Bad locomotion is directly impacted the animal welfare and consequently the performance of your herd and of your farm: – Reduction to the access for water and feed both leading to a reduction of milk production. – Increase the time on the litter so potential increased risk to contamination with environment bacteria as the udder is…
Reproduction is not to be neglected to optimize the number of productive days. This is deeply connected to the ability to conceive and to lead a pregnancy to its term. Reproduction capacities are diminished by various factors: • Breed, cow’s age, production level, overall condition, etc. • Physiological…
Now that the weather is turning colder and the winter is coming, some farms will have already brought back the cattle indoors – others will do it soon. But before bringing back cattle indoors, it is essential to take pro-active precautions to minimise the impact of infection and disease and…