Aligning health and success

Get Tips for Maximizing the Health and Success of your Dairy Herd in this Issue of Science & Solutions

While technological advancements and genetic selection of dairy cattle has resulted in a 60% improvement in milk yields over the last 25 years, these gains are compromised without proper optimization of diet, environment and management.

This issue of Science & Solutions focuses on aligning health and performance of dairy cows, with topics including:

Addressing negative energy balance
Identifying and fixing mycotoxin-contaminated silage
Tips for the heat stress management of dairy cows
A diagnostic checklist of symptoms, causes and remedies for calf growth issues in ‘What’s wrong with my herd?’

Download Tips for Maximizing the Health and Success of your Dairy Herd in this Issue of Science & Solutions

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Mycotoxin Biomarkers: 5 Challenges in Going from Lab to Farm

Mycotoxins are well known to impair animal health and cause economic losses in livestock production. In the field, diagnosis of mycotoxin-induced disorders in animals is often challenging, as relevant feed lots are no longer available or feed analysis results are not conclusive. Driven by advances in analytical techniques, the application of mycotoxin biomarkers – assessing mycotoxin exposure directly in the animal by analyzing blood or other body fluids – is evolving at the farm level. Despite its potential, the on-field application of mycotoxin biomarkers still has major limitations. We discuss why it is currently tricky to interpret results and which aspects to keep an eye on.

Fumonisins: A Neglected Problem in Silage for Cattle

Fumonisins are often detected in corn silage, and can cause productivity losses and health problems in both beef and dairy cattle.

Zearalenone: The Enemy of the Cow Breeding Program

Zearalenone's (ZEN) effects can impair reproduction and cause spontaneous abortions, resulting in enormous economic losses to dairy producers. Here's how to recognize--and treat--the effects of ZEN in dairy cattle.

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