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2022

May - Bovine Metritis - Two Treatments Compared with No Treatment.
March - Cryptosporidiosis in Dairy Calves - New Research and Some Interesting Conclusions.
January - Necropsy Diagnoses of Dairy Cattle Causes of Death in Utah and the Intermountain West

2021

November- During Cold Weather with Risk of Frostbite, How Effective is Powdered Teat Dip?
September - UVMA MountainLands Conference - Park City, Utah December 9-11 2021. Dairy Cattle Numbers and Total Milk Production are Skyrocketing.
July - Milk Price Volatility, Drought and Uncertainties about School Reopening. Automatic Takeoff (ATO) Performance Monitoring - A Practical System.
May - Dairy Calf Time with the Dam and Housing System - Do They Affect Milk Production, Reproduction or Longevity Later in Life?
March - A Possible Way to Save Some "Dummy" Calves - The Madigan Squeeze Technique
January - Is the Rural-Urban Political Divide Larger than Ever? Does it Matter to the Dairy Industry?

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2009

December - Cold Weather Feeding of Pre-weaned Calves
October - New Antibiotic Residue Testing Methods and Targeting of Cull Dairy Cows for Residue Testing as Slaughter
July - Colostrum, Postpartum Flunixin, Lameness, Humidity, Foreign Animal Disease
June - Senators Comment on Political Issues and Regulations Affecting U.S. Farming
March - Results of Statewide Surveillance for Mycoplasma Mastitis in Utah
January - How Much Evidence is There For The Most Effective Treatment For Common Calf Diseases

2008

July - Early Embryonic Loss in Dairy Cattle...
May - Factors Influencing Survival of Dairy Cows after Correction of Left Displaced Abomasum
March - How Do Headlocks Affect Feed Access for Cows?
January - Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Utah

2007

December - Colostrum Replacer, Cow Behavior Study, Johne's Organisms in Sand, Reducing Stillbirths
September - Chronic Wasting Disease
July - Review of Neospora Caninum in Cattle
May - Why is Participation in Johne's Disease Testing Program so Low?
March - Cure Rates of Different Antibiotic Treatments Against Bovine Mastitis

Research Articles

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Importance of a Dietary Cation-Anion Difference in Peripartum Dairy Cows

At calving, nutrient requirements of dairy cows increase to support milk synthesis. Energy and protein requirements are increased at the initiation of lactation (Moore et al., 2000). Additionally, calcium requirements increase tremendously to meet the dem...