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Cow Brushes and Heat Stress in Dairy Herds
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Supporting Cow Welfare in Warmer Weather Grooming is a natural behaviour for dairy cows, but housed systems do not always provide opportunities for animals to scratch, clean, and stimulate hard-to-reach areas. Cow brushes help fill that gap by encouraging natural grooming behaviour, helping cows stay cleaner, calmer, and more comfortable while supporting day-to-day herd management. […]
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Cow Scratch Brush Placement
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High-traffic hotspots so cows will actually use them Scratch brushes are a simple way to improve cow comfort and welfare, yet many farms install them in locations where cows rarely use them. A brush placed in a quiet corner of the shed may look like a good addition on paper, but if cows do not […]
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Transition Feeding When Turning Cows Out to Grass
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Executive Summary Each spring, dairy farmers across the UK prepare for one of the most important nutritional changes in the production year: transition feeding when turning cows out to grass. Moving from a silage-based diet to fresh pasture offers major cost advantages. Grazed grass remains one of the cheapest sources of energy available to dairy farms. […]
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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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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 […]