Dr. Phil Cardoso
February, 2021
On February 3, 2021, the University of Illinois and the Illinois Milk Producers’ Association held the Illinois Dairy Summit. This year’s event, which was conducted virtually, was attended by more than 150 people, and we …
Laura Fehlberg and Dr. Phil Cardoso
November, 2020
For more than 20 years, the transition period, characterized as 3 weeks prior to calving to 3 weeks after calving, has been extensively researched. The transition period is a very challenging time …
Geoffrey T. Carney and Dr. Phil Cardoso
September, 2020
Starch is a nonstructural storage polysaccharide in plants, made solely of glucose linked in alpha (1,4) and (1,6) linkages. Amylose consists of linear, helical chains of roughly 500 to 20,000 alpha-D-glucose …
Dr. Derek T. Nolan, Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois
June, 2020
Mastitis is one of the costliest diseases in the dairy industry. Estimates suggest that mastitis costs the US dairy industry $2 billion per year. …
Dr. Phil Cardoso
May, 2020
Different situations may require dairy farmers to limit production. One example is when a quota is imposed on dairy farmers by milk processors. Recently, the COVID-19 situation has threatened milk consumption and, therefore, could impose …
Dr. Phil Cardoso
April, 2020
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Learn the latest information in dairy nutrition and management by attending the virtual 2020 Four-State Dairy Nutrition and Management Conference on June 10. It will be the same great program as in the past, but in a virtual setting. All …
ELIZABETH, Ill. — The 2020 Northwest Illinois Grazing Conference is scheduled for Friday, March 6, 2020, in Elizabeth, Ill. Plan to join the University of Illinois Extension for this annual conference from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Elizabeth …
Illinois Milk Producers Association (IMPA) and University of Illinois Dairy Extension have joined forces for the 10th Annual Illinois Dairy Summit. Dr. Mike Hutjens, Dr. Phil Cardoso, and Dave Fischer will again team up with Tasha Bunting and the Illinois …
The Dairy Focus Lab is pleased to announce that we have had nine papers published in peer-reviewed journals in 2019. We look forward to a great year in 2020!
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