FREE WEBINAR
Wednesday, May 10, 2023, 3 p.m. ET/2 p.m. CT
Been there, done that. What's next for Johne's disease?
Johne’s disease isn’t a new challenge facing your herd; but it may be one that has fallen into a rut or forgotten, particularly if herd prevalence is low. You’ve been there and done that; so what’s next?
On Wednesday, May 10, join Dr. Don Niles, Dairy Operations Manager, Pagel’s Family Businesses, and Dr. Scott Wells, Professor in the Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, as they discuss practical approaches to level up your herd’s Johne’s management.
When you join the webinar, you will learn:
the importance of ongoing-Johne’s management, even if herd prevalence is low;
next steps to level up your program, even if it’s making great progress; and
practical and effective management strategies.
Meet the experts
Dr. Niles graduated from the University of Minnesota with a D.V.M. He practiced in Casco, Wis., and also worked as a Monsanto Technical Service veterinarian in Visalia, California. From 2001 to 2019, he was the co-owner and manager of Dairy Dreams, LLC, a 3,000-cow dairy in northeast Wisconsin. Dr. Wells, a veterinary epidemiologist and board certified in the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine,
earned his D.V.M. from Michigan State University and his PhD at the University of Minnesota. He worked several years as a dairy practitioner and as an Analytic Epidemiologist with the Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health, USDA-APHISVeterinary Services.
Register to attend this FREE webinar LIVE to ask questions and learn practical strategies to manage Johne’s. Advance registration is required. Once registered, a calendar invite will be e-mailed to you with login information.
Advance registration required: https://centralstar.info/webinar
April - May 2023 News
According to USDA, 94% of all dairy herds in the United States are infected with Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV); so chances are your herd has it. While it’s true that BLV is incurable, it is not unmanageable!
Knowing your herd’s BLV prevalence, along with management stratagies, including fly control, can help reduce and eliminate the costly negative effects.
AC2829 Dairy Bomb 55 Z (AC2829) 25 oz. CAN
• Quick-kill pyrethrin
• No residue
• Kills & repels all flies, mosquitoes, and gnats
• Use on dairy, beef, horses, barns, storage facilities, milk houses
On Sale: $17.66
Why care about managing BLV
BLV affects herd performance and profitability in many ways, including:
• Condemnation at slaughter (Lymphosarcoma/tumors)
• Decreases milk production
• Diminishes reproductive success
• Shortens life-span
• Reduces vaccine(s) efficiency
• Increases susceptibility to secondary infections
• Highly contagious, infecting other animals
AC2833 Sticky Roll (AC2833)
• Indoor and outdoor use, hang over cattle or calves
• Organic-use approved
• Use in barns, stables, homes, kennels
• Hardware sold separately (AC2832)
Intersect Gold (AC2840, AC2839)
1,000-foot roll
The first step to managing BLV
• Estimate an overall herd prevalence with a BLV Herd Profile.
On Sale: $35.16
• Pre-mixed, ready to use. Pour-on or back rubbers.
1 & 2.5 gal
• Safe for lactating and non-lactating cattle, horses, and sheep
• 1 gallon treats 157 cows (2 mL per 100 lbs.)
• Free applicator gun
On Sale: 1 gal: $90 • 2.5 gal: $193.50
How to get a BLV Herd Profile
• Test milk samples (DHI or hand-stripped) of the 10-most-recently-fresh cows in the first, second, third and fourth and greater lactation groups.
• Ask your DHI Specialist to identify samples during routine testing; or submit samples direct to a CentralStar laboratory
What a BLV Herd Profile gives you
• Lactation-specific prevalence showing the percent of cows that tested positive.
• Estimated herd prevalence
AC2846 Cyzmic CS Insecticide Premise (AC2846) 1 qt.
• Use around and in buildings when cattle are not present and until product dries.
• Encapsulated; lasts up to 90 days on a surface
• Kills flies, ants, spiders, beetles, ticks and flees
• Mix 0.8 ounces with 1 gallon water
On Sale: $79.91
10% savings on fly control and the BLV Herd Profile
Sale prices valid: April 1 - June 30, 2023
• Understanding of when animals are most likely to become infected, identifying when to implement management changes
• Easy and economical way to monitor ongoing herd infection rate
On Sale: $234
The easiest and most economical way to begin managing BLV.
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