The biological drive to produce milk occurs in dairy cows as a result of them delivering a calf.  In nature, cows tend to have a calf every years, and in commercial dairy herds the manager must strive to duplicate this.  How this is accomplished is explained in this podcast.

One key aspect of dairy herd management is to prevent infection of the udder, or the mammary gland.  This episode explains some of the details of it.

Nutrition is probably the most important part of dairy farm management, followed closely by cow comfort.   This episode review nutritional management on dairy farms.

Most dairy farmers have little control over the price they receive for their milk.  Some explanation of the economic aspects are reviewed in this podcast.

I find the dairy industry to be fascinating.  You may too, or at least be surprised at some facts behind the milk, cheese, ice cream, yogurt and butter you enjoy.  Tune in for an introduction.

This is a story regarding a deadly poison affecting one herd of cows, and an attempt to blame the same poison for the poor performance of a second herd.

The story involves a mare and an unexpected complication of a routine procedure.  Fortunately it all ended well.

This story is about a turtle named Bubba, and a rather amazing sequence of events surrounding her.

A TV program once called being a large animal veterinarian the worst job in the world, but they were dead wrong.  I have done the worst job in the world while a student in veterinary college, and it had nothing to do with being a large animal veterinarian.

This is a story of a cat surviving me losing my temper, and the lesson that I learned from it.