Cornell Cow Convos E28 Why Is My PI Count So High?

About this episode

The episode discusses preliminary incubation counts and troubleshooting methods in dairy management.

Betsy Hicks, Dairy Management Specialist with the CCE SCNY Dairy and Field Crops Team, and Lindsay Ferlito, Dairy Animal Welfare Specialist with Cornell PRO-DAIRY, are joined by Britney Funccius, Field Rep with Dairy Farmers of America. They discuss preliminary incubation (PI) counts, including what they are, how to troubleshoot them, and what has worked on farm. To give suggestions for future topics, enter them here: https://cornell.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bHF0mJo62tFans2

People in this episode

Guests: Betsy Hicks, Lindsay Ferlito, Britney Funccius

Topics covered

• preliminary incubation counts
• troubleshooting PI counts
• dairy management
• animal welfare
• farm practices

Keywords

• PI counts
• dairy management
• animal welfare
• troubleshooting
• farm practices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CCE SCNY Dairy and Field Crops Team, Cornell PRO-DAIRY, Dairy Farmers of America

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