For young calves, hot iron disbudding is the most effective and humane method when done early. It prevents horn growth and ...

Current levels of pain management administration by dairy producers and veterinarians in Europe and North America are low.

The first few hours of a calf’s life are critical to its success. Sometimes when producers need to intervene, the new mom ...

What do you think of when you hear the term “dairy farm” or “dairy farmer”? For most, I think the main points that first come ...

One person can entertain the cow, while the other can tag or accomplish ... tagging, castrating, dehorning, taking birth weights, giving selenium injections or recording calf information in ...

Dairy genetics have come so far that farmers breed for specific traits, including udder conformity, which governs udder depth ...

For instance, animal welfare advocates have long criticized the way farmers use caustic paste or hot irons to dehorn dairy cows so the animals don’t harm each other. Recombinetics snips out the gene ...

It seems that we may have a relatively new practical way to produce fairly long-acting analgesia for calves after dehorning and castration, and also for cows following surgery, dystocia, or sometimes ...

President William Ruto yesterday welcomed back Maragua MP Mary Wamaua to his fold after she defected from former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s camp.This marks a significant political gain for ...