WEBINARS

Your herd's success starts with your calves. Join Dr. Mike Nagorske, SCCL, and Craig Walter, VAS, as they discuss the importance of using data to track calf performance and to improve your calf program. Identify the key metrics that should be tracked for calves, including average daily gain, disease incidence and treatments, and learn how to record the data in DairyComp so it can be tracked throughout the animal’s life.

Join Dr. Paul Fricke, UW-Madison, and Craig Walter, VAS, as they discuss the important role technology and body condition scoring (BCS) play in tapping into your herd’s reproductive potential. Learn how to combine activity system data and your synchronization program to maximize your breeding program’s results, and how to generate reports to monitor progress in DairyComp. Dr. Fricke and Craig will also dig into how BCS changes in the pre-fresh and post-fresh period and how understanding it can be the key to high fertility cows.

The transition period is a critical time for your herd, as cows are adjusting to metabolic changes and are more susceptible to disease. By keeping accurate records and reviewing the data, you can help provide a seamless transition period to improve cow health, milk production and profitability.

Join Craig Walter, VAS senior educator, as he talks about managing transition cow data for profitability in DairyComp.

Join Dr. Gerard Cramer, University of Minnesota, and Craig Walter, VAS, as they demonstrate how to use data from the Lameness Manager module in DairyComp to monitor hoof health and guide management decisions. In addition, they will share how you can use lifetime lameness items to make strategic decisions about cows in your herd.

Join Dr. Paul Fricke, Professor & Extension Specialist – Dairy Cattle Reproduction, UW Madison and Craig Walter, Senior Educator, VAS as they discuss optimizing the use of sexed and beef semen for your breeding program and enhancing your young stock breeding program.

Join guest Dr. David Reid, Rocky Ridge Dairy Consulting, LLC, and VAS education specialist, Craig Walter, as they discuss how to extract value from your parlor data in DairyComp and how to leverage that to make profit-driven management decisions on your farm.

Join Dr. Pamela Ruegg, DVM, MPVM, Michigan State University, and Craig Walters, VAS Education Specialist, for a webinar discussing the importance of managing mastitis and milk quality in your herd. This live webinar will cover why recording and tracking milk quality metrics is important along with how to utilize your DairyComp data to measure results.

Calculating and accounting for energy corrected milk (ECM) on your farm can help you make more informed management decisions that impact milk and component production over time. Join Craig Walter, VAS Education Specialist for this short, educational webinar that will walk you through creating ECM items in DairyComp and showcase the value you can derive from it.

New data analysis has revealed the multifaceted impact and implications of ketosis on a herd. Since 2015, VAS’ KetoMonitor tool has been helping farmers track subclinical ketosis within their herds using a milk sample. Dr. Heather White, University of Wisconsin, will highlight the insights found in tracking cows flagged for subclinical ketosis and how we can leverage that information for better management. Taliah Danzinger, VAS, will then demonstrate how to apply the data from KetoMonitor on your farm, including real life examples and use cases.

New studies show promising results in the selective treatment of dry cows, reducing antibiotic usage while maintaining the health and welfare of your herd.

Many farmers are exploring strategies for reducing their milk production right now so we’re bringing together industry experts to talk through the strategies.

Webinar focuses on utilizing the COWVAL command in DairyComp to help producers make economic-based culling and early dry off decisions.