Providing information to animal agriculture professionals and producers is of foremost importance to the ILM. Presently ILM provides educational outreach in mutiple forms; seminars, a bimonthly dairy industry newsletter and the world wide web.
Benchmark Spreadsheet Templates
The bechmark spreedsheets are guidlines & finacial anylisis created by William Wailes.
Calving Management
The ILM has created a manual for Calving & Calf Care on Dairy Farms manual. It can be viewed on the web or you can contact Dr. Frank Garry for a copy of a CD.
We have collaborated with the Integrated Resource Management, IRM on a Caving Management Manual to assist cattle producers on better management to avoid calf death and decreases loss. Chapter 6 on Calving and Handling Calving Difficulties is provied on a PDF for your viewing. If you are interested in the 8 Chapter Calving Management Manual please contact; Dr. Bob Mortimer or Dr. Jack Whittier.
Colorado
Dairy Newsletter
Colorado Dairy
News is produced by Integrated Livestock Management and has been published
bimonthly since September 1995 as a service to those interested in the health
and welfare of the Colorado Dairy Industry.
Composting
As an alternative to whole carcass removal, ILM has created a guideline to composting carcasses and waste.
Dairy Cattle Necropsy
The ILM has put together a Dairy Cattle Necropsy manual for your use. It can be viewed on the web or you can contact Dr. Frank Garry for a copy of a CD.
Dairy Beef Program
The
dairy beef program educates producers, farm advisors, and dairy
veterinarians on issues in market cattle food safety and quality, and
provides tools for assessing and certifying on-farm quality assurance
programs.
Johne's Disease Educational Information
Because Johne's Disease was not seen as a major livestock production issue prior to the mid-1990's, there became the need for Producer and Veterinary education.
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) produced by the Colorado Dairy News
Western
Dairy Newsletter
The Western
Dairy News is published as a service to the people interested in
the health and welfare of the western dairy industry. The newsletter is
the collaborative effort of eleven dairy specialists from eleven western
states
Worker Training Program
Livestock worker training schools produced by the ILM