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Back to SearchEpisode 339- Horn Fly Vaccines: What We Learned from a Summer Study - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 340
On this spring episode of The Moos Room, Brad dives into the seasonal return of flies and shares results from a recent horn fly vaccine study conduct…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 338 - Dairy by the Numbers: Production, Breeds, and Herd Size - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 339
Brad shares a spring dairy update and breaks down newly released national performance metrics from the Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding, offering a s…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 337 - Bucket or Nipple: What’s the Best Way to Feed Calves? - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 338
Brad explores a recent study comparing two common calf-feeding methods: open buckets and nipple buckets. While most U.S. dairies rely on open buckets…
5 months ago
Episode 336 - Heat, Herd Size and Cow Factors: Understanding SCC in Organic Herds - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 337
Brad shares results from a large national research project examining somatic cell count (SCC) and mastitis risk in U.S. organic dairy herds, using m…
5 months, 1 week ago
Episode 335 - What the Necropsy Revealed: Hidden Heart Issues and Citrobacter Abortions
Episode 336
In this solo episode, Brad shares a few recent herd-health case studies from his dairy, highlighting the value of diagnostics and transparency.
He wal…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 334- The Cow of the Future: Built for Producers, Powered by Precision - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 335
Emily and Brad re-record this episode of The Moos Room after a technical glitch wiped out Emily’s audio—and dive into a big question: What does the d…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 333 - Beef on Dairy in a Hot Market: Calf Prices, Cattle Numbers, and Sire Selection - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 334
Calf prices are making headlines, and in this episode Emily and Brad are joined by UMN Extension beef educator Melissa Runck to talk through what tod…
6 months ago
Episode 332 - From Herd Counts to Cow Scratches: What’s Changing in Midwest Dairies - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 333
On a warm-for-February day in Minnesota, Brad dives into two topics shaping today’s dairy landscape: changing dairy herd demographics in the Upper Mi…
6 months, 1 week ago
Episode 331 - Why I Use the Bulls I Do: Fertility, Polled Genetics, and Outcross Thinking - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 332
Brad checks in from a brutally cold stretch in western Minnesota (30–40°F below zero), noting the cows are handling it well and somatic cell counts t…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 330 - Circadian Rhythms in Dairy Cows: What Sensor Data Reveals About Welfare - UMN Extension's The Moos Room
Episode 331
In this solo episode of The Moos Room, Brad shares “hot off the press” research on circadian rhythms in dairy cows and what long-term sensor data can…
6 months, 3 weeks ago