by Kirsty Jaensch | Aug 16, 2024
Back to P2 projects P2e: Calf husbandry The early life performance of a calves on dairy farms is strongly associated with lifetime productivity in the herd. Calves reared on dairy farms may include both female calves for replacements and non-replacement calves reared...
by Kirsty Jaensch | Aug 1, 2024
Back to P9 projects P9b: Milk as an Indicator of Heat Load Milk samples could give insights about a cow’s level of heat load, offering an easy-to-access management tool to guide animal welfare decisions by dairy farmers This would be a non-invasive alternative to...
by Kirsty Jaensch | Jul 26, 2024
Back to P2 projects P2f: Infectious Diseases New tools for diagnosing causes of scours and respiratory diseases in dairy calves This project aims to determine the occurrence and spread of viruses and bacteria in NSW dairy herds. The information provides a foundation...
by Kirsty Jaensch | Jul 26, 2024
Back to P2 projects P2c: Milk as a diagnostic tool Milk as a monitoring tool This project aims to investigate opportunities to use milk samples as a monitoring and diagnostic tool in Australian dairy herds. Milk samples have the potential to be used to monitor,...
by Kirsty Jaensch | Jul 26, 2024
Back to P2 projects P2g: Heifers Early Calving Why age of first calving matters The age that dairy heifers calve into a milking herd for the first time can play a significant role in their health and welfare and the economics of a dairy farm business. Australian...
