Archive for December, 2008

More Tips For Safe And Efficient Cattle Handling

• Keep your cattle yards tidy. Make sure there is a good bin on hand with a tight lid for storing rubbish such as syringes, needles and other animal health product packaging. Make sure it is emptied regularly.
• Remove obstacles around your yards to prevent people or stock tripping on them.
• Have a first aid […]

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Use once-a-day (OAD) milking after calving

Advantages:
- Cows do not lose condition at a rate which would normally result from twice-a-day milking. It enables cows to recover from the stress of calving, not draw as much energy and subsequently body fat reserves to enable them to recover from their negative energy balance quicker. They also mate with better body condition score […]

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