Minnesota DHIA News
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Minnesota DHIA News
Minnesota DHIA News A PUBLICATION OF MINNESOTA DHIA Volume 16 Issue 1 JANUARY 2016 We invite all members to the 2016 District Meetings. Please come to hear our speakers and attend the DHIA meeting. All members are welcome to attend the meeting of your choice, but can only vote or serve as a delegate at your district meeting. All districts will elect delegates to the Minnesota DHIA Annual Meeting March 17th in Buffalo, MN. Lunch is free of charge if you call our office to pre-register 1(800) 827–3442 ext. 0 Or RSVP Online at mndhia.org/2016-district-meetings Katie Cornelius of IDEXX presents on the milk pregnancy test -Meetings start with lunch at 11:30, followed by our guest speaker -District business meeting will be held during lunch. MN DHIA directors will be elected in the Northwest and Southwest districts as noted. Southwest District - ELECTION Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Renville, Rock, Waseca and Watonwan counties and South Dakota south of Highway 212. th February 16 at Searles Bar & Grill, 13014 Main St, New Ulm, MN 56073 (4 miles South of New Ulm on Hwy 15) Sue Hart from Valley Ag Software Dairy Comp 305 Users Meeting -Software User Meeting will start at 10:30, district meeting will be held during lunch, with software continuing after. South Central District Dakota, Dodge, Goodhue, Rice, Steele and Wabasha counties. th February 29 at the Hy-Vee, 1620 S Cedar Ave, Owatonna Northeast District Anoka, Aitkin, Barron, Benton, Carlton, Chisago, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, Saint Louis, Washburn and Washington counties. st March 1 at Coyote Moon 480 55th Ave SE, St Cloud Additonal Software Users Meeting Northwest District - ELECTION Becker, Beltrami, Cass, Clay, Clearwater, Crow Wing, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Otter Tail, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Roseau, Wadena and Wilkin counties. th February 17 at the Holiday Inn 1155 Hwy 10, Detroit Lakes Southeast District Fillmore, Houston, Mower, Olmsted and Winona counties. th February 18 at the Pizza Ranch, nd 1580 2 Ave NW, Stewartville All are Welcome nd March 2 at Pizza Ranch, 2306 Broadway Ave, Slayton West Central District Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Pope, Swift, Stevens, Todd, Traverse and Yellow Medicine counties and South Dakota North of Highway 212. th February 25 at The Oaks at Eagle Creek Golf Course, th 1100 26 Ave NE, Willmar -District Meeting held after Midwest Dairy Association Meeting Metro District Carver, Hennepin, Le Seuer, McLeod, Meeker, Scott, Sibley and Wright counties. th February 19 at Unhinged Pizza (formerly Pizza Ranch), 425 Merger St, Norwood Pregnant? Confirm it with Milk Nicole Neeser, DVM Minnesota Department of Agriculture Speaking on Veterinary Feed Directive Central District Stearns County. rd March 3 at the Cornerstone Buffet th 23 4 St SE, Melrose -Meeting and lunch will begin at 11:45 What’s your herd’s status? This month’s free report, Herd Evaluator, provides a summary of your herd’s performance. This report shows your current test day, previous test day and your test day a year ago so you can compare 5 key areas, including milk yield, milk quality, turnover, reproduction, and herd inventory. Each of these categories includes a colorful graph of your progress over the last twelve tests on the left side of the page. This is especially useful for pointing out the seasonality in some numbers (such as pregnancy rates and somatic cell counts, both of which tend to get worse in warmer months). The Herd Evaluator pinpoints problem months or management aspects allowing you to make informed decisions or track your progress over the last year. `Tissue Sampling Unit Tag Sets` `Now Available` Various combinations of TSU sets to choose from. To an order or discuss options Call 800-827-3442 Ext.16 Or Email [email protected] Happy Milestone Anniversary and a Thank You goes out this month to: Eugene Stoeckel - 30 years This graph of the last twelve months shows us that this herd had an elevated turnover rate last winter, but this has since decreased and continues to improve. A Luxury Edition Cow A farmer had been taken advantage of several times by the local car dealer. One day the car dealer informed the farmer that he was coming over to purchase a cow. The farmer priced his unit as follows: Basic cow Shipping and handling Extra stomach Two tone exterior Produce storage compartment Heavy duty straw chopper Four spigot/high output drain system Automatic fly swatter Genuine cowhide upholstery Deluxe dual horns Automatic fertilizer attachment 4 x 4 traction drive assembly Pre-delivery wash and comb $499.95 35.75 79.25 142.10 126.50 189.60 149.20 88.50 179.90 59.25 339.40 884.16 69.80 FARMERS SUGGESTED PRICE: Additional dealer adjustments $2843.36 300.00 TOTAL LIST PRICE (Including options): $3143.36 From the National Mastitis Council Continuing from last month’s members messages we are featuring the 10 steps in the NMC Recommended Mastitis Control Program. These steps can be used to evaluate your current control program or give you new ideas to improve milk quality. Below are steps 5 & 6 of the 10 steps. 5. Good Record Keeping For each case of clinical mastitis, record cow identification, date detected, days in milk, quarter(s) affected, number and type of treatments, outcome of treatments (i.e. return to normal milk, time to discard milk) and the causative bacterial pathogen if a sample was cultured on-farm or in a laboratory. Use a computerized or manual record system to manage information, such as individual cow SCC data, on the prevalence and incidence of subclinical mastitis. 6. Appropriate Management of Clinical Mastitis During Lactation Develop and implement a herd clinical mastitis treatment protocol with the Herd Udder Health Advisory team. Carefully consider the economic ramifications of therapy decisions. Collect a pre-treatment milk sample aseptically for microbiological culture so that antimicrobial susceptibility tests can be used when appropriate. Use an appropriate therapeutic regimen; use drugs according to the protocol, or as recommended by the health advisors. Prior to infusion, disinfect the teat with a germicide and scrub the teat-end with an alcohol swab. For infusion of intramammary antibiotics, use a single-dose, regulatory approved product by the partial insertion method. Do not treat chronic non-responsive infections. Observe the correct withdrawal period for the antibiotic used, as stated on the label. If extra-label drug use is necessary, follow regulatory guidelines under the supervision of a veterinarian (i.e. in the systemic treatment of coliform mastitis). Always follow recommended drug storage guidelines and observe expiration dates. Clearly identify all treated cows, and record all treatments in a permanent record. When necessary, test milk for inhibitory substances before consignment. DHIA Service Reminders 1. 2. 3. 4. All reports are optional on each sample day. All herds should be offered monthly tests (12 per year) as a service standard Herds may ask for a special test at any time, for example you can have a test any time to help evaluate SCC. PCR DNA testing for mastitis pathogens uses the DHIA milk sample to test for mastitis pathogens present. Ask your Field Rep for more information. 5. Meters and other equipment should be clean and sanitary when delivered and when it leaves your farm. Field personnel should wear rubber footwear and should clean and sanitize the footwear before leaving your farm. If you have any concerns on cleanliness, please visit with your Field Rep on sample day. December Milk Quality Leaders ranked by SCC, then Log SCC *denotes herd owner name used in lieu of farm name Name GREGORY DAIRY LLC *RYAN LARSON KARL PAQUETTE RKB DAIRY JOHNSON DAIRY *ROGER BRADLEY *JOHN & CONNIE DONNAY HIESERICH FARM *HESSE DAIRY FARM HESSE SELKE FARMS *KARL & FRANK HELDBERG BECHTOLD BROS *MARK KLEHR GEHL ACRES FARM GEMEO FARM THOENY FARMS MIKE & LORI BOESL *RON & PATTY STROBEL BENGTSON FAMILY FARM *BILL MALONE HAPPKE HOLSTEIN FARM *JOHN LARSEN HIGH POINT DAIRY CHAMBERLAIN FAMILY FARM *JOHN SAUBER MARSHALL KORN *MARK BROSIG *JAMES MEYER *FRANK & IONE PATRICK *DOUG PELKA LEROY DROPPS NELSON FARMS SHIR-MAN HOLSTEIN FARM SCHOENBAUER DAIRY RON WEGNER SMELTER DAIRY *RANDY GRABAU *JEREMIAH SMITH *BILL MILLER ALLEN DEUTZ DAIRY BURKE AND SHEA FARMS SCHULTE FARMS GLEN & BECKY CHRISTEN *REUBEN& JANICE STOMMES RICK & SHARI WEIR *MATT BERKTOLD *DEAN RAUSCH CRONK DAIRY SCHEFERS BROTHERS *KEVIN+CAROL SCHAFER SCC in thousands i.e. 68 = 68,000 SCC 33 38 38 39 41 44 44 45 46 46 47 48 49 51 51 51 52 54 55 56 58 58 60 60 60 61 61 61 62 65 66 67 67 67 67 68 68 68 69 69 70 70 71 71 71 72 72 72 73 73 # Cows 90 25 47 126 104 38 53 91 103 231 67 61 60 142 32 192 250 47 47 51 108 20 111 141 56 64 242 59 55 58 24 77 72 183 62 67 26 52 242 63 88 266 48 72 92 184 74 37 75 27 Name KERNCREST HOLSTEINS SCHREIBER BROS *RYAN KNISLEY ROADSIDE DAIRY LEISEN FARMS INC. *JIM & MARILYN SCHUMER NU-DIMENSION HOLSTEINS *STEVEN AND CRAIG EMERY D AND E DAIRY *DAVID & SUE OLSON ACKERMAN FARMS HOLLERMANN DAIRY BILL & NORMA ROUSAR *JAMES & BETH OLSON *JIM AND GERI WIEBUSCH *RICK STOCKER *CHARLES + MARY SCHORNACK *JOE AND KAREN KUKLOK WRIGHT WAY DAIRY FARM *TODD & JEAN POLLEMA GUCK FARM KIMM'S DAIRY SHEA DAIRY *GLEN & SADIE FRERICKS *GARY RYDEEN HOEFS' DAIRY *JOHN & JASON SCHROEDER *MICHAEL & KRIS BANSE BIERBAUM FARM *STEVE VILAND *JUSTIN & TRACIE FROELICH *JEFF BLENKER *ART AND KAREN HOFFMAN BROOKSIDE DAIRY LINDO FARMS *CHAD BOHN *DAN HALLBERG *ADAM & SARAH MELLGREN SUNSETVIEW FARM VON WAHLDE DAIRY INC. CHUCKKLAPHAKE JARRETTBORG ROADSIDE ACRES KARA KESH FARM BOETTCHER DAIRY *STACY & JULIE MILLER JOPPS CENTURY FARMS *JOHN + KARYL DIERSEN FAIRVIEW DAIRY *MIKE-MANDI HOERNEMANN BOYENGA DAIRY SCC # Cows 73 74 74 74 74 74 75 75 75 76 76 77 77 77 77 78 78 78 79 79 79 80 80 80 80 81 81 81 81 82 83 84 84 85 85 85 86 86 86 87 87 87 87 88 88 88 88 88 88 88 68 79 60 154 67 56 31 191 59 277 115 404 50 70 32 94 52 12 37 79 35 79 836 76 30 277 55 93 52 44 74 37 134 494 45 69 59 81 10 147 111 379 63 147 89 108 149 314 263 44