Notices, Announcements and Other News

Read About the National Dairy Quality Award Winners posted February 9, 2007
Results of the 2006 National Dairy Quality Awards (NDQA) program were recently announced during the NMC 46th Annual Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. The top-rated Platinum winners were honored at the luncheon which was held during the meeting. Read about the Platinum winners, along with the Gold and Silver winners (and their nominators) here. Results of the awards program were also published in the January 10, 2007 issue of Hoard's Dairyman magazine.

NMC 46th Annual Meeting Proceedings Available Online posted January 31, 2007
Papers presented at the 2007 annual meeting have been posted on the NMC Online Proceedings Library, which is accessible through the "members only" section of the NMC website. This includes presentations at the General Session, the Research and Development Summaries Session, and the Technology Transfer Session. All NMC Annual and Regional Meeting Proceedings back to 2001 also are available through online library.

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NMC Regional Meeting to be Held in California, May 22-23, 2007 posted December 20, 2006
Visalia, California will host next summer's NMC Regional Meeting, May 22-23 at the Holiday Inn. The program is geared towards producers and other dairy professionals who deal with mastitis and milk quality on a regular basis. Details will be announced as they become available. Watch the NMC website and newsletter in the coming months for more information.

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Teat Condition Scoring - An Effective Diagnostic Tool posted 8/17/06

Heifer Mastitis: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Control Strategies posted 7/31/06

White Towel Test Checks for Teat Dip Coverage posted 5/01/06

Somatic Cell Counts of Milk from Dairy Herd Improvement Herds During 2005 posted 4/24/06

Getting the Jump on Mycoplasma Outbreaks posted 3/20/06

The National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) posted 2/15/06

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