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07/02/2024

Getting high quality colostrum as soon as possible after being born is essential for newborn calves. Calves do not receive any antibodies through the placenta like human babies do.

06/02/2024

When you go to the doctor, the doctor typically stays in the building and the exam rooms are cleaned between patients. Large animal vets like me often travel TO their patients, so I need to keep myself clean between farms.

05/02/2024

We can still milk this cow even though she has mud (and/or p**p) on her. That’s because the milker only ever touches her teats, and they get cleaned and sanitized every single time she’s milked. If her udder is really dirty, the whole thing can be washed off, but the cow herself does not need to be completely clean all the time.

04/02/2024

Not all cows get to graze out on a pasture.

Some cows live their entire life out on pasture.

It’s up the farmer to decide where their cows live, and the climate where the farmer is has a lot to do with that decision.

Sometimes a farmer will have their cows out on pasture for half of the year and indoors for the other half of the year.

And there are even some farmers who have their cows outdoors, but not on a pasture at all.

So the short answer to the question of “how often do cows get to graze out on pasture?” truly is-it depends!

03/02/2024

Can we just take a moment and give this gorgeous cow some love? ❤️

02/02/2024

Let’s go over some facts about dairy cattle.

🐮 While it’s true that cows have bred to produce more milk, their milk production has also increased over the years because of better nutrition and well being.
🐮 Cows have also been bred for many other things like being taller, having smaller babies, and having stronger immune systems to name a few.
🐮 The use of steroid or growth hormone implants in the US is illegal for use in dairy cows.

01/02/2024

Contrary to what some people lead you to believe, there’s really not a huge difference in care between bull calves and heifer calves their first several months of life other than bull calves can be castrated and become steers.

31/01/2024

Unlike humans who continue to grow taller until they’re around 16 years old, a cow will be at 90% of her mature weight by the time she’s 2 years old!

30/01/2024

New research out of Europe has shown that red wine is effective in treating ketosis in cows. Ketosis in post-partum cows is a metabolic disease that needs to be treated, so as part of this cow’s medical treatment, I gave her some wine! 🍷

29/01/2024

It’s important to pay attention to a cow’s behavior because cows cannot talk to us and let us know how they’re feeling.

If a cow didn’t want to be in the milking parlor, she would balk and show signs of fear.

A good milk letdown will only happen if a cow is calm and comfortable as stress prevents it from happening.

When a cow is chewing her cud, it's a sign of relaxation.

One of the most obvious ways to tell that a cow is not stressed when being milked is if she’s not kicking. If she were stressed or uncomfortable, she would kick at the milking machine or the people working with her.

28/01/2024

When I go live on a different platform 🕰️ to show a cow giving birth, a lot of people want me to immediately start intervening.
As long as a calf is presenting in the correct position, cows are usually able to labor just fine on their own and don’t often require help.

From the time her calf’s feet were showing, it took Paciente exactly 13 minutes to push out her calf.

27/01/2024

Pictures you see online aren’t always what they seem.

I know this looks like blood, but it’s actually an iodine based sanitizer used to keep her udder clean for milking.

Her teats are not bleeding, they’re just being cleaned. 🙂

26/01/2024

Horns on cattle can be dangerous to themselves, to other animals, and to people.

It's becoming more common for farmers to breed animals that don't have the ability to grow horns in the first place.

Many farmers will disbud calves which takes away their ability to grow horns.

Other farmers tip or cut the horns when they become dangerous for the animal, which is what's shown here.

25/01/2024

A field of cows might not be just "cows".

Share if you learned something new!

24/01/2024

Here are some signs maternity technicians are watching for while monitoring pregnant cattle (before the obvious sign of seeing a calf's feet sticking out).

🐄 The ligaments near her tail head will be relaxed.

🐄 Her v***a will be red and very swollen.

🐄 She'll have mucus discharge.

🐄 Her udder will be very full and may start leaking colostrum.

23/01/2024

Her udder isn't dirty. It can have pigmented spots just like her body has!

22/01/2024

When choosing to use AI, farmers still pay close attention to a cow's natural cycles. Cows are not constantly pregnant and will still give birth once a year regardless of whether artificial insemination is used.

22/09/2023

Wow! 5,000 followers!
I am udderly amazed! 🐄

I'm so thankful to have you all here! I love being able to share facts about cattle and correct misinformation by showing what actually happens on dairy farms from a veterinarian's perspective.

As always, feel free to comment on any of my posts, or send me a message with any questions you have about the dairy industry.
And thank you again for being here! 🐮

23/04/2023

Holy Cow! 🐄
We've hit 1000 followers!

I cannot thank you enough for being here. Your likes, comments, and support truly mean the world to me. I love being able to share facts about cattle and correct misinformation by showing what actually happens on a dairy farm from a veterinarian's perspective.

Feel free to comment on any of my posts, or send me a message with any questions you have about the dairy industry.
And thank you again for being here! 🐮

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There are a lot of different steps involved with milking a cow, and sometimes farmers are able to automate some or all of those steps. On this farm, a post milking teat spray is applied automatically as each cow leaves the parlor. How neat is that?! #automation #robot #teats #teatspray #conditioner #sanitize #dairy #vet #dairydoc #dairykind

What is “pinging” and why is it something you DON’T want to hear? If you do happen to hear pinging, be sure to talk with your vet! This will usually occur in fresh cows. #dairy #cow #fresh #freshcow #transition #physicalexam #ping #dairydoc #dairykind

“Factory farming” has become a very hot topic, but what exactly is a factory farm? If a dairy can milk 50 cows at a time, does that make it a factory farm? Does it mean the cows aren’t treated well? The truth is that the size of a farm does NOT matter when it comes to animal care. #dairy #vet #milk #milking #factoryfarm #farm #dairydoc #dairykind

A C-section for a cow is typically done on her left side. The incision that needs to be made is quite large because we need to fit a whole calf through it. Keeping her insides INSIDE and clean during a C-sections is incredibly important! #dairy #cow #surgery #cows #leftside #csection #dairydoc #dairykind

A squeeze chute may look scary to us, but it’s actually designed to help keep the cattle calm. #cows #cattle #chute #squeeze #squeezechute #templegrandin #animals #animalbehavior #dairy #beef #corriente #dairydoc #dairykind

I often speed up my videos of cows because they are SO SLOW! But here’s a real time video of walking into the parlor to get milked. Check it out! #dairy #cow #vet #cows #milk #milking #parlor #walking #slow #dairydoc #dairykind

”Skinny” is normal for this breed of cow. I love being able to answer your questions! What else would you like to learn about dairy cows? #dairy #cow #vet #cows #farm #skinny #holstein #cattle #breed #dairybreed #dairydoc #dairykind

Have you ever wondered what the underside of a cow looks like? Also- of course the cow I picked to record had just laid in a pile of poop. 🤦🏼‍♀️ She ended up getting washed off later that afternoon. #dairy #cow #belly #bellybutton #milkvein #vein #veiny #udder #brisket #dairy #cows #dairydoc #dairykind

This cow painted herself pink! #dairy #cow #heat #didyouknow #pink #brisket #paint #livestock #cows #mount #chalk #mounting #inheat #dairydoc #dairykind

Part of raising animals is also the death of animals. It is sad no matter what purpose that animal was serving. Here are a few things that can happen if a dairy cow unexpectedly dies. #dairy #cow #death #passing #rendering #compost #burial #cremation #farm #lifeanddeath #dairydoc #dairykind

Did you know robots can milk cows? One of the many benefits of this is the cows get to decide when they want to be milked! #robotmilker #robot #milkingmachine #cow #dairy #milk #dairydoc #dairykind

Yes-milk gets graded, but even Grade B milk is held to health & safety standards. It’s just used to make things like butter or cheese instead of being bottled for drinking. You can still use Grade A milk for butter or cheese, but we can’t drink Grade B milk. #dairy #cheese #butter #milk #gradea #gradeb #grading #usda #requirements #fluidmilk #manufacturing #food #foodsafety #dairydoc #dairykind

We don’t - and SHOULDN’T - handle all cattle the same. It’s important to understand each animal’s breed, lifestyle, behavior, and past experiences before choosing a method that is safest and least stressful for everyone. That’s why we used a chute to preg check these beef heifers. #dairy #beef #breed #cows #pregcheck #ultrasound #vet #obgyn #cattle #heifers #checkup #dairydoc #dairykind

Colostrum is incredibly important for a calf’s immunity! Every calf should receive high quality, clean colostrum as soon as possible after birth. #colostrum #liquidgold #igg #immunity #dairy #calf #cow #brix #refractometer #immunoglobulins #dairydoc #dairykind

Being a vet can be gross, and a lot of what I wear keeps me from getting poop and other gross things on myself & my clothes. But one of the most important reasons behind what I wear everyday is biosecurity. Maintaining biosecurity between farms helps keep the animals (and people) safe from diseases. #vet #veterinarian #biosecurity #farm #dairy #cow #poop #dairydoc #dairykind

The dirt on a cow’s legs or on the top of her udder doesn’t get near her milk. Only her teats need to be cleaned which is an important step of any farm’s milking procedure. #dairy #cow #vet #milk #milkquality #robot #teats #scrub #scrubber #scrubbrush #milking #lactation #sanitizer #dairydoc #dairykind

When referring to “cattle” many people often use the word “cow”, but do you know what a cow really is? #dairy #cow #heifer #calf #vet #dairydoc #dairykind

These collars are like Fitbits for cows and keep track of all sorts of useful information! #dairy #cow #fitbit #active #activity #monitor #respiration #rumination #sleeptracker #vet #dairydoc #dairykind

These robot milkers allow the cows to milk themselves! #dairy #cow #robot #milker #milking #robots #milkingmachine #cows #dairydoc #dairykind

Who doesn't want a good butt scratch sometimes? #dairy #cow #brush #enrichment #cows #brushes #dairydoc #dairykind

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