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Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Research Assistant, jing.gao@uga.edu Department of Animal and Dairy Science (Editor’s note: This section is part of our effort to highlight our brilliant dairy science students at the University of Georgia to show case their achievement in dairy research) I am originally from Wuhan, China, where I completed both my B.S. and…
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Dr. Alejandro Ojeda-Rojas recently joined the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine as an Assistant Professor and Beef Cattle Veterinarian. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Tolima (Colombia) and later completed advanced postgraduate training in cattle theriogenology at the University of Córdoba (Argentina). He earned two Master of Science…
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Dr. Jillian Bohlen, Associate Professor (706-542-9108 / jfain@uga.edu) Each year, the Commercial Dairy Heifer Project brings together a diverse group of young people with a common interest, the dairy heifer. During their time in the project, these youth grow, develop, and learn not just about their heifer but also about the industry and themselves. This project would…
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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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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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The three weeks preceding parturition and the three weeks following it are known as the transition period, and this phase represents one of the most challenging windows in the productive life of a dairy cow (Grummer, 1995; Drackley, 1999). During this window, cows experience significant metabolic and physiological adaptations to support fetal growth, parturition, and…
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Written By: Sophie Dupont, Graduate Student | sophiehd28@uga.edu The UGA Dairy Team is excited to introduce the launch of our new podcast, Dairy Good Dawgs. A collaborative, comprehensive audio resource hosted by our own Dr. Jillian Bohlen and Sophie Dupont, a dairy graduate student. The goal of Dairy Good Dawgs is to deliver timely and practical information directly to…
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Caroline Guzi Savegnago, Ph.D. Student Sha Tao, Ph.D., Associate Professor, stao@uga.edu/706-542-0658 Department of Animal and Dairy Science, UGA Heat stress continues to be a challenge for the dairy industry, causing major economic losses. High temperatures and relative humidity commonly seen in the Southeast create a challenging environment that negatively impacts calf performance and welfare. Calves…
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Dr. Jillian Bohlen, Associate Professor and Dairy Extension Specialist 706-542-9108 / jfain@uga.edu Every business faces what are often called “hidden threats.” In production agriculture, those threats might be dangerous situations or unnoticed vulnerabilities. While such risks can take many forms, some of the most damaging are the ones that come from within the workforce itself.…
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Click to see the full Georgia DHIA Reports for June 2025-August 2025.
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Lane O. Ely, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus | laneely@uga.edu Department of Animal and Dairy Science, UGA This spring John Bernard, Larry Guthrie, Joe West, Lane Ely and Warren Gilson held a mini reunion of University of Georgia Extension Dairy Scientists. Joe West had commented that “the last time most of us were together was for Jim Smith’s…
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Brad Heins, DVM, MFAM, Clinical Assistant Professor, Beef Production Medicine, 706-542-4312/bheins@uga.edu 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 With the significant demands placed on cows prior to calving and the onset of lactation, it is vital that the dairy manager…
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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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