Tools for the veterinarian to increase herd performance and profitability

Michael F. Hutjens

doi:10.21423/bovine-vol1998no32.1p68-72

Tools for the veterinarian to increase herd performance and profitability

Authors

Michael F. Hutjens Extension Dairy Specialist, University of Illinois, Urbana

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1998no32.1p68-72

Keywords:

costs, cows, dairy farms, feeds, fibre, health, maize, management, milk composition, processing, profitability, rumen digestion, rumen fermentation, urea, veterinarians

Abstract

Some important aspects of production medicine in dairy cattle health are discussed; the measurement of effective fibre and its use in improving herd health, commodity feeding: positioning and pricing, milk urea nitrogen-its use and interpretation, and processing of maize for optimum rumen function.

Cover image of Volume 32.1 of the Bovine Practitioner: a copy of the painting "Summer Scenes" by Bonnie Mohr which depicts a herd of cattle standing in a field with a dramatic skyscape in the background. The lighting is very warm and many of the cows gaze placidly at the viewer.

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Published

1998-01-01

How to Cite

Hutjens, M. F. (1998). Tools for the veterinarian to increase herd performance and profitability. The Bovine Practitioner, 1998(32.1), 68–72. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1998no32.1p68-72