Dairy Cattle Health Info

Since you are in the dairy business, you need to develop management practices that lead to healthy dairy cattle. Healthy cattle are more efficient cattle and in the long run return greater profits to the bottom line. Milking operators, contract heifer raisers, calf ranch managers, or veal calf owners have different problems but the goal is the same--more profit. Healthy dairy cattle deliver those greater profits.

Understanding cattle disease problems and determining the degree to which each impacts your operation is an important first step. Follow the content of this website to basic information, practical information, and the latest in scientific discovery. Review recommendations from many sources, discuss them with your veterinarian, then formulate the cattle health plan that meets your operation needs.