1. My calves experience heat stress during the summer. Do you have any recommendations for providing artificial shade over the hutches? Published: September 28, 2007
2. Are free-stalls acceptable for calves after weaning? Published: September 28, 2007
3. We would like to build a new calf barn. What do you think of the solar barns? Does the floor need to be cement, or will dirt be fine? Published: September 28, 2007
4. What is neosporosis? Where did it originate, and how is it transmitted? Published: September 28, 2007
5. When calculating feed efficiency, how do you account for variations in milk fat test? Published: September 21, 2007
6. How can low milk fat and milk protein be corrected? Published: September 21, 2007
7. How do you use hydrochloric acid instead of anionic salts? How much do you need to give per cow per day, how much mol/l? How do you treat feeds with hydrochloric acid? Are there any negative effects? Published: September 20, 2007
8. What is the basic purpose of a federal milk marketing order? Published: September 20, 2007
9. What exactly is a “Farm Bill”? Published: September 20, 2007
10. I’ve heard the term “equalization payment,” but I don’t know what it means. Published: September 20, 2007
11. I have always heard of nonfat dry milk powder, but in the last couple of years everyone’s calling it skim milk powder. Is there any difference? Published: September 20, 2007
12. How many gallons does the typical milk transport carry? What is their empty and full weights? I am using this to determine bridge specifications in a rural area. Published: September 20, 2007
13. What is the “make allowance,” and why do processors get it when dairy producers don’t? Published: September 20, 2007
14. Can we count on milk prices staying as high as they have been in 2007? Published: September 20, 2007
15. I have a farmer who is interested in trying 4X milking for the 21 days after calving. His question is if he then goes to 2X milking, does the response from the early frequent milking still exist, or do you need to be at 3X? Published: September 19, 2007
16. We are milking three times per day three groups, post-fresh 0-50 days, 50-175 days, and over 175 days. Would we have any production loss in group three if we milked them two times per day? Average production in this group is 72 pounds (high 100 pounds, low 30 pounds). Published: September 19, 2007
17. What factors should be considered in selecting pasture forages to use in an intensive grazing program for lactating dairy cows? Published: September 17, 2007
18. ¿Cuando hay que ayudar a una vaca que esta pariendo? Published: September 17, 2007
19. ¿Como asistir a una vaca que tiene problemas pariendo? Published: September 17, 2007
20. ¿Cuales son las etapas de un parto? Published: September 17, 2007
21. ¿Cuales pueden ser las causas de acidosis en un hato? Published: September 17, 2007
22. ¿Qué hormona hace que la novilla o la vaca entre en celo? Published: September 17, 2007
23. ¿Cual es la importancia de suministrar propionato de calcio a las vacas que van a parir o a las vacas frescas? Published: September 17, 2007
24. ¿Qué son las células somáticas? Published: September 17, 2007
25. ¿Cual es la relación entre el aumento en la digestión del almidón en el grano del ensilaje y los problemas de acidosis que ocurren? ¿Usted siente que uno puede llegar a un punto donde no es viable aumentar la digestión del maíz porque también aumenta la acidosis? ¿El aumento en la digestión del almidón causará una disminución del pH que puede parar la digestión de la fibra? Published: September 17, 2007
26. ¿Para qué se usa y cuando es recomendable recurrir a la oxitocina? Published: September 17, 2007
27. ¿Qué es el calostro y cuando debe administrarse al ternero? Published: September 17, 2007
28. ¿Cómo se debe conservar y administrar el calostro? Published: September 17, 2007
29. What is the effect of music on production of milk? Published: September 14, 2007
30. What is the best, most effective treatment for udder lesions, particularly those located at the front and center where the udder attaches? It sometimes takes me almost an entire lactaction to clear these up. What causes them? Published: September 14, 2007

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