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Dairy Trade Players: Past and Future

By Chuck Hutchens, Milk Quality Manager at ANIMART Recently I attended the National Mastitis Council Annual Meeting in Florida. One of the sessions I attended was “Dairy Trade Players: Past and Future” by Jay Woldvogel of Dairy Farmers of America. … Continue reading

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Quality Air Makes For Healthy Heifers

By Dr. Terri Taraska, Technical Service Veterinarian at ANIMART What is makes a “home sweet home” for heifers? One thing in common all heifers need is good air quality. No matter the season or type of housing, superior air quality … Continue reading

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Poultry, Peanuts and Peaches

Last week we attended the PDPW’s Managers Academy in Atlanta, GA. Among other great topics, including global economics and succession planning, we had the chance to learn about major sectors of Georgia Agriculture. Representatives from Georgia’s Poultry, Peanut and Peach … Continue reading

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Our New Year’s Resolution: Residue Avoidance

Avoiding Residues in milk is everyone’s responsibility, and is becoming increasingly important as consumers become more concerned and involved in the farm to fork process and quality assurance standards increase. Avoiding Residues: Residue violations are often the product of either not … Continue reading

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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas, When All Throughout The Farm….

Happy Holidays from ANIMART We thought we might spread some holiday cheer with our own rendition of this Christmas Classic! We hope St. Nick brings you everything on your Christmas list!

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Aim for pain-free and stress-free procedures

DCHA’s Gold Standards III, animal welfare standards for rearing dairy calves and heifers, devotes a large section to elective medical procedures and supportive care.  It is important to perform procedures like dehorning, tattooing and castrating humanely. These procedures are necessary components of dairy calf … Continue reading

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Q. How can these new electronic heat detection systems benefit my herd?

A. Good pregnancy rates (PR) are dependent on the rate of conception and the heat detection rate.  Conception rate (CR) is the proportion of cows that are inseminated and become pregnant (US dairy herd average is 40%).  And the heat … Continue reading

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New Digital Refractometers Save You Time!

We want to make your life on the farm easier. Learn how the New Digital Refractometers can be used for checking quality of colostrum as well as Total Protein for evaluating failure of passive transfer.

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Q. How would I use a Brix Refractometer to Measure Colostrum Quality?

A. The Brix scale was traditionally used to measure the percent of sugar in a solution.  Brix refractometers have been used to measure sugar concentration in fluids of wine, fruit juice and honey.   Recently the brix refractometer is being used … Continue reading

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Q: What can happen if I have a positive meat residue screening?

A: Not all carcass residue testing is random— some is mandatory.  If the inspector sees signs of mastitis, metritis, peritonitis/surgery, injection sites and/or pneumonia, that carcass will be further examined for positive meat residue results. Unfortunately, there are certain consequences … Continue reading

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