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rbST Safety Around the World
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-2/rbst-safety-around-world
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, The Ohio State University (top of page) Summary rbST has not been legislatively banned in any country because of human safety concerns. Currently, rbST is registered for commercial sale in 20 countries. ...
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The Safety of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I (IGF-I)
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, The Ohio State University Summary The IGF-I in human plasma is found at concentrations that are 10.5 to 77 times greater than that in bovine milk. The IGF-I concentration in bovine milk is quite variable ...
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The Environmental Impact of rbST
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-2/environmental-impact-rbst
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, The Ohio State University Summary Often forgotten in the rbST debate is the positive environmental impact of technology in general, and rbST in particular. A recent study calculated the amount of various ...
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Costs and Returns on Ohio Dairy Farms
Dr. Cameron Thraen, Milk Marketing Specialist, The Ohio State University A chart is attached which shows the net returns to dairying in Ohio by month over the 2003 through 2008 period. Net returns are expressed per hundredweight of milk. The data source i ...
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Cost of Nutrients and Benchmarks of Profitability for Ohio Dairy Farms
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, The Ohio State University. As we do in all issues of this newsletter, we used current market prices of 29 feed commodities traded or available in Ohio to determine the implicit costs of nutrients and est ...
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Taking Control of Feed Costs
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-3/taking-control-feed-costs
Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, Ohio State University Extension (top of page) I remember thinking that $3.00/bu for corn was outrageous, that $300/ton for soybean meal was a rip-off, and that $200/ton for cottonseed must have been a re ...
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Controlling Flies on Farms
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-3/controlling-flies-farms
Mr. Steve Foster, Extension Agriculture Educator, Ohio State University Extension, Darke County Flies are not just a nuisance; they're a major cause of disease and economic hardship around the world. All told, they are known to be involved in the tra ...
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New 15 Measures of Dairy Farm Competitiveness Available
Ms. Dianne Shoemaker, Extension Dairy Specialist, Ohio State University Extension (top of page) "How do I know if I am competitive?" "How can I become more competitive?" These were the questions from producers that led to the developme ...
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Farm Financial Database
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-3/farm-financial-database
Mr. Donald Breece, Farm Management Specialist, Ohio State University Extension (top of page) The Center for Farm Financial Management at the University of Minnesota provides FINBIN, one of the largest and most accessible sources of farm financial and prod ...
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Dairy Producer Johne's Disease Survey
Dr. Maurice L. Eastridge, Dairy Extension Specialist, Ohio State University Extension (top of page) Over the past few years, efforts have been made nationally to implement a voluntary Johne's Disease program. To continue to move this effort effective ...