  |
American Dairy Science Association - http://www.adsa.org/
An international organization of educators, scientists, and industrialists who are committed to advancing the dairy industry: meeting list, organization awards details, newsletter, plus membership directory and information. |
| |
Journal of Dairy Science - http://jds.fass.org/
Official publication of the American Dairy Science Association. Lists results of new research in dairy foods, physiology and management; nutrition, feeding, and calves; and genetics and breeding. Includes archived sample issues. |
| |
Lameness: Major Infections and Precautions - http://www.sac.ac.uk/research/animalhealthwelfare/dairy/lameness/infections
Lameness is common in dairy cows with most cases being associated with claw horn lesions. This article describes preventative measures to be taken with especial emphasis on first lactation heifers. |
| |
Mastitis - http://www.sac.ac.uk/research/animalhealthwelfare/dairy/mastitis/
This disease poses a significant welfare issue for those cows affected. This article explains the causes, outlines the costs and suggests better management practices and an ideal milking routine. |
| |
Breeding for Health and Welfare - http://www.sac.ac.uk/research/animalhealthwelfare/dairy/breeding/
Advances in genetics and breeding have resulted in a rapid increase in milk yield for dairy cows but also caused problems in fertility and longevity. This article discusses research being undertaken at the Scottish Agricultural College. |
| |
Housing and Welfare - http://www.sac.ac.uk/research/animalhealthwelfare/dairy/housing/
Describes research being performed at the Scottish Agricultural College into zero grazing and welfare for dairy cows, lying areas, feed face design, cow tracks, loafing areas and stock handling and welfare. |
| |
National Mastitis Council - http://www.nmconline.org/
Not for profit organization that promotes research and provides information to the dairy industry relative to udder health, milking management and milk quality. Includes membership, mission statement, resources, and publications. |
| |
Babcock Institute - http://babcock.cals.wisc.edu/
Information in more than 100 online technical documents about the dairy industry. Multilingual site with technical dairy guides, dairy essentials, dairy publications, and slides. |
| |
Hoard's Dairyman Online - http://www.hoards.com/
An online information resource for dairy farmers and anyone interested in the dairy industry. |
| |
Virginia Tech Department of Dairy Science - http://www.dasc.vt.edu/
Includes information on the department, and on goat milk production. |
| |
World's Best Milk Quality Website - http://www.uwex.edu/milkquality
Information and resources related to the production of high quality milk. Some milk quality information available in Spanish. |
| |
US Dairy Forage Research Center - http://www.dfrc.wisc.edu/
Includes publications, research work groups, research farm, software, databases, and staff directory. |
| |
Dairy Cattle Publications - http://osuextra.okstate.edu/dept/ansi/dairy.shtml
A list of publications on dairy production, as PDF files. From Oklahoma State University. |
| |
Preventing Lameness in Dairy Cows - http://www.sac.ac.uk/mainrep/pdfs/tn599lameness.pdf
This technical note outlines the causes of lameness in cows, discusses the anatomy of the bovine foot and explains the essential components of a lameness control program. |
| |
Climate Friendly Farming: Dairy Component - http://cff.wsu.edu/Project/dairy.html
Provides information on a project to design and construct a farm-scale anaerobic digester to reduce the amount of methane emitted by a dairy enterprise. |