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Is it true that cows can only produce milk if they have been pregnant?

by vetuser|21 June 202215 July 2022|Lactation in Catlte

Like humans, cows need to be pregnant and give birth for milk production and release. Milk production involves the complex interaction of several different hormones, which are set into play during pregnancy. Typically, during the second and third trimesters of...

Do Cows Need to Be Milked? Check Out the Facts

by vetuser|21 June 202215 July 2022|Blog, Lactation in Catlte

Cows don’t always have milk in their udders, and they don’t need to be milked by farmers. They produce milk for the same reason human women do: to feed their babies. Since cows only produce milk after they’ve been pregnant,...

Feed A Cow, Milk A Cow, Sell The Milk, It all seems so easy.

by vetuser|21 June 202204 August 2022|Blog, Lactation in Catlte

Feed a cow, milk a cow, sell the milk. It all seems so easy. Today the average person is 2 or 3 generations removed from the farm. The average person drives by a farm watch a commercial on television or...

Why animal supplements aren’t as difficult as you think

by vetuser|21 June 202215 July 2022|Blog, Lactation in Catlte

The viability of their business is directly linked to animal health and product quality. Whether you’re raising chickens for eggs, deer for hunting, or cows for dairy, the health of your animals has the greatest impact on your revenue. For...

Nutritional strategies to improve dairy cow.

by vetuser|21 June 202215 July 2022|Blog, Lactation in Catlte

Providing the correct nutrition is essential for today’s high-yielding dairy cows. Over recent decades, genetic improvement and better management practices have dramatically increased dairy cattle milk production but, at the same time, managing fertility and conception rates have been difficult....

Everything You Need to Improve Herd Health

by vetuser|21 June 202204 August 2022|Blog, Lactation in Catlte

How do you know when you need to add goat supplements into the diet of your herd? Goats will eat just about anything, right? It’s a common misconception that goats will devour anything that’s not nailed down, including tin cans,...