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Steps Dairy Producers Can Take to Reduce Fly Breeding

Last Updated: July 15, 2009

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K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk talks about managing waste and flies.

Released July 13, 2009

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- How a dairy producer manages the waste collected from loafing stalls and other facilities goes a long way toward controlling flies in the herd here in the summertime. So says K-State dairy specialist Mike Brouk (Brook), who takes a closer look at steps that the producer can take to reduce fly breeding, and thus, herd discomfort and the resulting impact on productivity.

2 minute audio file, http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/news/Audio_filesWK/ML-070709.mp3

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