Transition
SHIPPENSBURG (Cumber
land Co.) Many problems with
early lactation cows begin during
the dry period. Cows that have a
smooth transition from the dry
period into lactation are more
likely to have high production.
To help dairy producers sharp
en cow observation skills, consid
er nutritional issues of impor
tance and identify problem cows
before they become clinical prob
lems, dairy producers are encour
aged to attend a transition cow
workshop planned for Friday,
Nov. 16, in Cumberland County.
The workshop will run from
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Cow Workshop Planned For Dairy Producers
9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting at the
Agway-Keystone Building at 510
W. King Street in Shippensburg.
Lab sessions will be conducted at
Jeff and Michelle Reasner’s farm.
Advance registration is requested
for the session.
Dr. Arlen Mills, regional exten
sion veterinarian, will work with
the group sessions along with
local veterinarians. Extension
Dairy Management Agent Vinton
Smith will address human re
source management issues and
standard operating procedures.
Tim Beck, York, will present the
transition cow nutrition section
for the meeting.
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The workshop will focus on
skills and methods for detecting
problem cows before and after
calving. Participants will learn
how to quickly recognize when a
cow is becoming sick, and to per
form a basic examination of the
animal. Without proper manage
ment, transition cows can be a
major cause of lost production
and profit on dairy farms. If the
people working with cows can
quickly identify problem animals,
then the speed and effectiveness
of treatment will be greatly in
creased.
Participants will learn to ob
serve a group of cows from a dis
tance and detect those that might
have a problem. They will be
taught how to recognize common
symptoms, and which cows are
most likely to have particular dis
eases. The participants will then
examine cows and practice pick-
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ing out individuals that might be
showing signs of trouble.
The morning program will fea
ture information on transition
cow nutrition and management
issues and will highlight special
consideration for transition cows.
A sample transition cow manage
ment protocol will be presented
to provide participants with ideas
on how to set up a management
strategy for their own operations
in consultation with their veteri
narian.
Participants will learn a sys
tematic method for body condi
tion scoring dairy cows that will
help them identify thin or over
conditioned cows most likely to
have transition cow metabolic
problems.
During the afternoon session,
participants will divide into small
groups of three to five learners
and each group will work with a
veterinarian. The small groups
will have the opportunity to per
form a hands-on examination of
a cow. The veterinarian wiii dem
onstrate basic examination proce-
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dures and each participant will
practice the procedures. Skills
will include listening with a
stethoscope to various internal
sounds such as the heart, lungs,
and rumen; how to “ping” for a
displaced abomasum and how to
test for ketosis and mastitis.
Workshop participants will be
equipped with durable learning
materials they can use on their
farms to teach their co-workers
some of the skills they learned.
Fees for the workshop to cover
materials and lunch are $4O/
participant. Register in advance
by calling the Customer Service
desk at the York County Exten
sion Office (717) 840-7408; fax
your registration to (717)
755-9657 or get more information
and a registration form online at
the Capital Region web site
http://Capitaldairy.cas.
psu.edu/. For more information,
contact Tim Beck, Regional
Dairy Program coordinator, or
call your local county Extension
office.
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