Dairy Production Medicine

This comprehensive book integrates new technology and concepts that have been developed in recent years to manage dairy farms in a profitable manner. The approach to the production of livestock and quality milk is multidisciplinary, involving nutrition, reproduction, clinical medicine, genetics, pathology, epidemiology, human resource management and economics. The book is structured by the production cycle of the dairy cow covering critical points in cow management. Written and edited by highly respected experts, this book provides a thoroughly modern and up-to-date resource for all those involved in the dairy industry.

Autorentext

Carlos A. Risco is Professor at the University of Florida
College of Veterinary Medicine and is a Diplomate of the American
College of Theriogenology.

Pedro Melendez Retamal is Professor at the
University of Santo Tomas College of Veterinary Medicine, Viña
del Mar, Chile.

Klappentext
Dairy Production Medicine presents a multidisciplinary approach to the production of livestock and quality milk, involving nutrition, reproduction, clinical medicine, genetics, pathology, epidemiology, human resource management and economics. These disciplines work in concert to harmonize the management of the individual dairy to obtain maximum profit while promoting animal welfare and food safety. Written and edited by highly respected experts, the book is structured by the production cycle of the dairy cow, covering all the critical points in cow management. Integrating the latest technology and ideas, it is an essential resource for all those involved in the dairy industry. Key features

• Integrates a number of disciplines and specialties of veterinary medicine into dairy cattle production systems
• Discusses nutrition, reproduction, clinical medicine, genetics, pathology and epidemiology
• Also includes chapters on economics and human resource management
• Provides up to date information on all the latest developments in the field
• Written and edited by highly respected experts

Inhalt

Preface ix

Acknowledgments xi

Contributors xiii

1 Management Considerations from Parturition to the End of the Voluntary Waiting Period to Optimize Health and Reproductive Performance 3
Carlos A. Risco

2 Nutritional Management of the Prepartum Dairy Cow 7
Pedro Melendez Retamal

3 Calving Management: A Team Approach 19
Maarten Drost

4 Monitoring Health and Looking for Sick Cows 27
Carlos A. Risco and Mauricio Benzaquen

5 Nutritional Management of Lactating Dairy Cows 33
José Eduardo P. Santos

6 Reproductive Management in Dairy Cows 73
Julian A. Bartolome and Louis F. Archbald

7 Reproductive Management of Lactating Dairy Cows for First Postpartum Insemination 81
José Eduardo P. Santos

8 Applications of Ultrasonography in Dairy Cattle Reproductive Management 99
Jill D. Colloton

9 Resynchronization of Estrus, Ovulation, and Timed Insemination in Lactating Dairy Cows 117
Julian A. Bartolome and William W. Thatcher

10 Diseases that Affect the Reproductive Performance of Dairy Cattle 123
Carlos A. Risco and Pedro Melendez Retamal

11 Infectious Reproductive Diseases 133
Victor S. Cortese

12 Economics of Reproductive Performance 139
Albert De Vries

13 Managing Reproduction During Heat Stress in Dairy Cows 153
Peter J. Hansen

14 Immunology and Vaccination of Dairy Cattle 165
Victor Cortese

15 Management of Dairy Calves from Birth to Weaning 175
Sheila M. McGuirk

16 Nutritional Management of Dairy Heifers 195
Pedro Melendez Retamal

17 Management Strategies to Optimize Reproductive Efficiency in Dairy Heifers 199
Maria Belen Rabaglino

18 Managing Mastitis and Producing Quality Milk 207
Pamela L. Ruegg

19 Lameness in Dairy Cattle 233
Jan K. Shearer and Sarel R. van Amstel

20 Management Strategies for Optimizing Forage Quality for Dairy Production 255
Adegbola T. Adesogan

21 Applied Statistical Analyses for Dairy Production 263
Pablo J. Pinedo

22 Dairy Records Analysis and Evaluation of Performance 271
Michael W. Overton

23 Managing People in Today's Production Dairy Environment 303
David P. Sumrall

24 Practical Genetics 319
Donald Bennink

25 Euthanasia Techniques for Dairy Cattle 331
Jan K. Shearer and Jim P. Reynolds

26 Managing Herd Health in Organic Herds 341
Juan S. Velez

Index 345