JUNEAU, Wis. — Tune into this week’s episodes of The Dairy Signal from Professional Dairy Producers (PDPW) for research and best practices to manage common and critical challenges on today’s dairies. The Tuesday episode will focus on preventing and responding to manure spills, and the Wednesday episode features management of digital dermatitis. On Thursday, learn about the latest research on benefits of dairy proteins in the diet.
More details here:
Tuesday, September 6
Managing and maintaining manure storage is key to preventing manure spills and other issues. Learn about key management practices to avoid spills and what steps you should take if a spill does occur. Episode presenter will be:
- Kevin Erb, Director of the Conservation Professional Training Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Division of Extension
Wednesday, September 7
Digital dermatitis is common, highly contagious and can have significant impact on cow health and lameness. Tune in to understand digital dermatitis, including what triggers it, how it appears on the farm and best management practices to manage it in individual cows and across your herd. Episode presenter will be:
- Dr. Dörte Döpfer, DVM, PhD, Professor, Food Animal Production Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine at UW-Madison
Thursday, September 8
Take a deep dive into the value of dairy protein, glycomacropeptide (GMP), in curbing hunger and building bone density in this overview of research conducted through the Dairy Innovation Hub. Episode presenter will be:
- Dr. Denise Ney, Professor of Nutritional Sciences, UW-Madison
The Dairy Signal™ is a weekly series of free educational episodes offering insights and resources for fellow dairy farmers and other food-system professionals across the value chain. Developed by dairy farmers and members of the Professional Dairy Producers® Board of Directors, the episodes air live from 12:00-1:00 PM CT each Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Live sessions offer attendees the opportunity to engage in open Q&A with the speakers; recorded sessions are available shortly after episodes are aired. Access all previously broadcasted sessions at www.pdpw.org.
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