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Just Why Do the Danish Lead the Way?
DENMARK - Impressed by what he saw on tour round a Danish Dairy farm, Stuart Lumb told TheCattlesite about what he learned regarding the technology and scale of Danish milking....
DENMARK - Impressed by what he saw on tour round a Danish Dairy farm, Stuart Lumb told TheCattlesite about what he learned regarding the technology and scale of Danish milking....
Determining Tasmanian Herd Size
Paul Lambert discusses labour, milking speed and walking distances as factors dictating expansion into large scale dairying in Tasmania in a report for Nuffield Australian Farming Scholars. ...
Paul Lambert discusses labour, milking speed and walking distances as factors dictating expansion into large scale dairying in Tasmania in a report for Nuffield Australian Farming Scholars. ...
Starting Dairying Through Partnership
Starting a dairy partnership requires; communication, the right balance of experience and qualifications; and appropriate finances, according to Ciaran and Seamus Seery who have doubled their herd size since 2002....
Starting a dairy partnership requires; communication, the right balance of experience and qualifications; and appropriate finances, according to Ciaran and Seamus Seery who have doubled their herd size since 2002....
Farm Chokchai – More Than Just Dairy Cows
From a 40 hectare farm an enterprise boasting steakhouse, an agro-tourism tourism attraction, 3200 hectares, 3000 cows and a milk processing plant has been developed, writes Stuart Lumb for the cattlesite.com....
From a 40 hectare farm an enterprise boasting steakhouse, an agro-tourism tourism attraction, 3200 hectares, 3000 cows and a milk processing plant has been developed, writes Stuart Lumb for the cattlesite.com....
Selecting the Right Dairy For Your Farm: Herring-bones versus Rotaries
Choosing the type of milking facility to have on farm affects profit margins and labour efficiency making it a huge decision, say Dairy New Zealand who consider the two most common designs. ...
Choosing the type of milking facility to have on farm affects profit margins and labour efficiency making it a huge decision, say Dairy New Zealand who consider the two most common designs. ...
Getting Ready for Expansion Lessons from the Greenfield Project
After 30 years of quota restrictions the dairy industry will be open to new opportunities for milk production as of 2015. Laurence Shalloo, Abigail Ryan and Padraig French evaluated the key factors that will determine farm success in an unhindered, no-quota...
After 30 years of quota restrictions the dairy industry will be open to new opportunities for milk production as of 2015. Laurence Shalloo, Abigail Ryan and Padraig French evaluated the key factors that will determine farm success in an unhindered, no-quota...
Can Big Be Beautiful? Large-scale Livestock Units
Sustainability, or the 'capacity to endure' has three principal pillars: economic, environmental and social, according to Farmerslivery....
Sustainability, or the 'capacity to endure' has three principal pillars: economic, environmental and social, according to Farmerslivery....
Diurnal Pattern of Urinary and Faecal Nitrogen Excretion by Dairy Cows Fed Ryegrass Pasture Twice Daily Indoors
Volume of urine and quantity of nitrogen excreted is more than doubled within an hour after feed is offered, according to New Zealand scientists. ...
Volume of urine and quantity of nitrogen excreted is more than doubled within an hour after feed is offered, according to New Zealand scientists. ...
Impact of Dry Cow Cooling on Subsequent Performance and Health
There is compelling evidence that cooling dry cows improves milk yield in the next lactation, writes G.E. Dahl, University of Florida....
There is compelling evidence that cooling dry cows improves milk yield in the next lactation, writes G.E. Dahl, University of Florida....
Managing Personnel for Milking Parlours on Large Herds
This factsheet from the University of Arizona looks at the importance of labour in the parlour. ...
This factsheet from the University of Arizona looks at the importance of labour in the parlour. ...
Continuous Housing of Dairy Cows
The continuous housing of dairy cows is a controversial topic in the UK, here the British Society of Animal Science, looks at the benefits and problems posed by housing dairy cows throughout their lives....
The continuous housing of dairy cows is a controversial topic in the UK, here the British Society of Animal Science, looks at the benefits and problems posed by housing dairy cows throughout their lives....
Where Will Dairies Be Located in the Future?
The dairy industry has shown substantial migrations over its history, and more so over the last halfcentury. The factors that were responsible for these migrations were primarily linked to the economics of production. This dominance of economic factors...
The dairy industry has shown substantial migrations over its history, and more so over the last halfcentury. The factors that were responsible for these migrations were primarily linked to the economics of production. This dominance of economic factors...
The Robots Are Coming
The principle of an automatic milking system (AMS) requires a significant change in approach to herd and farm management (from that in a conventional system) for two main reasons: (i) cows volunteer themselves for milking and (ii) milking is distributed...
The principle of an automatic milking system (AMS) requires a significant change in approach to herd and farm management (from that in a conventional system) for two main reasons: (i) cows volunteer themselves for milking and (ii) milking is distributed...
Should We Be Milking Fewer Cows?
Is it necessary to review the stocking rates on your farm? Kevin Macdonald, DairyNZ Senior Scientist Farm Systems and Dave Clark, DairyNZ Principal Scientist Farm Systems looks at whether some producers would be more profitable by reducing stocking rates....
Is it necessary to review the stocking rates on your farm? Kevin Macdonald, DairyNZ Senior Scientist Farm Systems and Dave Clark, DairyNZ Principal Scientist Farm Systems looks at whether some producers would be more profitable by reducing stocking rates....
Alternatives To Traditional Cubicle-Based Housing
What do cows, dairy farmers and society want? This question formed the background to the study carried out by Wageningen UR Livestock Research into alternatives to the traditional cubicle-based housing for cows which became popular in the 1960s with the...
What do cows, dairy farmers and society want? This question formed the background to the study carried out by Wageningen UR Livestock Research into alternatives to the traditional cubicle-based housing for cows which became popular in the 1960s with the...
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