Health

Although the most reported impacts of heat stress are focused on milk production (lactation period), emerging evidence indicates that heat stress profoundly affects calves and cows from the prenatal stage through lactation. Photo: Dreamstime

17-08-2020 | Article

Heat stress affects every stage of the cow cycle

Ketosis is a common metabolic disorder in dairy cows that can lead to enormous economic losses. Photo: Mark Pasveer

13-08-2020 | Article

Potential biomarker: Predicting ketosis

Photo: Shutterstock

23-07-2020 | Article

Sustainability and Welfare special: Reserve your space

Photo: Misset

14-07-2020 | News

How pasture access impacts cow welfare

Analysis of the trimming/lameness treatment records and liaising with the foot trimmer are key to providing an indication of the most important success factor(s) to focus on during the farm risk assessment. Photo: Koos Groenewold.

13-07-2020 | Expert opinion

The UK’s approach to successfully controlling lameness

Photo: Wageningen University & Research

02-07-2020 | News

What will the future dairy barn offer?

Photo: Fotolia

25-06-2020 | Blog

4 top tips to tackle heat stress in dairy cattle

Photo: Diversey

23-06-2020 | News

Covid-19: The impact on the dairy hygiene supply chain

Photo: Marten Sandburg/Penn Communicatie

10-06-2020 | News

From mastitis to ketosis: Uncover the Cow Health Special

Pathogens & Prevention - key strategies for healthy livestock

Sunita van Es Sahota, editor special projects

29-06-2020 | Expert opinion

Staying vigilant against diseases

A digital pen and a smartphone can be used with a visitors book for an easy solution to generate useful on-farm information. Photo: Carlos Piñeiro

29-06-2020 | Article

New paradigms for disease prevention

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