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Dry Period, Special Needs Cows And Treatments

Jan Hulsen

Main topics that were missing in the Cow Signals

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Dry period, special needs cows and treatments brings together all the practical information about the most important period in the cow’s lactation cycle, the group of cows that require most attention and the jobs that have the greatest impact on the health, welfare, production and job satisfaction of cow and farmer.

Eighty per cent of the time a farmer spends directly on his cows goes on twenty per cent of his herd. This twenty per cent consists of special needs cows - dry cows, new heifers, newly calved cows, lame cows, weak cows and sick cows. Targeting this work efficiently saves a lot of time and makes the farmer’s work much more enjoyable. Dry period, special needs cows and treatments discusses how to go about all these aspects in practice.

Written in a practical way, Dry period, special needs cows and treatments explains how to guide the cows through a healthy and problem-free dry period, calving, and start of lactation. The outcome: more milk and far fewer problems, because seventy-five per cent of health problems occur in the first month after calving.

Dry period, special needs cows and treatments also explains how to organise and implement actions and treatments. So that your cows and heifers stay healthy or recover fast. And so that you, the farmer, can work safely and get plenty of job satisfaction every day.

This book is part of the Cow Signals series. To see the other 'Cow Signals' titles, click on the title's below, You can find all of the books here: https://www.contextbookshop.com/dairy/cow-signals-series

Building for the Cow
Cow Signals Checkbook
Young Stock Signals
Checkbook Young Stock
Cow Signals
Cow Signals Advanced: African Edition
Robotic Milking
Economics and Milking
Dry Periods

Published: 2012

ISBN: 9789087400736

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Type: Paperback

Pages: 72

Language: English

Format: Paperback

Availability: Available

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CONTENTS:
Introduction
SECTION ONE: Preparation, drying off and treatment

Facilities
Dry off
Dryng off and health
Drying off and mastitis
How to insert intramammary preparations
Preparing to introduce heifers
Arrival of heifers
Writing protocols

SECTION TWO: The dry period

The big picture
Nutrition during the dry period
Feeding and feed intake
Housing for dry cows
No stress
Housing for calving
Stress-free cow driving
Monitoring anc control

SECTION THREE: Calving

When to intervene
Calving signals
Improving all the time
Calving Assistance
Problems during calving
Caring for a new-born calf
The cow has calved

SECTION FOUR: Newly-calved cows, special needs groups, care area

Special needs groups
Monitoring newly-calved cows
Nipping problems in the bud
The most serious conditions in newly-calved cows
Care plan
Cows that can no longer stand up
Procedures and treatment plan

SECTION FIVE: Planning and organisation

Daily schedule
Weekly schedule
Peak periods
Standard procedures and protocols
Automatic seperation
Treating safely and effectively
Rule no. 1 for effective treatment
Gates and driving

SECTION SIX: Action and treatment

See and do
Treatment plan
Pain and inflammation signals
Giving an injection
Injecting veterinary medicines: procedure
Points to remember when giving injections
Intravenous injections and infusions (in the blood)
Handling cows
Organisation the use of veterinary medicines
The farm pharmacy
Condition Scoring
Rumen Fill Score Card
Careful use of veterinary medicines

Index

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