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Help cows do their job
One could argue that the most important employees on a dairy farm are the cows. What we do for our bovine employees during the dry period plays a big role in how they perform once they re-enter the milking string. University of Kentucky’s Donna Amaral-Phillips shared five areas to focus on in a recent
Kentucky Dairy Notes newsletter.
Cow comfort: Amaral-Phillips wrote that the same principles that guide cow comfort apply to dry cow housing. Farmers should strive to minimize potential stress to dry cows, which can be caused by overcrowded resting or feeding areas, repeated movement between cow groups, and heat stress.