VT Dairy--Home of the Dairy Extension Program at Virginia Tech

Current Dairy Industry Stats

  
   VA DHI cows as of 8/31/08: 59,146
   VA DHI herds as of 8/31/08: 383
   VA DHI average herd size 8/31/08: 154
   Apr Mailbox Price for Virginia was $20.21
   More Mailbox prices...
   US cows for Feb 2008: 9,248,000
   VA cows for Feb 2008: 98,000
   VA dairy (cow) herds as of 9/02/08: 708
   VA herds by county: map | county list

  Click here for 202 selection (pdf)... August 2008 State August 2008 Private July 2008 State July 2008 Private

Announcements, News and Events

 

New Bull Proofs posted...  
            
 New Pasteurizer Spreadsheet (xls) -- Manual (pdf)
         
 New 2008 Cow College proceedings

 New Summary of Virginia Forage Nutrient Info

  New Dairy Guidelines: (All Dairy Guidelines and HTML access)

• Dairy Crossbreeding Research: Results from Current Projects (pdf)
• Mycoplasma in Dairy Cattle (pdf)
• Distiller's Grains for Dairy Cattle and Potential Environmental Impact (pdf)
• Dairy Crossbreeding: Why and How (pdf)
• Feeding Protein to Meet Dairy Cow Nutrient Requirements Can Result in Cheaper, Environmentally Friendly Rations (pdf)

  Hoard's Articles:

• Are you considering a milk pasteurizer? (pdf)
• Putting the high price of milk replacers in perspective (pdf)

 Milk Culturing

 

Monthly Publications

 Dairy Pipeline Sept 08 (pdf)
 DHI Notes...

 

Program Areas

 DHIA/Records
 Environmental Stewardship
 Forage Testing
 Genetics
 Nutrition & Forage Quality
 Replacements
 Youth

Additional Topics

 Animal ID Program
 Johne's Disease
 Mastitis Prevention Resources
 Organic Dairy Matters
    

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Last Updated: September 12, 2008
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