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Methods that can identify heat tolerant dairy cows are of increasing interest to scientists and farmers. Photo: Scott McKillop
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Unlocking the genetic code for heat resistant dairy cows

A dairy enterprise should strive to make optimal use of 3 most important production factors: the cows, the employees and the invested money. Along with this it needs to ensure long term sustainability (expansion, environment, social acceptance). Photo: Jan Hulsen
26-01-2022 | Article

How to design the ideal dairy barn

Biolectric of Belgium has installed 300 of their minis, almost all of them (295) in Europe and the rest in North America. Photo: Biolectric
26-01-2022 | Article

Biodigesters in mini size with major benefits

Parlours require a minor service every 750 operating hours and a more significant service every 1,500 operating hours. Photo: Chris McCullough
24-01-2022 | Article

Milking machines – from maintenance to hygiene

Japan’s fluid milk production in 2022 will increase about 1%, Photo: Canva
21-01-2022 | Article

Japan in 2022: Dairy consumption, production, demand

This study investigated whether training heifers on an AMS phantom provides the possibility of preparing heifers for the following lactation at the AMS. Photo: Canva
17-01-2022 | Article

Training heifers on a ‘phantom’ milking robot

Photo: Canva
13-01-2022 | Article

2021 travels: 10 exciting dairy farm visits around the globe

The number of AMS boxes is highest in Norway where at the end of 2020 there were 2,453 farms with 2,571 AMS boxes. Photo: Matthijs Verhagen
11-01-2022 | Article

Nordic region: What’s the AMS situation on dairy farms?

Past research has shown that perinatal calf mortality worldwide is between 2.4% and 9.7% with one UK paper estimating mortality to be 7.9% . Photo: Canva
11-01-2022 | Article

Driving down dairy calf mortality rates in the UK

Virtual fencing/herding systems are based on avoidance learning using the cognitive activation theory of stress. Photo: Shutterstock
10-01-2022 | Article

Smart ideas for sustainable forage management