WHAT’S A cow’s field of vision? How well do they smell? What is their sense of taste? Do they feel pain like us?
April in the Goulburn Valley is the time of year when we are pregnancy testing the spring -joined herds.
During the last few weeks before calving, both dry matter intake (DMI) and immunity dip at the point of calving and take time to build back up in the following weeks.
COW HEALTH and contentment are drivers of an innovative Queensland dairy enterprise which is positioning itself in the public eye.
A SOFT finish to the winter crop harvest has meant yields came off as most cropping farmers expected. Screenings have been low, but unfortunately low crude protein has been the order of the harvest right across the board for oats, barley and wheat.
A pre-calving transition feeding program could cost between $20 and $60 per cow, depending on the approach used, but return up to $200 per cow per year net benefit.
Dairy farming and maintaining a healthy and well fed herd on naturally wet land in Gippsland has been a constant challenge for Tim and Grit Cashin over the past six years.
Liner designs have changed little in 20 years but Derek Davies told farmers at International Dairy Week that triangular liners can reduce the incidence of mastitis.
The installation of purpose-designed rubber matting has solved a problem with an ageing rotary platform on an East Gippsland dairy.
Returning from my summer holidays refreshed and enthusiastic, I got some great news.