Cows are finally dry, but paddocks are still wet! A late dry off again in the 2023/24 season means a shorter dry period for the cows, but also a shorter break from the cowshed for farm staff. This can make it hard to get motivated for the early planning needed for...
Scott McDougall, a veterinarian with Cognosco and Anexa, recently undertook consultancy visits to Chinese dairy farms, aiming to enhance milk quality. His work involved analyzing milk quality data, including bulk milk somatic cell counts, herd test results, and...
Late lactation mastitis can be difficult to manage. Many farms experience an increase in bulk tank somatic cell count towards the end of the season as cows start to produce less milk. This means there is less milk volume to dilute out the number of somatic cells in...
Use individual Body Condition Scoring to your best advantage Most of you will know the body condition score (BCS) targets at calving of 5.0 for mixed-age (MA) cows and 5.5 for first and second calvers (R3yo). These are not just nice targets to achieve. They should be...
Many Anexa clients want to milk as long as possible but heading into autumn milk volumes are dropping and bulk milk somatic cell count (BMSCC) is starting to climb. Some farms are at a high risk of grading with once-a-day (OAD) milking whilst others may have a...
