HERD MANAGEMENT

To be efficient and profitable, dairy operations require good, simple management protocols that will be followed. Listed below are protocols you can download and customize for your farm and other herd management resources.


University of Missouri Dairy Management Protocols
Fresh Cow Calves Milk Quality
Handling Fresh Cows Colostrum Dry Cow
Pre-fresh, Freshen, and Post-fresh New and Sick Calf Simple Mastitis
Fresh Cow Treatment Newborn Calf Mastitis Culture
Fresh Cow Sick Calf Clinical Mastitis
Proactive Fresh Cow    
  Vaccinations Reproduction
Diseases Herd Health for Heifers Estrus Synchronization
Treatments Herd Health for Cow Herd
Pre-Calving Heifer Vaccinations  
DISCLAIMER: These pages were developed as generic protocols, complete protocols should be developed with the assistance of your local veterinarian.
   
Other Management Protocols  
Treatment Protocols (Minnesota) SOPs: A Writing Guide (Penn State)
Management Protocols (Minnesota) University of Vermont's Protocols (Vermont)
Post Protocols To Improve Calf Health (Minnesota) Dairy Herd Vaccination Program (Arkansas)
Biosecurity and Animal Health Protocols (Illinois)  
   
Management Links  

Management Publications (Wisconsin)

Dairy Management (Florida)

Fresh Cow Program Management  (Pfizer)

Dairy Publications (Nebraska)

Dairy Health and Program Management (Pfizer)

Pro Dairy (Cornell)

Milk and Dairy Beef Quality Assurance Center

Dairy Publications (Arkansas)

Dairy Records Management Systems National Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Evaluating Dairy Cattle using Lifetime Production (Purdue) Western Dairy Management Conference Proceedings
National Dairy Well Being Initiative  
 
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MU Extension - CA Program
For comments or questions concerning these pages, please contact:
Scott Poock  Dairy Veterinarian
Barry Steevens  State Dairy Specialist