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In this episode of Cornell Dairy Convos In this third episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team Dairy Specialist ,Margaret Quaassdorff and Daniela Gonzalez Carranza, CNY Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team Dairy Specialist interview Dr. Julio Giordano, Cornell University, about the appropriate integration of automated health monitoring systems on dairy farms.
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In this episode of Cornell Convos, Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team Dairy Specialist, Margaret Quaassdorff and South Central New York Dairy and Field Crops Team Dairy Specialist, Betsy Hicks interview John Winchell, Territory Sales Rep., Alltech about opportunities and considerations for winter forages and first cutting.
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In this special episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Northwest New York Team Dairy Specialist, Dr. Kaitlyn Lutz, interviews Dr. Rob Lynch, Pro-Dairy’s Dairy Herd Health and Management Specialist, to discuss the recent outbreak of H5N1 in dairy cattle.

Show notes:
Cornell’s PRO-DAIRY (Biosecurity document, video presentations and other resources): https://cals.cornell.edu/pro-dairy/our-expertise/herd-health
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/avianflu/mammals.htm#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20since,reported%20on%20March%2025%2C%202024.
USDA: https://www.aphis.usda.gov/livestock-poultry-disease/avian/avian-influenza/hpai-detections/livestock
NMPF: https://www.nmpf.org/resources/hpai/
NYS Ag and Markets: https://agriculture.ny.gov/news/state-agriculture-department-monitoring-cases-hpai-farm-animals-midwestern-and-southern-states
Cornell’s Animal Health Diagnostic Center: https://www.vet.cornell.edu/animal-health-diagnostic-center/news/testing-cattle-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai
HPAI Update video in Spanish for dairy employees: https://vod.video.cornell.edu/media/HPAI%20in%20Dairy%20Cattle%20Update_Spanish_4.4.2024/1_hup0qiw6

Healthy Herds – Disease Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recording
In this episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Lindsay Ferlito, CCE North Country Regional Ag Team Dairy Specialist, and Besty Hicks, CCE South Central New York Dairy and Field Crops Team Dairy Specialist, interview Dr. Michael Capel (Perry Veterinary Clinic) and Dr. Tracy Potter (independent herd consultant). They discuss a recent project they collaborated on with the NYFVI and funding from the USDA, focusing on what healthy herds look like in NYS. The project looked at disease diagnosis criteria, treatment protocols, and record keeping for calf scours and diarrhea, and cow mastitis and metritis.
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Pair Housing Calves from a Farmer’s Perspective
In this episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Lindsay Ferlito, CCE North Country Regional Ag Team Dairy Specialist, and Kaitlyn Lutz, CCE Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program Dairy Specialist, interview Sam Peetz, Youngstock manager of Rosy-Lane Holsteins, LLC. in Watertown, Wisconsin. Sam shares his experience with managing pair housed calves in their facility, including the challenges and benefits. To learn more about Rosy-Lane Holsteins LLC, and view photos of their calf program, visit rosylane.weebly.com/our-calves.

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In this episode of Cornell Cow Convos, Lindsay Ferlito, CCE North Country Regional Ag Team Dairy Specialist, and Camila Lage, CCE Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program Dairy Specliast, interview Dr. Jennifer Van Os, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist in Animal Welfare on the faculty of the Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Van Os discusses the benefits of pair housing calves, management tips, and challenges and potential solutions.

She provides more resources on her website: https://animalwelfare.cals.wisc.edu/calf_pairing/.

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