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Tunnel Ventilation for Tie Stall Dairy Barns
Shade ventilation is a special summer ventilation system that provides a combination of the high air exchange rates and high-speed air flow over cows to help cows remove body heat during hot weather. Note: Available in PDF only; not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Agricultural & Biological Engineering
Catalog Number:
G-78
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From Calf to Heifer: Understanding Rumen Development
$35.00
This video explains the unique developmental process of the rumen as it occurs in today's calves and shows how feeding management and nutrition can influence its development. The video details the anatomical changes in the four stomach compartments of the ruminant from birth through the adult animal. It demonstrates the practical applications of feeding management, and calf feeding systems that can help the dairy producer achieve healthy and well-grown replacement animals. Also available in Spanish. (VHS--33:20) To order this video, call 814-863-2822; do not contact the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Dairy & Animal Science
Catalog Number:
L38173VH
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Body-Condition Scoring as a Tool for Dairy Herd Management
Research demonstrates that a cow's body condition relates to the animal's overall performance and that body-condition scoring can be an important tool in dairy herd management. This 10-page booklet explains body-condition scoring--a method of evaluating fatness or thinness in cows and what effects it may have on dairy herd health. Note: This publication is available in PDF only; it is not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Dairy & Animal Science
Catalog Number:
EC363
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Reviewing Artificial Insemination Technique
Within the cattle industry there has been a shift away from hiring professional technicians to artificially breed cattle and toward artificial insemination by owners/inseminators. This six-page publication details reproductive anatomy and artificial insemination methods for cattle.
Department:
Dairy & Animal Science
Catalog Number:
UD015
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From Harvest to Feed: Understanding Silage Management
Feeding adequate quantities of high-quality forages is the basis of profitable milk and livestock production. Forage production, harvest, storage, and feed practices have changed greatly over the past 50 years in Pennsylvania, and silage has become a staple forage. High-level management and sizeable financial outlays are necessary to efficiently produce, harvest, store, and feed silage. The information in the publication should enable you to make more effective decisions about harvesting, managing, and feeding silage.
Department:
Dairy & Animal Science
Catalog Number:
UD016
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Feeding the Newborn Dairy Calf
Calf health, growth, and productivity rely heavily on nutrition and management practices. Every heifer calf born on a dairy farm represents an opportunity to maintain or increase herd size, to improve the herd genetically, or to improve economic returns to the farm. The objectives of raising the newborn calf to weaning age are optimizing growth and minimizing helath problems. To accomplish these goals, it is necessary to understand the calf's digestive system, immune system, and nutrient needs, as well as the feed options available to meet those needs.
Department:
Dairy & Animal Science
Catalog Number:
UD013
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Dairy Risk-Management Education: Basis and Its Importance in Risk Management
Knowing your basis is key to understanding how to use futures contracts to forward price milk. Pennsylvania dairy producers interested in locking in milk prices for a portion of a future delivery of milk must find a financial instrument to protect their milk price. This publication defines basis, explains its relationship to federal orders, describes mild components, and explains how to calculate basis and how to use basis in planning. Note: This publication is available in PDF only; it is not available from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA410
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Dairy Risk-Management Education: Factors That Affect U.S. Farm-Gate Milk Prices
Prices for milk and dairy products are driven mainly by changing market conditions and less by government intervention. Farmers, processors, retailers, and consumers should expect to continue to see volatile milk and dairy product prices in the future. This second publication in the Dairy Risk-Management Education series provides information on milk pricing, dairy product processing, the demand for processed dairy products, wholesale and retail dairy product prices, federal order and farm-gate milk prices, and market interactions.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA412
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Dairy Risk-Management Education: Understanding Your Milk Check: A Guide for Pennsylvania Dairy Producers
The milk business is much more competitive today. Thus, Pennsylvania dairy producers have a strong incentive to better manage their component levels and overall milk quality. The milk check provides much of the information needed to carefully monitor these important pricing incentives. This publication intends to help Pennsylvania dairy producers better understand how milk checks are paid, where the prices come from, and what factors they control.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA413
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Dairy Risk-Management Education: Economic Returns Under Multiple-Component Pricing
U.S. dairy producers shipping milk into federal milk marketing orders faced a new milk pricing system effective January 1, 2000, as a result of federal order reforms implemented by USDA and initiated by U.S. Congress. Seven of the 11 federal orders that were created employed a multiple-component pricing system that paid dairy producers on the basis of milk fat, true protein, and other dairy solids. This publication explains seasonality of milk components, impacts of herd size and management, and the impact of low component levels on milk prices.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA427
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Farm Economics: Analyzing Investment with Uncertain Returns: The Case of Robotic Milkers
Adoption of robotic milking technology is subject to a great deal of uncertainty related to milk price, production, labor costs, etc. This issue reports the results of research on adoption of this technology. The results show that robotic milking technology can be a profitable choice for many Pennsylvania farmers. Note: Not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
XA0016
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Farm Economics: Outcome of USDA's Class III-IV Hearing
This article discusses the changes to the pricing formulas, sample calculations for January 2001 and USDA's Interim Final Rule. Note: Not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
XA0013
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Dairy Risk-Management Education: Using Milk Futures to Lock in Profitability
Dairy farmers are facing increased risk with regard to volatile milk prices, which presents problems for dairy producers since dairying involves large investments and large demands for cash flow each month (high costs for
feed and labor). Thus, using forward-contracting tools makes good business sense. This 6-page publication explains why to use futures, the differences between brokers and cooperatives, estimating a planning price, the procedure for locking in milk prices, analyzing cooperative contracts, and using strategy and planning.
Department:
Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Catalog Number:
UA433
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Water Facts #12: Interpreting Drinking Water Tests for Dairy Cows
This two-page fact sheet describes some of the common water pollutants found in rural water supplies in Pennsylvania and their potential effect on dairy cows.
Note: This publication is available in PDF only; it is not available in hard copy from the Publications Distribution Center.
Department:
School of Forest Resources
Catalog Number:
XH0021
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Dairy Risk-Management Education: Tracking Milk Prices and Feed Costs
Milk and feed prices are extremely volatile from one month to the next and can have an adverse impact on a dairy farm's gross profitability. If milk prices fall and feed costs rise, farm profits can be squeezed. The key is to develop a system to monitor and budget milk prices and feed costs in order to have some degree of control over gross profits. In this 6-page publication, two measures are developed to monitor milk prices and feed costs.
Department:
Dairy & Animal Science
Catalog Number:
UA443
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