Practical Techniques for
Dairy Farmers

3rd Edition

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Pages i - iii (46 KB)

Cover
Acknowledgements
Preface
Table of Contents

Pages 1-19 (379 KB)

Calving Assistance
Resuscitating a Newborn Calf
Passing an Esophagus Tube
Identify Dairy Animals
Freeze Branding for Permanent Identification
Managing Hutches in the Winter
Removing Dewclaws
Removing Extra Teats
Tail Docking

Pages 20-30 (192 KB)

Surgical Castration
Bloodless Castration
Implanting Dairy Steers
Dehorning Calves and Older Animals

Caustic Stick or Paste
Tube Dehorning
Electric Dehorning
Barnes-type Dehorners, Clippers, Saws
Anesthetic During Dehorning

Pages 31-50 (311 KB)

Taking an Animal's Temperature
Tips on Giving Injections

Intramuscular
Subcutaneous
Intravenous

Minimizing Calf Scours

Prevention
Treatment

Treating Pinkeye
Treating Ringworm
Lice and Mange Infestations
Choke
Treating Abscesses
Proper Handling and Storage of Injectables

Pages 51-56 (132 KB)

Tying Farm Knots

Overhand Knot
Square Knot
Granny Knot
Reefer's Knot
Surgeon's Knot
Honda Knot
Bowline Knot
Ring Knot
Double Sheet Bend Knot
Quick Release Knot
Double Half Hitch

Making a Rope Halter

Finishing the Rope Ends
Making the Halter
Finishing the Nose Piece (Alternative 1)
Finishing the Nose Piece (Alternative 2)

Pages 57-73 (462 KB)

Training a Heifer for Show

Selection
Halter Breaking
Training to Lead
Feeding

Clipping and Grooming for Show

Weeks Prior to Show Day
Within a Few Days of Show Day
Show Day

In the Show Ring
Cattle Restraint

Restraining Calves
Casting an Animal
Raising the Feet
Nose Lead
Headgates and Squeeze Chutes
Tilt Tables
Hoof-Trimming Chutes

Working with First-Calf Heifers
Handling Bulls

Pages 74-83 (172 KB)

Recognizing Heat Signs in Heifers
Using a Heat Detection Aid
Heat Synchronization

Synchromate-B
Prostaglandin
Prostaglandin plus MGA
Ovsynch Program

Artificially Inseminating Cows
Storing and Handling Frozen Semen

Pages 84-89 (113 KB)

Trimming Hooves
Treating Sole Abscesses
Using Footbaths

Pages 90-103 (221 KB)

Good Milking Management
Clipping Cows

Singeing Hair Off the Udder

Milking Equipment Maintenance
Proper Use and Care of Inflations
Detecting and Treating Mastitis
Sampling Forages

Page 104 (6 KB)

Subject Index

A bound copy of the book, Practical Techniques for Dairy Farmers, is available for purchase. Contact Tony Seykora at the Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota, Telephone: 612-624-3448.

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Modified 4/10/06
by Bonnie Rae