Animal Health and Care

DPC 33, Brucellosis & Other Milkborne Diseases

DPC-033

This guideline provides a practical discussion, for the dairyman, equipment This guideline, originally prepared by university veterinarians, covers procedures for the control and eradication of brucellosis in dairy cattle.

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DPC 6, Natural Ventilation for Dairy Tie Stall Barns

DPC-006

A properly designed and operated natural ventilation system will provide healthful conditions for dairy cattle in tie stall barns.

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DPC 24, Troubleshooting High Bacteria Counts of Raw Milk

DPC-024

This guideline is designed to help laboratory, field personnel and producers determine the cause and methods of correction of high bacteria counts in raw milk.

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DPC 22, Control of Antibacterial Drugs and Growth Inhibitors in Milk and Milk Products

DPC-022

This guideline is designed to give some general information about the control of antibacterial drugs and growth inhibitors in milk and milk products.

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DPC 18, Field Person's Guide to Troubleshooting High Somatic Cell Counts

DPC-018

This guideline briefly discusses the significance of the problem of high somatic cell count (abnormal milk).

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DPC 42, Stay Voltage on Dairy Farms

DPC-042

This guideline provides some practical information on stray voltage on dairy farms.

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DPC 44, Guidelines for Mechanical Ventilation of Dairy Tie-Stall Barns

DPC-044

Every enclosed dairy building needs a ventilation system to remove moisture, odors and foul air and to regulate inside temperature.

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DPC 49, Pre and Postmilking Teat Disinfectants

DPC-049

This guideline offers a discussion of good teat disinfection popularly referred to as teat dipping.

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DPC 59, Production and Regulation of Quality Dairy Goat Milk

DPC-059

This guideline deals with milk quality standards as applied to goat milk and is considered an introductory guideline to goat milk production.

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DPC 66, Planning A Dairy Complex - 100+ Questions To Ask

DPC-066

This guideline raises a wide range of questions-from mundane to complex-regarding what issues need to be addressed when considering a dairy complex.

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DPC 69, Abnormal Milk-Risk Reduction and HACCP

DPC-069

The purpose of this guideline is to indicate how to match management to reduction of pathogens on the farm in order to avoid the incidence of abnormal milk.

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DPC 71, Farmers Guide to Somatic Cell Counts in Sheep

DPC-071

This guideline was developed to educate farmers, veterinarians and milk quality specialists on Somatic Cell Counts (SCC) in Sheep.

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DPC 72, Farmers Guide to Somatic Cell Counts in Goats

DPC-072

This guideline was developed to educate farmers, veterinarians and milk quality specialists on Somatic Cell Counts (SCC) in Goats.

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DPC 75, CD Direct Microscopic Examination of Milk From Small Ruminants

DPC-075

This PowerPoint guideline explains the reasons, and methods, for performing direct microscopic somatic cell counting of milk from dairy animals with apocrine mammary systems.

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DPC 76, Out-Of-Season Breeding for Goats

DPC-076

This guideline is designed to help dairy goat producers that are trying to milk goats throughout the year breed their goats out of season.

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DPC 78, Biosecurity for Sheep and Goat Dairies

DPC-078

The purpose of this document is to provide producers with a practical guideline for implementing biosecurity practices on sheep and goat dairies.

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DPC 85, Six Steps to Success

DPC-085

This PowerPoint on CD guideline explains the reasons, and methods needed for the production of high quality milk with low somatic cell counts. Now also available as a downloadable Digital PDF file.

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DPC 85, Six Steps to Success - Spanish Version

DPC-085S

This Spanish language PowerPoint CD guideline explains the reasons, and methods, needed for the production of high quality milk with low somatic cell counts. Now also available as a downloadable Digital PDF file.

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DPC 88, Guidelines For Facilities For Special Needs Animals

DPC-088

This Guideline will cover information on the various special needs animal groups often found on a modern dairy farm, suggested facilities for these animals and how to integrate them into a dairy facility to assure continued production of safe high quality milk.

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DPC 98, Milking Procedures for Dairy Cattle

DPC-098

This guideline is designed to give some general information about proper milking procedures that allow for production of high quality milk, protect the health and well being of cows, and provide an efficient milking routine for herd managers and personnel.

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DPC 101, Farmer's Guide to High Somatic Cell Counts in Cattle

DPC-101

This guideline was developed to educate farmers, veterinarians and milk quality specialists on somatic cell counts (SCC) in the milking of cattle.

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