Facilities and ventilation have a significant impact on the health of dairy animals. This episode focuses on how to identify when the physical environment is having a negative impact on your dairy cows. Lindsay Ferlito and Dave Balbian, CCE Regional Dairy Specialist lead this discussion.

In this episode, CCE Dairy Specialist Casey Havekes interviews Trevor DeVries of the University of Guelph on lactating feeding behavior. Factors that will be discussed include the types of feeding behaviors that producers should watch out for, learned behaviors, and how to manipulate feeding behaviors through feeding management. Pen management and the effects on feeding behavior will also be a focus in this episode.

In this episode, CCE Regional Dairy Specialists Dave Balbian & Betsy Hicks cover issues around production in lactating cows on the dairy. Factors including nutrition and facilities will be covered, as well as troubleshooting by analyzing herd records. Culling parameters and strategies will also be discussed to help producers determine the approaches that might work best for their farm. M

Dr. Rob Lynch, DVM, Herd Health and Dairy Management Specialist, Cornell PRO-DAIRY discusses how to investigate reproductive issues your lactating cows maybe experiencing.

CCE Dairy Specialist, Margaret Quaassdorff and PRO-DAIRY veterinarian, Dr. Rob Lynch focus on troubleshooting issues during the post-fresh period. Topics discussed include tracking fresh cow health and rumination data including using software monitoring systems, evaluating fresh cow pen management and dynamics, as well using tools to troubleshoot fresh cow nutrition and feeding behavior.

Dr. Wieland and Dr. Lynch continue their discussion on methods to identify mastitis problems on your dairy.

Presenters: Dr. Matthias Wieland DVM, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine and Dr. Rob Lynch, DVM, PRODAIRY, Cornell University

The discussion in this episode focuses on different techniques for accurately trouble shooting mastitis issues.

Presenters: Dr. Matthias Wieland DVM, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine and Dr. Rob Lynch, DVM, PRODAIRY, Cornell University.

This episode's discussion centers around how to trouble shoot transition cow problems. Casey Havekes and Margaret Quaassdorff, CCE Regional Dairy Specialists lead the discussion.

CCE Dairy Specialists Casey Havekes and Margaret Quaassdorff discuss challenges during calving. Margaret describes the stages of normal calving, as well as when to intervene, and Casey discusses the impact a difficult calving may have on the newborn calf. Management strategies that can help the dam and the calf following a difficult calving are also discussed during this episode.

Dr. Julio Giordano, DVM, PhD, Faculty Cornell University describes how to identify problems that impact heifer reproductive performance.