Almost everyone is familiar with the “fat cow syndrome” and all the problems that can accompany it: - calving problems, milk fever, retained placentas, metritis, ketosis, displaced abomasum, and downer cow syndrome. Most of these problems can be avoided if cows are fed balanced late lactation and dry-cow rations and calve at an optimum body condition. Recent research at Cornell University done by Dr. Brian Perkins, Dr. Dave Smith, and Dr. Charlie Sniffen indicates that body condition (degree of fatten ing) can influence a dairy cow’s production, reproduction, and health. The purpose of these barn meetings is to show dairymen how to monitor the body condition of their cows and to provide recommendations for optimum B v 1 * Figure 2. The amoung of flesh covering the body condition scores at various stages of lactation. s ““ loln " glon " Dr. Brian Perkins, Ph.D. is Manager of Dairy and Livestock Nutrition for Pennfield Corporation. He is a graduate of Cornell University where he specializ ed in Reproductive Physiology and Ruminant Nutrition. • Body Condition - Milk Production & Reproduction • How To Determine Body Condition Meeting Lasts Approximately One Hour •••••••••••<«••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••#• Pa. 1-800-732-0467 Md. 1-800-233-0202 Body Condition. -Barn Meetings FEATURED SPEAKER AGENDA Day. Location Date Tues, July 9. Tues July 9. Wed July 10 . Wed.. July 10 . Thurs. July 11 July 11 Thurs. July 30 Tues Gettysburg, PA. July 30 Tues. .. July 31 Wed. July 31 Wed Aug. 1 Thurs Monroeville, N. J Jim Eller . Aug. 13 Tues Newville, PA.. Aug. 13 Tues Shippensburg, PA John Stoltzfus ' • Scoring Cows • How To Score Your Herd • Questions And Answers MEETING LOCATIONS Belleville, PA Ickesburg, PA White Horse, PA Paradise, PA. Manheim, PA L°banon, PA . Littlestown, PA ... Monkton, MD. Ellicott City, MD Bernard Feaga TO HAKE RCSBHmHS cm peonfield feeds Pennfield J. Shephard Wolff Quality - Performance - Service Joshua Yoder . Vernon Burkholder . Sam M. Martin C. Nevin Hershey-. Dale & Steve Hershey . Hoover Bros . John Hess BobGitt. . Ross Smith Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 6,1985-A5 r' Chine -T- Lom t- - . j | j Hook bunt ! T*r Figure 1. The areas of particular interest when body condition scoring a cow include the loin, backbone, hooks, pins, and the area between the hooks and pins Time . 10:00 A.M, . 1:00 P.M 9:30 A.M 1:00 P.M ..10:00 A.M 1:00 P.M .10:00 A.M 1:00 P.M ..10:00 A.M. 1:00 P.M. . 10:00 A. M . 10:00 A.M. 1:00 P.M. ” Uump “ —i ,Iml lirud I'm boic ahurt riba fail head
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