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Johne’s (pronounced Yo-knees) Disease is a chronic disease of severe, watery diarrhea and weight loss in adult cattle caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis, commonly referred to as “MAP”.

Here is a look at how six different farms manage their calf programs. This article originally appeared in a previous edition of Cowsmopolitan.

ALH Genetics – a name synonymous within the Holstein industry, not just in Europe, but around the world.

It was in the early 1960’s that everything started for Ferme Jean-Paul Petitclerc & Fils inc., when Jean-Paul Petitclerc made the acquisition of a small piece of land with about

“Sell the best and keep the rest” is a bold statement for any breeder to make; Stranshome Holsteins means it. Any person following show tabloids does not need much more

As the bright lights of Colmar and the European Holstein Show approach, Jean-Paul Bichon of Vray Holsteins, impatiently awaits to see the fruits of his breeding programme take centre stage. 

Everybody notices big dips in animal performance. But slowly sinking milk fat production is much more insidious.

Heat stress is a natural phenomenon that affects dairy cows and other domestic animals in tropical, sub-tropical and often in temperate regions of the world during the summer months.

The Moes family began milking cows in South Dakota in 1884. The fourth generation, Jim and Greg joined the operation in the early 1970s. What was once a 200-cow dairy

Mary Mackinson Faber is the fifth generation of her family to be involved in her family’s dairy farm in central Illinois, Mackinson Dairy Farm, which is home to a herd

Mary Mackinson Faber is the fifth generation of her family to be involved in her family’s dairy farm in central Illinois, Mackinson Dairy Farm, which is home to a herd

Mary Mackinson Faber is the fifth generation of her family to be involved in her family’s dairy farm in central Illinois, Mackinson Dairy Farm, which is home to a herd

Mary Mackinson Faber is the fifth generation of her family to be involved in her family’s dairy farm in central Illinois, Mackinson Dairy Farm, which is home to a herd

Mary Mackinson Faber is the fifth generation of her family to be involved in her family’s dairy farm in central Illinois, Mackinson Dairy Farm, which is home to a herd

Mary Mackinson Faber is the fifth generation of her family to be involved in her family’s dairy farm in central Illinois, Mackinson Dairy Farm, which is home to a herd