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In This Issue Vol. 44 No. 2 • February 2018
Columns
6 Publisher Statement 8 Industry News
Trending news from around the dairy world.
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Industry Features
Calf Nutrition Key to Replacement Heifer Success
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By Michael Cox
As replacement heifer calves are a limited resource of future high genetic-merit cows in the milking string, producers should strive to provide good quality nutrition to get calves off to the best possible start in life.
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Tax Reform Implications for Agriculture By Michael Cox
Too much fanfare, the House and Senate approved ‘Tax Cut and Jobs Act’ was signed into effect by President Trump on December 22nd 2017. The new tax reform was aimed at reducing overall taxation and simplifying the tax code.
Product Spotlight A look into the newest calf huts in the dairy industry.
Sponsored Features
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Improving the Milk Pumping Process
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Phileo Lesaffre Animal Care
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Sometimes Simple is Simply Better
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Passive Immunity Protects Calves from Sickness
The dairy industry makes up approximately 50 percent of McFinn Technologies’ revenue; so McFinn Technologies is continually working to innovate and develop products that make a dairy farmer’s production processes more streamlined, efficient and simpler.
Phileo-Lesaffre is a global expert in the field of yeast and yeast extract with a global presence in more than 70 countries with 16 production sites across the five continents.
Whether it is new construction or updating a dairy’s milking facilities, PBI Parlor Systems has become known in the dairy industry as a leader in the manufacturing of milking stalls and equipment for dairies around the world.
Healthy, strong offspring increase the quality of the adult herd and are a huge key in the financial success of the operation. However, there is always the concern of battling sick calves and even worse the loss of calves due to bacteria, viruses or other pathogens. www.americandairymen.com