Immunity in Dairy Cattle: What's a Healthy Cow?

This information was presented at the 2017 Cornell Nutrition Conference for Feed Manufacturers, organized by the Department of Animal Science In the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. Softcover copies of the entire conference proceedings may be purchased at http://ansci.cals.cornell.edu/extension-outreach/adult-extension/dairy-management/order-proceedings-resources.Animal health is critical for ongoing productivity and profitability of a dairy operation, however, the best measurements to accurately define animal health are difficult to establish. The focus of this seminar is to discuss the approaches to measure animal health using physiological and production measurements to generate a comprehensive understanding of the inputs needed to maintain performance