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Since our priority is to keep you updated on topics that are important to you, we have gathered here numerous publications on the dairy production sector that you will find useful.

Milk Production & Quality

Milk Value: The HPI’s Main Component

Lactanet 21 March

Genetics

Introducing Methane Efficiency!

Lactanet 21 March

Feeding

Genetic Evaluations for Body Maintenance Requirements

Lactanet 21 March

Genetics

Open Industry Session Recap: February 2023

Lactanet 9 March

Genetics

New Genetic Evaluations Coming in April 2023

Lactanet 17 February

Farm sustainability

Genetic Selection for Reduced Methane (CH₄)

Lactanet 13 February

Genetics

Genetic Tools Tips & Tricks: The Group Query

Lactanet 10 February

Genetics

Genetic Tools Tips & Tricks: The Animal Query

Lactanet 10 February

Business & Economics

Planning: a key factor in dairy production!

Lactanet 2 February

Farm sustainability

Environmental Footprint of the Dairy Industry

Lactanet 25 January

Business & Economics

Employee Retention: Essential for Farm Sustainability

Lactanet 24 January

Comfort & Welfare

Steps to Help Manage Non-Ambulatory Cattle

Lactanet 24 January

Genetics

A2 (Beta Casein) Genotype Reports

Lactanet 23 January

Comfort & Welfare

Down Cattle Care

Lactanet 23 January

Atlantic

Annual Reports

Lactanet 18 January

Business & Economics

How to Increase the Bottom-Line Through Cow Comfort?

Lactanet 16 December

Business & Economics

Are Lactanet’s Workshops for me?

Lactanet 24 November

Feeding

How to Access Feed Efficiency for Your Heifers

Lactanet 21 November

Genetics

Modernized Standards for Publishable Lactations

Lactanet 16 November

Feeding

Mycotoxins in silage: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Lactanet 10 November

Feeding

A New Look and Focus on Feed Efficiency

Lactanet 2 November

Business & Economics

Rising expenses and interest rates: How much can we control?

Lactanet 24 October

Herd Health

Cleaning and Disinfection: What’s the Difference?

Lactanet 19 October

Dairy Research

Research Bits – Part 2

Lactanet 19 October

Genetics

A Look at Genomic Bulls Used in Canada

Lactanet 7 October

Comfort & Welfare

Producer Welfare Pays Off!

Lactanet 23 September

Heifer Raising

Research Bits – Calf and Heifer Management

Lactanet 22 September

Comfort & Welfare

Animal Welfare in Everyday Life

Lactanet 20 September

Heifer Raising

Your Mature Cows: Your Heifers’ Best Unit of Measure

Lactanet 8 September

Genetics

Inbreeding Update

Lactanet 16 August

Genetics

Selection for Milk Caseins: Beta and Kappa

Lactanet 16 August

Goats & Sheeps

Optimizing Goat Nutrition for a Sustainable Operation

Lactanet 16 August

Feeding

Corn Processing, How to Milk the Most of It?

Lactanet 16 August

Genetics

Sire Proof Interpretation Table for Linear Type Traits – August 2022

Lactanet 29 July

Feeding

Know Your Feed Margin Better to Take Advantage of It

Lactanet 22 July

Heifer Raising

How to Cope with a Challenging Fall Season?

Lactanet 21 July

Heifer Raising

Expert Tips for Raising Successful Calves – Post-Calving Care

Lactanet 15 July

Feeding

Mitigating Dairy Cattle Methane Emissions for a Green Economy

Lactanet 14 July

Business & Economics

Impact of rising interest rates on dairy farms

Lactanet 13 July

Organic Dairy Production

“Planet Score,” An Environmental Label for Consumers

Lactanet 4 July

Farm sustainability

Herd Sustainability Makes Sense!

Lactanet 4 July

Business & Economics

Reducing farm expenses: optimizing forage production and use

Lactanet 4 July

Genetics

A.I. Market Share Update

Lactanet 4 July

Genetics

SNF ratio, why and how?

Lactanet 21 June

Farm sustainability

Innovative practices in comfort and welfare: The secret to a sustainable and profitable dairy?

Lactanet 17 June

Feed Margin

Expert Tips for Raising Successful Calves – Pre-partum and Calving Care

Lactanet 15 June

Comfort & Welfare

What is the Management Index?

Lactanet 13 June

PROFILab analysis

PROFILab: Fact Sheet and Potential Solutions

Lactanet 8 June

Dry Off & Transition

How to Achieve a Successful Transition Period and Be More Profitable?

Lactanet 8 June

Genetics

Improved Selection for Feed Efficiency

Lactanet 7 June

Genetics

Insemination Trends: The Rise in Sexed and Beef Sire Semen

Lactanet 7 June

Genetics

Trend in Genomic Versus Proven Sire Usage

Lactanet 6 June

Business & Economics

Scheele Organic Dairy

Lactanet 22 May

Feed Margin

Your Best Investment of the Year is to Harvest Quality Forage

Lactanet 20 May

Robotic Milking

A New Tool to Select Your Most Efficient Cows For the Robot

Lactanet 18 May

Business & Economics

Your Tactical Decision Tools are at Lactanet

Lactanet 12 May

Feed Margin

Is Your Grain Milling Process Optimized?

Lactanet 11 May

Genetics

How to Purchase a Feed Efficiency Evaluation?

Lactanet 9 May

Business & Economics

Quick solutions when the price of concentrates is high

Lactanet 3 May

Heifer Raising

Colostrum Management is Key

Lactanet 29 April

Robotic Milking

Milking Robots, Where Efficiency meets Profitability

Lactanet 25 April

Genetics

5 Reasons to Genomic Test Your Ayrshires

Lactanet 25 April

Genetics

The Impact of Genomics

Lactanet 25 April

Organic Dairy Production

PROFILab is Useful In The Pasture!

Lactanet 23 April

Milk Analysis

A Bulk Tank Test to Estimate Bovine Leukosis Prevalence in Your Herd

Lactanet 22 April

Farm sustainability

Breaking the Taboos: Mental Health in Agriculture

Lactanet 22 April

Feeding

PROFILab: factsheets with benchmarks

Lactanet 22 April

Genetics

Lifetime Performance Index (LPI) Formula – April 2022

Lactanet 19 March

Genetics

Base Change Summary – April 2022

Lactanet 19 March

Feeding

Precision Feeding Principles Can Be For Anyone

Lactanet 18 March

Forage

Improving Soil Health to Increase Farm Profitability

Lactanet 15 March

Forage

Establishing Your Field with the Best Cover Crop

Lactanet 15 March

Business & Economics

The Portrait of Quebec Dairy Farms in Constant Evolution!

Lactanet 18 February

Dairy Research

Grass is green, IR Analysis is red, this can determine what your cows were fed!

Lactanet 16 February

Genetics

A2 (Beta Casein) Reports Now Available!

Lactanet 7 February

Farm sustainability

DFC Targets Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050

Lactanet 2 February

Herd Health

Be in control of your herd…

Lactanet 25 January

Farm sustainability

Guide to the Sustainability Index

Lactanet 14 January

Genetics

Defining Breed Purity

Lactanet 14 January

Farm sustainability

The Life Cycle of a Dairy Operation: A Wheel That Turns!

Lactanet 10 December

Comfort & Welfare

ICAR’s Hoof Health and Lameness Toolkit

Lactanet 10 December

Comfort & Welfare

Your Voice Counts!

Lactanet 10 December

Farm sustainability

Sustainability Index for Ferme Claude Larocque Inc.

Lactanet 9 December

Genetics

A New Genomics Impact Visualization Tool

Lactanet 6 December

Feeding

How to get more milk fat?

Lactanet 2 December

Genetics

Updating Indirect Herd Life

Lactanet 30 November

Genetics

Functional Trait Interpretations

Lactanet 25 November

Business & Economics

Five key factors impacting transitions

Lactanet 10 November

Genetics

Updates for the December 2021 Genetic Evaluation Release

Lactanet 10 November

Business & Economics

Overview of the Using the Numbers – Dairy Benchmarking Project

Lactanet 10 November

Comfort & Welfare

Dairy producers’ perception toward lameness control

Lactanet 27 October

Heifer Raising

Get Off to a Good Start: The Importance of the First Hours of Life

Lactanet 27 September

Heifer Raising

Disinfecting the Navel: Get Off to a Good Start

Lactanet 27 September

Comfort & Welfare

Exciting On-Line Learning Opportunities Ahead

Lactanet 24 September

Genetics

Data Collection Blitz: The Crampy Project

Lactanet 13 September

Feeding

Have you considered ensiling your fall rye?*

Lactanet 18 August

Genetics

Average Gain in LPI and Pro$ Reliability Due to Genomics

Lactanet 10 August

Genetics

Curly Calf Syndrome in Ayrshires

Lactanet 10 August

Genetics

Updates for the August 2021 Genetic Evaluation

Lactanet 9 August

Business & Economics

The new milk payment policy: it doesn’t change the world, but…

Lactanet 7 August

Business & Economics

Fifteen Days: Take Them or Leave Them

Lactanet 23 July

Feed Margin

A Peak in Robot Concentrate Costs

Lactanet 19 July

Milk Production & Quality

Management Practices that Promote de novo Fatty Acid Production

Lactanet 14 July

Milk Production & Quality

Are these targets within your reach?

Lactanet 9 July

Milk Production & Quality

Fix A Milk Quality Problem Quickly: A Smart Strategy

Lactanet 15 June

Milk Analysis

Milk Sampling in Summer Temperatures

Lactanet 15 June

Dry Off & Transition

Beat the heat on your herd, thinking out of the “lactating cow” box

Lactanet 14 June

Genetics

Beat the Heat with Genetics

Lactanet 14 June

Robotic Milking

Benchmarks 2020 by Milking Systems

Lactanet 1 June

Genetics

Genetic Selection for Fat Production to Meet Market Needs

Lactanet 26 May

Feeding

Portrait of Ferme Yves R. Couture: The Chop that Can Make All the Difference

Lactanet 24 May

Feeding

A tool to help you decide when to mow your forages!

Lactanet 21 May

Feeding

Update on the Use of Silage Inoculants

Lactanet 20 May

Forage

Strategies to improve winter survival of legumes

Lactanet 14 May

Atlantic

Hazelhill Farms: They’ve Got Flair!

Lactanet 1 May

Atlantic

N&N Farm: Passing The Torch to the Next Generation

Lactanet 30 April

Business & Economics

Improving On-Farm Performance: Management vs Genetics?

Lactanet 28 April

Milk Production & Quality

Top 1% herds: What sets them apart from the rest?

Lactanet 26 April

Milk Production & Quality

A Cow’s Circadian Rhythm

Lactanet 23 April

Feeding

Strategic Guide to Feeding Diets Without Palm Oil Derivatives

Lactanet 22 April

Business & Economics

A new dynamic dashboard for informed decision making

Lactanet 21 April

Business & Economics

Characteristics of High Performing Herds – DairyComp 305

Lactanet 20 April

Dairy Research Blog

Are some cows genetically susceptible to Johne’s Disease?

Lactanet 19 April

Genetics

Heritability Estimates Used for Genetic Evaluation in Canada

Lactanet 30 March

Herd Health

Sub-clinical Ketosis Screening

Lactanet 22 March

Feeding

Is your feed going to waste?

Lactanet 22 March

Genetics

Major Type Traits Move to Composite Indexes

Lactanet 19 March

Business & Economics

Introducing Feed Efficiency

Lactanet 19 March

Business & Economics

Artificial intelligence: Fact or fiction?

Lactanet 18 March

Genetics

Update on Haplotypes Including JNS for Jerseys

Lactanet 17 March

Business & Economics

Producing cost-effective milk in 2021

Lactanet 11 March

Milk Production & Quality

Bacteria penalties in Quebec – What you need to know

Lactanet 24 February

Dairy Research Blog

Innovative research to advance genetic and genomic improvements in the Canadian dairy sector

Lactanet 22 February

Heifer Raising

Growth Chart by Breed

Lactanet 8 February

Feeding

What’s New with April 2021 Genetic Evaluations

Lactanet 27 January

Milk Production & Quality

Are peaks and persistency different for cows in robotic milking?

Lactanet 26 January

Feeding

PROFILab: a cost-effective tool for robotic farms

Lactanet 21 January

Feeding

Milk Feeding plan

Lactanet 19 January

Heifer Raising

The importance of your breeding program on profitability

Lactanet 18 January

Mycotoxins

Mycotoxins 101

Lactanet 7 January

Mycotoxins

The challenge of mycotoxins in cattle

Lactanet 6 January

Mycotoxins

Detecting mycotoxin problems in cattle…

Lactanet 5 January

Mycotoxins

Analysis of mycotoxins in feed

Lactanet 4 January

Mycotoxins

Analysis of mycotoxins in blood

Lactanet 3 January

Mycotoxins

Use of feed additives

Lactanet 2 January

Mycotoxins

Prevention and control of feed contamination

Lactanet 1 January

Business & Economics

Genetic Herd Inventory Report

Lactanet 1 January

Genetics

Interpreting Sire Proofs for Linear Type Traits

Lactanet 22 December

Milk Analysis

12 Steps For Representative Sample

admin 17 December

Feed Margin

Per Cow, Per Hectolitre, or Per kg Milk Fat: Which is the best indicator of margin?

Lactanet 15 December

Milk Analysis

How does a BactoScan™ work?

Lactanet 15 December

Robotic Milking

Concentrates at the Robot: Two is good, but three is better!

Lactanet 15 December

Milk Recording

Are we aware of the power of data and digital technology?

Lactanet 7 December

Atlantic

Spotlight on Nadine Othberg, Dairy production technician — New Brunswick

Lactanet 21 November

Milk Production & Quality

Tips from the pros to ensure milk quality

Lactanet 20 November

Forage

Calculating your forage yield is not that complicated

admin 20 November

Milk Analysis

PROFILab on Barjo Farm: 45 kg/day of milk and higher than average de novo fatty acids

Lactanet 19 November

Feed Margin

You can produce more for less!

Lactanet 19 November

Forage

Preventive measures that save lives

Lactanet 18 November

Goats & Sheeps

The Key Factors to Consider when Feeding Goats

Lactanet 17 November

Genetics

Modified Requirements for Official Information Due to Covid-19

Lactanet 16 November

How to improve drought resistance in your forage stands

Lactanet 13 November

Genetics

New Genetic Evaluations Coming in December 2020

Lactanet 10 November

Comfort & Welfare

Lameness is always a hot topic!

Lactanet 10 November

Business & Economics

What do managing a dairy farm and making an apple pie have in common?

Lactanet 23 October

Robotic Milking

Robot Production & Efficiency Report

Lactanet 20 October

Feeding

PROFILab: More than just a question of nutrition

Lactanet 19 October

Milk Recording

Your data is trying to tell you something… are you listening?

Lactanet 16 October

PROFILab analysis

Research Project on de novo Fatty Acids in Milk

Lactanet 16 October

Atlantic

Spotlight on Ed Frazee, Robot Services Specialist

Lactanet 15 October

Milk Recording

Three factors that contribute to the accuracy of milk recording data

Lactanet 15 October

Feeding

The milk fatty acid profile: What else can we learn?

Lactanet 14 October

Dairy Research

Recommended protocol for the administration of an internal teat sealant for dairy cows

Lactanet 1 October

Forage

Where do silo gases come from and why are they dangerous?

Lactanet 18 September

Feeding

The 2020 Harvest Season in Quebec: rations to be rich in corn silage?

Lactanet 17 September

Feed Margin

Mastering my feed costs

Lactanet 17 September

Robotic Milking

One Year After Start-Up (Part 2): Why were the results so variable?

Lactanet 16 September

Genetics

Six Tips for Choosing Which Heifers to Raise

Lactanet 21 August

Business & Economics

Is there a sure-fire strategy for maximizing the profitability of a dairy farm?

Lactanet 14 August

Business & Economics

Seven ways to reduce forage requirements in the barn

admin 28 July

Business & Economics

How has production evolved one year after start-up?

Lactanet 27 July

Feeding

Eight Strategies for Increasing Forage Stocks

Lactanet 17 July

Feeding

How can we assess whether we’re going to run out of forage?

Lactanet 17 July

Milk Analysis

Ensure the quality of your samples

Lactanet 10 July

Genetics

Compass: New Features

Lactanet 9 July

Comfort & Welfare

Dairy cows on pasture: myths versus facts

Lactanet 7 July

Dairy Research

Crop Management Practices to Mitigate Greenhouse Gases

Lactanet 1 July

Dairy Research

Drying off cull dairy cattle at high production and in emergency situations

Lactanet 1 July

Dairy Research

Manure Management Practices to Mitigate Greenhouse Gases

Lactanet 1 July

Dairy Research

Livestock Management Practices to Mitigate Greenhouse Gases

Lactanet 1 July

Milk Recording

Milk recording: making the most out of technologies

Lactanet 22 June

Genetics

A Roadmap for Delivering Genetic Evaluations

Lactanet 19 June

PROFILab analysis

PROFILab: a useful tool for Persil farm!

Lactanet 17 June

Comfort & Welfare

Are your dry cows too hot?

Lactanet 8 June

Dry Off & Transition

Checklist for Limiting the Negative Effects of a Long Dry Period

Lactanet 8 June

Forage

Spring frost: how are my corn seedlings reacting?

Lactanet 2 June

Forage

Forage Yield vs. Quality: the Eternal Dilemma!

Lactanet 27 May

Feed Margin

The feed margin: a good indicator of herd profitability?

Lactanet 4 May

Comfort & Welfare

Housing for Newly Weaned Heifers: How and Why? – Part 2

Lactanet 30 April

Genetics

Annual Pro$ Update – April 2020 –

Lactanet 27 April

Genetics

Publishable Lactations and Official Genetic Indexes During COVID-19 Service Disruption

Lactanet 27 April

Business & Economics

FIATE: for reliable foreign workers

Lactanet 14 April

Business & Economics

Collective Decrease in Production: How to Meet the Challenge on the Farm

Lactanet 4 April

Feeding

10 Steps to Using PROFILab Effectively

Lactanet 16 March

PROFILab analysis

The Importance of the de novo Group in Your Fatty Acid Profile

Lactanet 16 March

Feeding

What should you do when de novo fatty acids are low?

Lactanet 16 March

Comfort & Welfare

Housing for Newly Weaned Heifers: What type of building to choose? – Part 1

Lactanet 13 March

Robotic Milking

Maximize robotic milking efficiency to boost profitability

Lactanet 9 March

PROFILab analysis

PROFILab Training

Lactanet 27 February

Robotic Milking

Now you can compare with the best robot farms!

Lactanet 25 February

Feeding

PROFILab Report – Milk Fatty Acid Profile

Lactanet 3 February

Genetics

Genetic selection of females: 5 benefits to choosing milk recording for your herd

Lactanet 27 January

Herd Health

Udder Health Report – Dry Off & Fresh Monitoring

Lactanet 1 January

Comfort & Welfare

ABC’s of footbathing!

Lactanet 18 December

Business & Economics

Do you hire Spanish-speaking workers on your farm? Call Omar!

Lactanet 18 December

Forage

Milking robots and pastures: more compatible than we think!

Lactanet 13 December

Genetics

Genomic Evaluations Without Published DGV

Lactanet 2 December

Atlantic

Spotlight on Yvonne MacIsaac, Dairy production technician — Nova Scotia

Lactanet 1 December

Atlantic

Spotlight on Brittany DeWolfe, Dairy production technician — Nova Scotia

Lactanet 19 November

Reproduction

Four Good Reasons for Using Beef Sire Semen in a Dairy Herd

Lactanet 8 November

Feeding

Milk fatty acid profile: a new tool for herd management

Lactanet 1 November

Forage

Dairy cattle out in the pastures at McGill University!

Lactanet 22 October

Genetics

10 Years of Genomic Selection: What’s Next?

Lactanet 30 September

Dry Off & Transition

Subclinical ketosis: Are your cows hiding something?

Lactanet 22 September

Forage

Nine Common Questions about Harvesting Corn Silage

Lactanet 13 September

Milk Production & Quality

Quality organic milk

Lactanet 30 August

Forage

Top-quality silage with oxygen-limiting silos

Lactanet 18 August

Atlantic

Spotlight on Ashley Egyedy, Dairy production technician — Prince Edward Island

Lactanet 14 August

Comfort & Welfare

Is heat stress different with robot milking systems?

Lactanet 6 August

Forage

Interseeding: what are the options?

Lactanet 5 August

Forage

All there is to know about late-summer forage seeding

Lactanet 5 August

Forage

Everything You Need to Know About Corn Silage Fungicides

Lactanet 2 August

Genetics

When Do Your Cows Pay Back Their Debt?

Lactanet 29 July

Genetics

Use of Beef Sire Semen in the Dairy Industry

Lactanet 24 June

Milk Recording

Three golden rules to ensure the integrity of milk recording production data

Lactanet 21 June

Heifer Raising

Introducing heifers to robotic milkers prior to calving – Part 2

Lactanet 13 June

Heifer Raising

Introducing heifers to robotic milkers prior to calving – Part 1

Lactanet 24 May

Forage

5 keys to sow forage crops successfully

Lactanet 13 May

Robotic Milking

Are there any advantages to isolating first lactation cows in a robotic milking group?

Lactanet 30 April

Genetics

Value of Type Classification in the Era of Genomics

Lactanet 30 April

Forage

Did your alfalfa stand survive winter?

Lactanet 15 April

Comfort & Welfare

Is your ventilation system up to the challenge of keeping your cows cool?

Lactanet 10 April

Genetics

Current Status on Haplotypes and Genetic Recessives

Lactanet 1 April

Genetics

Pro$ & LPI: Enhancements and Updates

Lactanet 28 February

Genetics

A Portrait of Genomic Young Bulls Marketed in Canada

Lactanet 21 January

Genetics

A Closer Look at Direct Genomic Values (DGV)

Lactanet 4 January

Genetics

Genetic Selection for Improved Hoof Health is Now Possible!

Lactanet 26 November

Dairy Research

Water Use on Canadian Dairy Farms

Lactanet 15 November

Dairy Research

Preserving Water Quality

Lactanet 15 November

Genetics

Translating Somatic Cell Score Proofs into Daughter Performance

Lactanet 25 October

Genetics

New Expression for Somatic Cell Score Evaluations

Lactanet 23 May

Genetics

DairyTrace: The National Dairy Cattle Traceability Solution

Lactanet 23 April

Genetics

The Fertility Challenge

Lactanet 5 April

Comfort & Welfare

Guide to raising a dairy heifer

Lactanet 28 February

Genetics

Two Tools to Reduce Calving Difficulties in Your Herd

Lactanet 28 February

Genetics

Heifer Re-Ranking with Genomic Testing

Lactanet 16 January

Cow Feed and Water Analysis

Sampling techniques

Lactanet 10 January

Genetics

Embryo Transfer Activity in Canada: A Snapshot Look

Lactanet 29 December

Genetics

Increased Profits from Higher Lactation Persistency

Lactanet 30 November

Comfort & Welfare

Hock, Knee & Neck Injuries

Lactanet 1 January

Comfort & Welfare

Body Condition Score

Lactanet 1 January

Comfort & Welfare

Lameness in dairy cattle

Lactanet 1 January

Heifer Raising

Quick Reference Card for Calves

Lactanet 1 January

Comfort & Welfare

Lameness Intervention Guide

Lactanet 1 January

Comfort & Welfare

Practical guide to evaluating and improving comfort in the barn

Lactanet 7 January

Feeding

Guide to Forage Plants Identification

Lactanet 1 January

Feeding

Best management practices for forages

Lactanet 1 January

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