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Jennifer Bentley, Brian Dougherty, Fred Hall, and Larry F Tranel ( May, 2021 )

Summary

The March 25 session featured information on using time-lapse cameras to identify dairy facility design and management issues that impact performance. The webinar was led by Brian Dougherty, and Dan McFarland, Penn State Extension ag engineering educator. On April 8, Fred Hall led the discussion focusing on sensor technology. James Koltes, assistant professor in animal science at Iowa State, outlined how the university dairy uses two different systems and how he uses sensory devices in his research on the dairy. Industry reps and producers also shared their experience with their monitoring devices. The third webinar was held on April 22 and included Brian Dougherty providing facility layout recommendations for successful implementation of automatic milking systems into new or existing facilities. Dougherty was joined by Larry Tranel, and a University of Minnesota dairy educator as they discussed economics of robotic milking systems and recommended management practices to make implementation successful. The fourth and final webinar was held on May 6 with the focus on automatic calf feeder management. Jenn Bentley, provided recommendations for successful management of automatic calf feeders. Bentley was joined by Gail Carpenter, Iowa State assistant professor in animal science, as she talked about feeding practices within auto feeders. Dougherty also provided information on calf facility design.


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Publisher Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Dairy Team
Publication Date May, 2021
Publication Views 141
Material Type Video

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