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Characteristics
CATEGORY |
CHARACTERISTICS |
Breed |
Holstein |
Housing |
Confinement free stall/tie stall. Dry cows and pregnant heifers on pasture in summer. |
Feeding System |
TMR |
Expanding? |
No |
Raise own replacements |
Yes |
Open or closed herd |
Closed herd |
# Lactating cows |
2003: 158
2004: 152
2005: 140
2006: 134 |
Breeding Program |
Artificial insemination |
Rolling Herd Average |
2003: 29,320
2004: 28,884
2005: 27,370
2006: 32,300 |
Calving |
Single cow calving pen |
Colostrum feeding |
Calves get 4 quarts of colostrum. |
Waste milk feeding |
None |
Management of cattle that test positive for Johne's disease |
Johne's disease ELISA test positive cows - Identified as high risk cow, colostrum not used, retested frequently by fecal culture.
Johne's disease fecal culture positive cows - culled immediately. |
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Major Risk Areas and Preventative Actions
Johne's
Disease Transmission Risk |
What's been
done to decrease risk |
Long-term goal |
Calving pen reused with out cleaning |
Calving pen cleaned between cows. Cows put into calving pen when calving is imminent. |
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Calves left with cow for up to 24 hrs |
Calf removed ASAP after calving
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Pooled colostrum |
1. Colstrum pasteurized if unknown JD status
2. Colostrum fed from one cow to one calf |
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Feeding of waste milk |
Switched to milk replacer
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Housing of replacement heifers next to adult cows |
Pens rearranged to separate younger heifers from adult cows |
New heifer barn |
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Testing Results
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NAHMS
2002 Johne's Report |
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