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1 Handling S tress and F e ar in D airy C alves Disclaimer The following material presents general guidelines each farm should develop their own Standard Operating Procedu res Good first exper. There are many drenches available, many drenching regimesadvertised, and many parasites a drench may (or may effective against. Finding the best drenching managementpractice for your herd is important Bovine Respiratory Disease Prevention: Opportunities for Genetic Selection in Dairy Cattle . WDMC 3/5/2015 . Alison Van Eenennaam, Ph.D.. Cooperative Extension Specialist. Animal Biotechnology and Genomics . Mentor: . Julie Gard BS, DVM, PhD, . DACT . and Dr. Ray . Wilhite. Merial. Summer Scholar: Amy Sanders. Lameness. One of the two most costly. . diseases of the dairy industry (. 1).. Prevalence in dairy herds is 20-50% of animals depending on age.. Dairy Cattle. Part1. Objectives. Analyze the production practices involved in the care of dairy calves from birth to weaning. .. Analyze the production practices involved in the care of dairy replacement heifers, lactating cows, and dry cows.. Introduction. Genomic selection increases selection response by reducing generation interval. Bulls were genotyped first due to cost. Now we have genotypes for many cows. What can we do with those data that we couldn’t do before?. Cause: actions of handler and activity. Level of stress: . moderate. Cause: stranger handling/ wheelchair (environment). Level of stress: . moderate. Cause: handler approach. Level of stress: . moderate. AHHHHH!!!. Emotions!. Its Just Emotions…. Emotions: a response of the whole organism involving (1) physiological arousal, (2) expressive behaviors, and (3) conscious experience . The All Important Question. PowerPoint Infographics Sampler EVALUATING A CATTLE PRODUCER PROGRAM: Low Stress Weaning Workshop John Benner Augusta County Sample 2 Low Stress Weaning Process: Recommended Steps to Profitable Low Stress Weaning Cattle Handling and Feeding Management Changes on our Farm Lucas and Jolene Hoff August 19, 2013 Changes? Relocated handling facilities Wanted to change the way we managed manure and feeding for backgrounding FARM OVERVIEW WITTE & ANNEKEN GbRNumber of animals: 20 dairy cows Holstein-FrisianMilk yield: 1.00 kg per cow and year 3.9 % fat; 3.2 % protein milking r Since the use of the combination , Page 1 of 9 Updated 01.09.2012 The l ife of : d airy cows of today descend from wild ox , known as aurochs ( Bos primigenius ) , that were found in most areas of Europe, Asia and North Africa . Page 1of 9Updated 01092012The life ofdairy cowsof today descend from wild oxknown as aurochsBos primigeniusthat werefound in most areas of Europe Asia and North Africaaround 10000years ago1Aurochsbeca web . conference. . is. . brought. to . you. by. The . web . conference. . will. . start. . at. 8:02 p.m. (EST).. . 1. How Stress Affects Health . and . Behaviour. ; . Strategies for . Prevention . USA Jack P. Shonkoff, Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University, USA 2 Bernard van Leer Foundation | June 2011Chronic activation of the body’s stress response systems has been shown