I often think about the bull’s eye target that was used to first teach me the difference between consistency and accuracy. Some shooters are very consistent but are not close to the center of the target. Others are Continue Reading
Month: January 2014
Winter is coming, and with cold weather and housing cows inside, comes winter dysentery and possible spread of other disease. This month sure has been evidence for it! At the VMC we’ve seen multiple cases of Continue Reading
Every dairyperson knows that every disease event is expensive. There are many research studies that have been published estimating the cost of a case of lameness, mastitis, metritis, etc. While those average costs Continue Reading
Monitoring performance on our dairies has started to become the normal rather than the exception. Today we have technologies like milk weights in the parlor, rumination monitors, and programs like DC305 to tell us Continue Reading
I remember a professor telling me in vet school , that the answer to the problem is usually right in front of you, you just have to look. We talk to many people about issues they are having with a single animal or a Continue Reading
Come on Dr. Hazel, don’t you think we know how to mix replacer by now?!? We’ve been raising calves for over 10 years! The longer we do something, the more likely we are to get in a rut it seems. I know my brain Continue Reading