; Sukup, D. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    The value of titratable acidity (TA) as an indicator of raw milk quality has been challenged recently, because milk is refrigerated within minutes after it leaves the cow until it reaches the consumer. Also, high milk ...
  • Flotation therapy for downer cows
    Van Metre, D.C.; St. Jean, G.; Vestweber, J. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    Cattle that become recumbent (unable to get up) as the result of calving difficulty, low blood calcium, traumatic injuries, or other disorders are prone to develop subsequent pressure damage of muscles, nerves, and ...
  • Futures contracts for milk: how will they work?
    Cropp, Bob (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    The two new milk futures contracts offer dairy farmers and other buyers and sellers of milk and dairy products additional opportunities to manage price risk in an increasingly volatile milk price environment. The ...
  • Hormonal and behavioral characteristics associated with the onset of radiotelemetric-detected estrus
    Lamb, G.C.; Hoffman, D.P.; Kobayashi, Y.; Stevenson, Jeffrey S. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    The objective of this study was to examine changes in ovarian steroids in relation to the onset of first standing estrus detected by pressure-sensitive rump-mounted devices (ABS HeatWatch® [HW]). Twenty Holstein ...
  • How should milk be priced in the future?
    Cropp, Bob (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    Milk pricing will continue to change. Clearly, the dairy industry will continue the trend toward MCP. The federal dairy price support program will terminate at the end of 1999. Changes will occur in federal order pricing. ...
  • Lameness in dairy cattle
    Stokka, Gerald L.; Smith, J.F.; Dunham, J.R.; Van Anne, T. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    Foot problems are major concerns for dairies, and care should be taken to avoid promoting them. Preventive measures, with the aid of a veterinarian, must be followed if the problem is expected to be controlled. ...
  • Milk urea nitrogen: a nutritional management tool
    Dunham, J.R. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    Milk urea nitrogen (MUN) analyses can be used to evaluate the nutritional status of dairy herds and for fine tuning the feeding program. MUN values >18 mg/100 ml indicate that dietary protein is being wasted and feed ...
  • Performance of lactating dairy cows fed alfalfa haylage treated with bacterial inoculants at the time of ensilation
    Scheffel, Michael V.; Scoby, R.K.; Shirley, John E. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    Sixty Holstein cows averaging 65 days in milk at the initiation of a 13-week study were used to evaluate three alfalfa haylages. Haylages were treated at the time of ensilation with either a Pioneer experimental ...
  • Performance of young calves supplemented with vitamins c and e and beta-carotene
    Greenwood, R.H.; Morrill, J.L; Schwenke, J.R. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    Newborn Holstein calves were used to investigate responses to supplemental antioxidants provided in daily milk allotments. Treated calves assigned to receive daily 100 IU of d-alpha tocopherol (vitamin E), 5 mg ...
  • Planning milking facilities for dairy expansion
    Smith, J.F. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    Construction of a new milking center or remodeling existing milking parlors is a very important decision that can dramatically affect the labor efficiency and profitability of a dairy. Dairy producers should set ...
  • Preventive health programs for dairy cattle
    Stokka, Gerald L.; Smith, J.F.; Dunham, J.R.; Van Anne, T. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    Always consult your veterinarian when making vaccination decisions. The most common errors are failing to give booster immunizations and doing so at the incorrect time. Animal comfort is a greater determinant of production ...
  • Probiotic frozen yogurt containing high protein and calcium
    Forbes, M.S.; Jeon, I.J.; Schmidt, Karen A. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    A new frozen yogurt manufacturing procedure that is easily adaptable to the current practices of the frozen yogurt industry has been developed with probiotic culture and ultrafiltrated milk. The ultrafiltrated milk ...
  • Reducing bovine leukosis in dairy cattle
    Smith, J.F.; Stokka, Gerald L.; Scoby, R.K; Van Anne, T.; Shirley, John E. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    Bovine leukosis virus (BLV) is a cancerous condition of tissues in which lymph nodes and lymphocytes are affected. Infected cattle may be identified by testing blood sera for BLV antibodies using the agar gel ...
  • Success of several programed AI-breeding protocols including ovsynch
    Stevenson, Jeffrey S.; Thompson, K. E.; Kobayashi, Y. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    In Experiment 1, four programmed AIbreeding treatments were tested. The so-called OvSynch program, which requires no heat detection before a fixed-time insemination, decreased conception rates compared with a similar ...
  • Using the somatic cell count report
    Dunham, J.R. (Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1996)
    High-producing dairy herds can consistently average a somatic cell count (SCC) <200,000. Herds with consistently higher averages can decrease SCC and realize higher profits. The SCC report discloses the pitfalls that ...