Herd-Management Solutions 2025
The long-term payoff of early-life calf-health practices
Author: Kelly Sporer, Ph.D., CentralStar Records Analysis Consultant The first day, week, and month of a calf’s life are critical in determining their future productivity and health. Research has repeatedly shown when calves face health challenges early in life,...
How to blood pregnancy test cattle
1. Plan for sample collection at least 28 days post-breeding – either by AI or based on the last date the bull was with the heifers/cows. 2. Gather sample collection supplies. These can be purchased online through CentralStar or the veterinarian or farm supply store....
Herd-Management Solutions 2024
Proven herd management solutions that support herd wellness and productivity. Hundreds of options to assist with preventing and mitigating costly challenges like mycotoxin exposure, heat stress, high SCC, sours and more.
The POINT – Summer 2023
The POINT – Spring 2023
BVD: Vaccination is only one step in stopping the cycle.
Chances are you vaccinate for BVD and forget about it. Is that really the approach you should take? At a cost of $2.5 billion to dairy- and beef-cattle producers through sick animals, treatment costs and death, is burying your head in the sand the best approach? Watch...Mastitis PCR: You don’t have to settle for no-growth results.
Thermo Fisher Scientific disease and ruminant experts share insights on PCR testing, which can effectively detect mastitis-causing pathogens, allowing producers to manage milk quality more efficiently. Watch this video on...Pregnancy: Eliminate the labor pains of pregnancy checks.
Routine pregnancy checks are necessary, but a pain due to time and labor. Learn how milk-pregnancy testing reduces and removes time and labor pains, while keeping your herd’s reproductive performance on track. Watch this video on...
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