Advantages and Disadvantages of Various Dry-off Methods for Dairy Cows

A dairy cow. Photo taken 03-31-18.

This 6-page document reviews advantages, disadvantages, and cost of four dry-off methods and gives recommendations for practical dry-off management. Written by Pornpamol Pattamanont, Marcos Marcondes, and Albert De Vries, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, June 2020.
https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/an360

Identificacion del Estres Termico en Vacas Lecheras

Dairy cows being milked in a milking parlour at the Shenandoah Dairy Farm. Milking, milk production.

El estrés térmico ocurre cuando el calor producido por los procesos biológicos y el calor absorbido del ambiente excede la capacidad de la vaca para perder calor. This 2-page document is the Spanish version of AN356, Recognizing Heat Stress in Dairy Cows. Written by Izabella Toledo and Geoffrey Dahl, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Animal Sciences, October 2019.
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/an358