Educational Materials
Herd Health Report—Spring Checklist
Paul Dettloff DVM
Spring is one of the most invigorating times of the year and one of the busiest times on a dairy farm. Therefore, it is easy to overlook a few things that can cost you money by neglecting them. pdf
Raw Milk Bacteria Testing
Steve Kretchmer—Dairy Pool Quality/Routing Coordinator
Questions and answers about raw milk bacteria. (pdf currently being revised)
Three Key Factors for Ensuring Flock Health
Nick Levendoski—Egg Pool Coordinator
A three-pronged approach to flock health: biosecurity, animal stress management, and dealing with disease. pdf
Herd Health Bulletin
Forgotten Therapies
Dr. Paul Dettloff—Staff Veterinarian
Two concepts that the veterinary profession has totally missed and which I use daily with success in my treatments. It's logical that veterinarians would miss this as we've been trained to be bug killers and vaccinators. These two areas that I have come to recognize are antioxidant therapy and immune system stimulation. pdf
Dry Cow Management
Dr. Paul Dettloff—Staff Veterinarian
Managing the dry cow starts during the last trimester of lactation. pdf
Herd Health Bulletin
Calf Care
Dr. Paul Dettloff—Staff Veterinarian
When is the most important time to consider the health of a newborn calf? The last three months of gestation is where it all starts. pdf
Herd Health Bulletin
High Somatic Cell Count Strategies—Part I
Dan Leiterman—President—Crystal Creek
There are few topics more frustrating than having to deal with high somatic cell count (HSCC) milk, especially when great efforts are taken to avoid the problem and then it still shows up. pdf
Herd Health Bulletin
High Somatic Cell Count Strategies- Part II
Selecting a Therapy
Dan Leiterman—President—Crystal Creek
Selecting a therapy for reducing HSCC should be predicated on completing the previously discussed checklist. Then consider the scope and severity of the HSCC. pdf
Mother Nature痴 Natural Animal Health Tools
An Introduction for Organic Producers
Dr. Paul Dettloff—Staff Veterinarian
The organic farmer has gone back to nature to use the products that are occurring in Mother Nature naturally for helping the animals stay healthy without using any synthesized molecules. pdf
Herd Health Bulletin
Bovine Intestinal Parasites
Dr. Paul Dettloff—Staff Veterinarian
The bovine digestive system is inhabited by many species of parasites. The development of clinical signs of internal parasites can depend on many factors pdf
Controlling External Parasites on the Organic Farm
Joe Pedretti—Forum Editor
Just what is a parasite? The simplest definition is that a parasite is something that lives at the expense of something else. Organic farmers have no such convenience and must counter common parasite infestations through a combination of prevention and control. pdf
