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Silage Pile Management and Safety
Mr. Rory Lewandowski, Extension Educator, Wayne County, The Ohio State University Silage management can be discussed from two perspectives, one being how to manage the removal of silage from the silo to maintain silage quality and promote animal intake an ...
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Calf Behavior and Bedding Materials
Mr. Rory Lewandowski, Extension Educator, Wayne County, The Ohio State University Young dairy calves spend a lot of their day lying down. Research from the University of Guelph indicates that calves from 10 days of age to 4 weeks can average 20.6 hr/day ...
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Provide Water to Baby Calves
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-17-issue-5/provide-water-baby-calves
Mr. Rory Lewandowski, Extension Educator, Wayne County, The Ohio State University Even though temperatures are cooling down, continue to provide free-choice water for dairy calves. Calves are not born with a functioning rumen; they can’t digest forages un ...
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Easily Collect and Manage Calving Records in Real-Time
Dr. Gustavo M. Schuenemann, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University A comprehensive calving management program involves many components, but one of the most important aspects for decision-making is valid and reliable record ...
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Students Excelled at the 2015 Ohio Dairy Challenge
Dr. Maurice L. Eastridge, Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University The 2015 Ohio Dairy Challenge was held October 30-31 and was sponsored by Cargill Animal Nutrition, Purina, Renaissance Nutrition, Elanco, and Sexing Technologie ...
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Dairy Palooza and Collegiate Updates
Ms. Bonnie Ayars, Dairy Program Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University Farm and Dairy featured a two page article about our 2015 Dairy Palooza 4-H event that has grown significantly. Servicing the needs of our dairy 4-Hers, w ...
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Orchard Sprayer Technology Field Day
https://wayne.osu.edu/events/orchard-sprayer-technology-field-day-0
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Harmony Farms Open House
https://wayne.osu.edu/events/harmony-farms-open-house
Harmony Farms located at 5294 Kidron Rd, Apple Creek recently built a new four-row, sand bedded free stall barn. One of the unique features of this barn is an evaporative cooling system by a company named CowKuhlerZ was installed to provide relief from h ...
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Dairy Cow Bedding Management
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/dairy-cow-bedding-management
I was asked recently about the use of rye straw as a bedding material for dairy cows. The gist of the question was whether or not rye straw could be responsible for higher somatic cell counts or mastitis as compared to other small grain straws. ...
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4-H News and Notes: August 16, 2016
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/4-h-news-and-notes-august-16-2016
4-H Club Booth Request Forms, August / September Fair Edition of The Link Newsletter, Extension 4-H Advisory and 4-H / Jr. Fair Action Committee Nomination Forms due and several other important 4-H and fair reminders. ...