Salmonella control programs on layer farms have helped to make table egg consumption for consumers safer than ever in many countries, but continuous improvement is still expected by regulators and consumers. Heating table eggs in water baths coupled with a hot-air heating system is now the primary method available for pasteurizing table eggs. Microsystems First Inc. has ...
As part of the effort to restock the Gulf of California with this fish, Earth Ocean Farms (EOF), with the support of the federal and local governments, released for the fifth time 40,000 juvenile totoaba, raised through sustainable aquaculture practices. The fish were released in the Santispack Beach, Municipality of Mulege, Baja California Sur, a unique place for thi...
Following a horror run of seasons, the Camerons took the plunge in 2017 - opening the 4000-SCU Roma Feedlot and Spelling Yards for business in September that year. "We've always had it in the back of our minds but it's one of those things you've just got to find time to do," he said. "We seem to be in a very dry cycle at the moment - really for the past 10 years - ...
Research continues to emerge that indicates P surpluses across UK dairy farms. Farm-gate P balances are used to monitor the P lost from a farm to the environment, with a greater P surplus indicating greater P loss to waterbodies to cause eutrophication. A farm-gate P surplus occurs when more P is imported into the farm (i.e. feed, fertiliser and bedding) than is exported...
Melting snow and spring rains can, at the very least, produce muddy pastures and at the very worst create dangerous flooding. New grass growth, rich in nutrients, may be forbidden fruit for your overweight or metabolic horse. Still, there’s no better time to evaluate and put together a farm improvement plan. Tips to help you get off to a great start – Keep h...
WHAT IS IBR? IBR is the common name given to disease caused by a highly contagious virus called Bovine Herpes Virus 1 (BoHV-1). BoHV-1 affects cattle of all ages and can cause a variety of clinical signs. BoHV-1 is endemic in the UK with infection present in 96% of dairy herds1 and 73% of beef suckler herds1. Following infection in a naïve animal (one not previously...
With an eye on future opportunities for five children actively involved in the dairy operation, the Koskamps are now milking 110 Mediterranean water buffalo to go along with the 130 Holsteins. RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin caught up with their son, Philip Koskamp, last week at the Canadian Dairy XPO at Stratford to find out what it’s like to milk water buffalo and how ...
If a dairy operation is looking for ways to optimize their margins, they should look at their forage harvest processes. From farm to “fork”, the quality of forage starts long before it’s mixed into a precision ration -- creating the need for better testing before every acre of forage is harvested and stored. Nearing harvest, forage dry matter (DM) changes daily, esp...
As a pet owner, I always want to ensure I’m giving my dogs their best life. Part of that means being aware of how extreme weather affects them throughout the year. Recently, the onset of winter weather and snow has prompted me to consider cold weather safety tips. Understanding your pets’ cold tolerance A pets’ cold tolerance depends on their coat, size, age and over...
If this is a white-faced cow, I would bet on squamous cell carcinoma (cancer eye) of the third eyelid. If you are thinking of keeping her, your veterinarian needs to confirm this. The third eyelid is an extra "lid" all nonprimate mammals have. It's on the lower inside of the eye and can move from that point diagonally upward. It helps keep the cornea clean (think "win...
The latest case is in a commercial layer flock in Riverside County. This finding is part of an outbreak in southern California that began in May 2018 in backyard exhibition birds. Human exposure Virulent Newcastle disease is not a food safety concern. No human cases of Newcastle disease have ever occurred from eating poultry products. Properly cooked poultry products...
Studies show respiratory disease in cattle – also known as BRD, shipping fever or pneumonia – may cost the U.S. cattle industry more than $2 billion annually. Management techniques can offset much of this cost and having a good vaccination program can maintain the health of a calf all the way through the production system. “A vaccine can cost more than $3 per head, ...
Some of the primary reasons reported for this change in milking technology include: 1) reduction in labor, especially hired labor, 2) more flexible life-style, and 3) potential improvement in cow heath and milk yield. At present (September 2018), we have about 2140 dairy farms in Ohio and 52 farms with AMS, with about 143 AMS on Ohio farms. Thus, about 2.4% of the dairy ...
Safety first “Before you approach the horse, evaluate your surroundings, especially if the horse is in obvious distress. Is the area safe for you to be in?” said McCoy. A downed power line, for example, is extremely dangerous. In such situations, contact the appropriate emergency authorities immediately instead of intervening yourself. “After you have determined t...
New technology is an important tool in food safety, and now it’s being used to measure animal well-being. Tyson Foods says it will be using video surveillance to help improve efforts to monitor bird welfare. The company currently employs a team of animal well-being specialists across all its beef, pork, and poultry operations as part of its commitment to sustainable foo...
AgriProtein, San Francisco, California, has set up camp in North America with the aim of building 20 fly farms in the United States and Canada in pursuit of its global targets of 100 fly farms by 2024 and 200 by 2027. The world’s biggest fly-farmer and first commercial-scale insect meal producer, AgriProtein is building a global network of insect protein factories mass-p...
HandsOn Gloves are a revolutionary concept that reaches far beyond the traditional curry combs, mitts, shedding blades/blocks, metal bristle brushes, and any de-shedder on the market today. Wet or dry, they won't slip or fall off while providing you and your animals with a more thorough and enjoyable bathing and grooming experience.
Around 1-in-10 piglets in commercial farms die from being crushed by their mothers die, with the number even larger on organic farms. Last year, this resulted in the death of 13 million piglets in the US and 116 million globally, according to Iowan agtech startup SwineTech. Eight-five percent of these deaths occur in the first four-to-six days of piglets’ lives. This ...
REMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 6, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Livestock Facilities, LLC has introduced Wrap-the-Equipment™, a patent-pending facility and construction design approach that is positioned to revolutionize the future of cage-free egg production. Retail and consumer demand for cage-free eggs is at an all-time high. Within the next ten years, it is estimated that 70...
45 million chickens in NL 330 million chickens in EU 3200 million chickens worldwide That’s the amount of one day old male chickens (cockerels) that are being discarded each year because they don’t have any significant value in the food chain. We think that’s a real shame and want to change this. In Ovo has been developing a solution to this problem since 2011. Our te...
Cutting edge technology in the agriculture industry is out of the board room, and in the pasture. In today's tech-savvy world, Bluetooth technologies now allow data to be gathered and stored, with the touch of the phone, because … there's an app for that. An up and coming agricultural technology company has created a two-part ear-tag system that collects animal data at a...
Swine production has experienced many important and critical advancements over the last few decades; however, facility performance, from a ventilation perspective, has not yet reached its highest level. The indoor environment can help ensure that the advancements made in nutrition, genetics, animal health, etc., are not marginalized. Engineers can use the ventilation ...
That grazing is more “natural” (and so better) is a silly assumption. None of our domesticated beasts have led a “natural” life for thousands of years now and are evolved into creatures that are as dependent on us and our care as we are on them. If we use as a measure of “happiness” or “contentedness” the milk-yield of each cow and its susceptibility to illness, indoor h...
THE DAIRY FARMER Gianantonio Locatelli climbed up the steel ladder and peered over the brim of a large corrugated vat, about the size of a very deep above-ground swimming pool. “It’s full!” he exclaimed, with warbling joy. “It’s beautiful!” The vat was full of liquid cow dung. I handed my phone to Locatelli’s friend, the architect Luca Cipelletti, and climbed the ladd...
A low-pressure sprinkler system should not be confused with the standard fogging systems. While fogging systems deliver a fine mist, low-pressure sprinklers produce a larger water droplet that does not hang in the air but drops straight to the floor. As the droplets hit the birds, they are stimulated to stand up and migrate to feed and water. The settings in the con...
As a dairy farmer and a dairy cattle nutritionist, Laura Daniels felt she had to speak up after a report that went viral focused on why mislabeled Skittles that had spilled from a truck on a Wisconsin country road 12 days ago were heading to a dairy farm to be used as animal feed. “What shocked me were the questions asked by people who I thought should know the answer...
As an architect, I’m often asked to envision the “barn of the future”. I reply that the future is here, considering the availability of robotic milking stalls, herd management software, cow and milk monitoring systems, along with a myriad of other solutions. The most value for dairy producers is realized, however, when those innovative tools are integrated into facilitie...
We all need a good back scratch every once in a while, and cows are no different. In their natural environment, cows will rub up against trees and bushes. Around the farm, they will use other objects like walls, water troughs and fences. While using a makeshift back scratcher may satisfy their itch, the risk of injury to your animals and damage to your facilities only...
Osborne Industries, Inc., Osborne, Kansas, has introduced the FAST Start wean-to-finish feeder, which features the no-waste, feed saving aspects of the Big Wheel family of mechanical-flow feeders, but operates in gravity-flow mode for newly weaned pigs. The feeder then automatically converts to mechanical-flow as pigs grow. The automated feature allows pigs to grow from ...
Respiratory disease in cattle also known as BRD, shipping fever or pneumonia may cost the U.S. cattle industry over $2 billion annually. Management techniques can offset much of this cost and having a good vaccination program can maintain the health of a calf all the way through the production system. A vaccine can cost over $3.00 a head, and if not stored properly that ...
With the growing demand for local and humanely raised meats, pasture-based farmers have new market opportunities to become viable businesses. But the dearth of inspected slaughter and processing facilities in many regions of the country remains a chronic and expensive hurdle. Mobile slaughtering and processing units, which bring the processing plant directly to the farm,...
Struggling East African dairy farmers could benefit from new varieties of high-quality, drought-resistant forage grass known as Brachiaria that boosts milk production by 40 per cent, a report says. The forage grass could enable farmers to increase their incomes, according to experts at the Colombia-headquartered International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) – ...
Afimilk Ltd., a global provider of dairy farm management solutions, has integrated a Calving Alert Service, including a prolonged calving application, into its AfiAct II cow monitoring system. The new technology will help dairy farmers instantly identify and quickly assist cows experiencing difficult labor, also called dystocia. "The new Calving Alert Service will he...
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ULTRASOUND SCANNER iScan 2 is a light ultrasound scanner with efficient battery and large display. With its advanced technology, iScan2 provides precise diagnostics for large animals. Please find the short movie with Doctor Michal Barczykowski presenting the basic procedures of ultrasound cow examination.
In the tranquil countryside of Pułkowice,Poland a revolution is underway in the realm of pig farming. Enter a valued client of ours, the visionary behind a closed-cycle pig farm where innovation harmonizes with tradition. For the past three years, this client has relied on the Dramiński EDP 2 Estrous Detector, a pioneering device that has redefined breeding practices. Wi...
