Posts Tagged ‘cow welfare’
The Brewster family, Wester Borland Farm
The Brewster family milked cows many years ago and having spent a generation farming beef cattle son Alan was keen to move back into dairying. In 2015 Alan and his father, Willie, bought 230 cows and invested in a 16/32 EuroClass 800 herringbone swingover parlour with Metatron P21 milk metres and the Apollo automatic dipping…
Read MoreNew 30/30 rapid exit improves milking times and cow management
Reduced milking times, improved cow management and hygiene are just some of the benefits father and son Gilmour and Kevin Lawrie have seen in the first four months since installing a GEA Farm Technologies 30/30 Global 90i rapid exit parlour with feeding. A new 120ft by 50ft building at Sandyford Farm, Monkton, Ayr, incorporates the…
Read MoreJen’s tips for clean dry beds this autumn!
It will be soon be time to bring your cows inside for the autumn/winter. To help avoid an outbreak of environmental mastitis when the cows are housed, always ensure the cubicles are clean and dry.
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