Thiago Nogueira Marins, Ph.D. Candidate & Sha Tao

  • Summer is on its way! Are you prepared for cooling cows?

    Thiago Nogueira Marins, Ph.D. Candidate  Sha Tao, Ph.D., Associate Professor, stao@uga.edu/706-542-0658 Department of Animal and Dairy Science, UGA It is widely recognized that heat stress causes negative impact on the performance, health, and welfare of dairy cattle. The levels of heat experienced by dairy cows are influenced by production systems and management practices to which…

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  • Cows in a pen with a few cows

    Anderson A.C. Alves, PhD – Assistant Professor, Department of Animal and Dairy Science (e: alvesand@uga.edu, p: 706-542-9105; web: www.alveslab.org0 Monitoring feeding and activity behavior in dairy and beef cattle has gained significant attention due to its strong association with productivity, efficiency, and animal welfare. Continuous behavioral monitoring in lactating cows allows farmers to detect early signs of…

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  • Note for Herds by Test Day Milk/Fat Production: Minimum herd or permanent string size of 20 cows.  Yearly average calculated after 365 days on test.  Test day milk, marked with an asterisk (*), indicates herd was milked three times per day (3X). Information in this table is compiled from Dairy Records Management Systems Reports (Raleigh, NC). GA…

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  • Fifty Years of Memories: Part Two

    Group of holstein cows laying in the pasture with a Red barn with grain silo on the side in the background.

    Lane O. Ely, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus laneely@uga.edu Department of Animal and Dairy Science, UGA In the last DairyFax, I finished talking about the Dairy Buyout program in the 1980’s that resulted in the loss of 23% of the milk production in Georgia. This had a major and long-term effect on the Georgia dairy industry. Masstock There…

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  • It is Winter! Is it Time to Think About Heat Stress?

    Three black and white cows stand on a grassy field at sunset, with a fence and a blurred horizon in the background.

    Thiago Nogueira Marins, Ph.D. Candidate  Sha Tao, Ph.D., Associate Professor, stao@uga.edu/706-542-0658  Department of Animal and Dairy Science, UGA Heat stress causes a tremendous negative economic impact on U.S. livestock industries. Heat stress negatively affects the productive and reproductive performance, health, and welfare of dairy cattle; therefore, good understanding of environmental conditions that cause heat stress…

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  • Utilizing Colostrum After Day One

    Holstein calf looking through wire fencing. black and white image.

    Taylor Strickland, DVM  MFAM Candidate, ACVIM Resident Emmanuel Rollin, DVM, MFAM, Clinical Associate Professor, Dairy Production Medicine – 706-202-7821/emmanuel@uga.edu Department of Population Health, College of Veterinary Medicine University of Georgia, Athens GA Diarrhea, or calf scours, is the most common cause of sickness and death in dairy calves. Calves that develop and recover from diarrhea have…

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  • Advancing Dry Cow Vaccination: Insights from UGA Research

    Jing Gao, Ph.D. Candidate  Sha Tao, Ph.D., Associate Professor, stao@uga.edu/706-542-0658  Department of Animal and Dairy Science, UGA Vaccination at dry-off is a standard practice commonly used on U.S. dairy farms. This procedure serves two primary purposes: (1) it provides protection against common diseases during the dry period, such as coliform mastitis, and (2) it improves…

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  • GA DHIA Report (September 2024-November 2024)

    A herd of black and white cows stands in a field during sunset. The cow in the foreground looks directly at the camera, with a serene sky of pink and blue hues in the background.

    NOTE FOR HERDS BY TEST DAY MILK/FAT PROD. REPORTS: Minimum herd or permanent string size of 20 cows.  Yearly average calculated after 365 days on test.  Test day milk, marked with an asterisk (*), indicates herd was milked three times per day (3X). Information in this table is compiled from Dairy Records Management Systems Reports (Raleigh, NC). GA…

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  • Differential Somatic Cell Counts: A better picture of mammary health is on the horizon

    Left to Right: image of Neutrophil in pink, image of Macrophage in yellow, image of Lymphocytes in purple. Predominant White Blood Cells found in milk.

    Carmen M. Burner – Graduate Assistant, UGA Animal and Dairy Science Department (carmen.burner@uga.edu) Valerie E. Ryman, PhD, PAS – Lecturer, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, CVM, UGA (vryman@uga.edu) As many know, mastitis is defined as inflammation of the mammary gland commonly caused by bacterial infection. The most recognizable form, clinical mastitis, is detected by visual…

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  • Fifty Years of Memories

    black and white Holstein dairy calf standing in front of fence facing camera

    In September, 1974, I joined the Animal Science Department of the University of Georgia at the Georgia Experiment Station in Experiment (Griffin), Georgia. For the past fifty years I have been an observer and participant of the Georgia dairy industry. Here are some of my memories. Everything has a disclaimer today so my disclaimer is…

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  • GA DHIA Report (June 2024-July 2024)

    NOTE FOR HERDS BY TEST DAY MILK/FAT PROD. REPORTS: Minimum herd or permanent string size of 20 cows.  Yearly average calculated after 365 days on test.  Test day milk, marked with an asterisk (*), indicates herd was milked three times per day (3X). Information in this table is compiled from Dairy Records Management Systems Reports (Raleigh, NC).…

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  • GA DHIA Report (March 2024 -May 2024)

    NOTE: 1Minimum herd or permanent string size of 20 cows.  Yearly average calculated after 365 days on test.  Test day milk, marked with an asterisk (*), indicates herd was milked three times per day (3X). Information in this table is compiled from Dairy Records Management Systems Reports (Raleigh, NC). GA DHIA Herds By Test Day Milk Production…

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