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NEW’N’NOTED Pasteurizer developed Withdrawal time shortened A LIP for on-farm processors. Bob-White Systems, a Vermont farmstead cheese and micro-dairy supply and equipment company, is expanding and has leased a facility in Royalton, Vermont. Research, product development, engineering, and manufacturing of the Low Impact Pasteurization (LIP) System is taking place at the new site. The LIP System will bring gentle milk pasteurization direct to microdairy farms. The new facility will also develop other product innovations for micro-dairy farmers and farmstead cheese makers. Established in 2006, Bob-White Systems provides micro-dairy and cheesemaking supplies, equipment, support and innovations for the small-scale production of fresh milk and cheese. It has customers throughout the U.S., United Kingdom, and even Australia. For more information, visit www.bobwhitesystems.com. Note: Descriptions of products and services are for the information of our readers only. Publication of this information does not constitute endorsement by The Milk Producer. convenient, single-dose, long-acting antibiotic therapy, is available to treat bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in cattle, including lactating dairy cows. EXCEDE 200, from Pfizer Animal Health, is the first new BRD treatment for the dairy industry in more than a decade. It provides you with a new option to treat an illness considered a major cause of economic loss to the industry. “Traditional BRD treatments require several doses over several days, enhancing the likelihood of dosing protocol errors,” says Dr. Randy Graham, Pfizer’s senior manager, veterinary services. “With a single-dose product there are fewer opportunities for mistakes such as missed doses or failure to complete the treatment. The single dose ensures adequate drug levels are maintained above effective therapeutic levels for up to seven days.” In addition, using EXCEDE 200 requires a milk discard of only 24 hours after the single treatment. Current traditional treatments require milk discards of up to four days in addition to the milk discarded during the three to five days of treatment, amounting to a significant loss of saleable milk. “With a shorter milk hold time, producers can return to regular production schedules more quickly, limiting lost revenue,” Graham says. “That, and enhanced compliance, will no doubt translate into significant savings for Canadian dairy producers.” Expo seminars showcase latest research Industry experts with a vast array of knowledge will converge at World Dairy Expo to help increase dairy profitability and efficiency as part of the 2011 Expo Seminars. Eight free seminars will be offered during the week of October 4 to 8 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis. Learn more about: Livestock Gross Margin for Dairy, genomic testing, communicating with consumers, robotic milking, calf nutrition, somatic cell counts, feed costs and carbon emissions. Seminars will be showcased each day, Tuesday through Saturday, in the Mendota 2 meeting room, in the Exhibition Hall. APC, Inc., Aspen Dairy Solutions, Badgerland Financial, BASF Plant Science, Dairy Management Inc., DeLaval, Jamesway and Select Sires, Inc. are sponsors of this year’s seminars. For more information, visit www.world-dairy-expo.com. MilkPRODUCER | July 2011 | 43 http://www.bobwhitesystems.com http://www.world-dairy-expo.com

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of The Milk Producer - July 2011

The Milk Producer - July 2011
Contents
Editor's Notes
New 'N' Noted
Back Forty
DFO Vice-Chair's Message
Dairy Update
DFC Promotion
Cover Story
Herd Health
Research
Applied Science
Ruminations
Markets
New 'N' Noted
The Back Forty

The Milk Producer - July 2011