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Friday, 25 June 2021 07:55

Keeping an eye out for water-logged paddocks

DairyNZ senior scientist Dawn Dalley says a trial carried out in Southland last winter used tracking devices to look at cows’ lying behavior and found significant decrease in lying time in response to rain.

Surface ponding water is the factor that has the most effect on cows' lying time - and hence animal welfare - in winter grazing paddocks, says DairyNZ senior scientist Dawn Dalley.

Published in Management

Split herd lifts milk yield and BCS

SPLITTING Lincoln University Dairy Farm's herd appears to be helping improve body condition and production but reproductive performance gains remain to be seen.

Published in Management