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Protected: Case Study: Improving Cow Comfort with the Soft Mountain Mattress
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High-Impact Spring Dairy Housing Upgrades
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Where rubber flooring or cubicle upgrades pay back quickest before grazing. Spring is one of the most demanding periods of the year for dairy cows. Turnout is often inconsistent, with wet weather and changing ground conditions meaning cows spend more time on concrete and in cubicles than many farms might anticipate. Instead of moving steadily […]
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Spring Calving Herds: Flooring and Cubicle Design
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What is best for spring calving herds? Focusing on rubber flooring and improved cubicle design. Executive Summary Spring Turnout Spring turnout is one of the most important management transitions in the dairy calendar. Moving cows from winter housing onto fresh grass can significantly reduce feed costs, but it also introduces nutritional and health challenges that […]
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Cow Comfort Before Spring Turnout
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Executive Summary Why Housing Conditions Influence Grazing Success Spring turnout marks a major shift in the dairy production cycle. Cows move from winter housing onto grazing pasture, walking further distances and adapting to a different diet. However, the success of the grazing season often depends on something much less visible: how comfortable cows were during […]
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Why Cow Comfort Matters: The Business Case for Dairy Farmers
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Executive Summary Cow comfort is still too often framed as a welfare issue, something important but secondary to production. That mindset is quietly costing dairy farms money every day. In reality, cow comfort is an operational performance issue. It directly affects milk yield consistency, feed efficiency, fertility, health costs and labour demand. Farms with poor […]
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How Comfort Products Help to Reduce Dairy Cow Lameness
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Executive Summary Independent dairy research consistently shows lameness prevalence as one of the top three welfare and productivity issues on commercial farms. Lameness remains one of the most persistent challenges facing modern dairy farms. It affects cow welfare, milk production and long-term herd performance, and for many producers it can feel difficult to tackle once it […]