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  1. Safeguarding Your Herd: How Biosecurity Keeps Salmonella Dublin at Bay

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-1/safeguarding-your-herd-how-biosecurity-keeps

    and water buckets or troughs daily. Do not power wash facilities or trailers. Power washing may result ...

  2. Feeding and Nutrition

    https://dairy.osu.edu/resources/feeding-and-nutrition

    Plants Poisonous Plants Informational Database (Cornell University) Water Livestock Water Development ... Water Effects on Livestock Performance Water Mineral Intake with DCAD (MS Excel File) Water Testing ... Where to Have Your Water Tested Other Feed Resources Calculating Value of Feeds (MS Excel file) ...

  3. Fall Application of Dairy Manure

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-5/fall-application-dairy-manure

    application of manure, milking parlor water, outdoor lot runoff, and silage leachate is a necessary part of ... with your Soil and Water Conservation District to be certain your cover crop mixture meets the ... setbacks, when applying manure. The goal should be to combine nutrient recovery and to protect water ...

  4. Do Not Let Your Dairy Cows Strike Out this Summer

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-3/do-not-let-your-dairy-cows-strike-out-summer

    air must flow over the cow lying in a stall.  Water sprinklers improve the effectiveness of heat ... removal from the dairy cow’s body.  Remember the hot summer days when you stepped out of the pool, you ... feel cool.  That is the same benefit cows gain by intermittently being sprinkled with water ...

  5. Corn Silage Price, Processing, Performance, and Preparation

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-4/corn-silage-price-processing-performance-and

    dry chemical and a water cannon foaming agent extinguisher on board. Clean and replace worn out ...

  6. Recognizing and Managing Heat Stress in Dairy Cattle

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-4/recognizing-and-managing-heat-stress-dairy-cattle

    water (SAW). Discussion about each of these is provided below. Shade is used to protect animals from ... solar radiation and may include trees, buildings, cloth, or structures. If shade areas are constructed, ... appropriate size and number of fans strategically placed to maximize animal comfort. Water is necessary for ...

  7. Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Crops

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/using-dairy-manure-newly-planted-crops

    A six-inch diameter drag hose, filled with water, was pulled across each plot twice (going in opposite ...

  8. Spring Hayfield Scouting

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/spring-hayfield-scouting

    be good for an alfalfa field if they last. But when they do not and leave behind standing water, or ...

  9. Assessing Wheat Crop Grain Versus Forage Economics

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/assessing-wheat-crop-grain-versus-forage-economics

    nitrogen applications.  In 2023, areas of Ohio have received heavy rainfall causing water stress thus ...

  10. Considering Dairy Farm Construction in 2023?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-1/considering-dairy-farm-construction-2023

    water availability, lighting, floor grooving, and fan placement. If an expansion is in your future, many ... Dairy Freestall Housing and Equipment, Midwest Plan Service, Iowa State University, Ames. Water ... availability is another critical component. Cows consume 30 to 60% of their water needs shortly after milking ...

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