By TVG Admin|2018-01-13T18:10:20+11:00May 25th, 2017|Categories: Farm Services|Tags: cattle, dairy, OHS, pelvic lift, WHS|
No matter how hard we try, most dairy farmers will experience the need to nurse down cows at some point throughout the calving season. Apart from high quality bedding, shelter, rolling, food, water and anti-inflammatory medications, it is also necessary on occasion to lift these cows using a tractor or other device. Alternatively, it is
By TVG Admin|2018-01-13T18:10:48+11:00May 19th, 2017|Categories: CalfWise, Farm Services|Tags: calf, calfwise, calves, cattle, dairy|
A dairy cow’s stomach is made up of four parts and relies heavily on fermentation for the digestive process (rumination). The four stomach parts are reticulum, rumen, omasum and abomasum (see figure 3 below). The reticulum and the rumen is where fermentation occur, the omasum absorbs water and minerals from the rumen, and the abomasum
By TVG Admin|2018-01-13T18:10:58+11:00May 5th, 2017|Categories: Farm Services|Tags: calving, cattle, dairy|
The transition period (3 weeks prior and 3 weeks post calving) is one of the most critical times in the production cycle of an adult dairy cow. Cows are at a high risk of a number of metabolic disorders that can affect dairy farm profitability. The significant nutrient requirements for the rapidly growing calf and
