Infrastructure and Technology [DA.HM.IT]
Milk Manager News July 2021
The July 2021 edition of Milk Manager News is now available. Along with the usual articles on Milk Market Update and Straights Update, this month we have feature articles on…
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Precision solutions to animal health & welfare: episode 2
Welcome along to our animal health & welfare series of eight podcasts. Each podcast will look at the latest research around animal health & welfare, with the aim of providing…
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Technology for Improved Animal Welfare – The South West Dairy Development Centre
In this 2-part mini-series of podcasts based on Animal Health & Welfare we are speaking with the head of dairy, Duncan Forbes from the Agri-Epi Centre. In podcast 1, Duncan…
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Technical Note (TN730): Construction of a Cow Track for Access to Grazing
Summary Cow tracks can lengthen the grazing season from reduced damage to pasture and improved field access in poor weather Correctly constructed cow tracks can prevent lameness within the herd…
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Lighting for Cows
As the shortest day approaches it seems appropriate to think about the day length that your cows are experiencing. Research has shown that both quantity and quality of light in the cow shed can affect milk yield and fertility.
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