Publications
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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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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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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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I have been cleaning out my office. I found an Atlanta Dairies mini- milk carton filled with matches which was a table souvenir at a 1970’s Georgia Milk Producers meeting. In the 1970’s and 80’s Georgia Milk Producers met in early January when the state legislature opened. One of the first events was the dinner…