housing

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04-11-2020 | News

How to have calm and happy cows in the parlour

Electric generators should be sited as far as possible from the stalls so that the acceptable noise level (60-90 dB) can be maintained. Photo: Hans Prinsen
27-10-2020 | Article

Ins and outs of farm facilities and equipment

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30-09-2020 | News

How to rear healthy youngstock

Colostrum management should be a major focus on any farm to fight disease and have less risk in succumbing to disease. Photo: Anne van der Woude
21-09-2020 | Article

Calf health: Know what’s vital and profitable

Calf rearing is a labour-intensive task that doesn t always go as planned and sometimes ends in mortality and morbidity. Photo: Henk Riswick
02-09-2020 | Article

Calf housing: Necessary improvements to boost productivity

Hoof trimming twice a year is a good prevention strategy to combat serious hoof problems. Photo: Henk Riswick
01-09-2020 | Article

Hoof health: 5 Prevention and control strategies

Although the most reported impacts of heat stress are focused on milk production (lactation period), emerging evidence indicates that heat stress profoundly affects calves and cows from the prenatal stage through lactation. Photo: Dreamstime
17-08-2020 | Article

Heat stress affects every stage of the cow cycle

To combat heat stress in cows, dry matter intake is reduced in periods of heat stress, so to maintain the cow s nutrient intake, the nutrient density of the diet needs to be increased. Photo: KW alternaive feeds
08-07-2020 | News

5 things the dairy farmer can do to combat heat stress

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02-07-2020 | News

What will the future dairy barn offer?

Sufficient lighting as well as a good view of the whole shed are necessary to observe all the animals, here the central stucture is causing an obstruction.Photo: Roodbont
02-07-2020 | News

How to ensure lighting is sufficient