- Feeding for profit
Feeding a dairy cow correctly throughout her lactation can be a difficult task. But it can also yield significant rewards, by improving feed conversion efficiency, boosting productivity, cutting costs and reducing health problems, according to DairyCo extension officer Piers Badnell.
- Focus now on foot condition to reduce lameness in dairy herds
Dairy farmers should focus now on improving dairy cow foot condition to reduce lameness and cut treatment costs in their dairy herds over the housing period this winter.
“Now is the time to review footcare strategy,” says Jo Speed, DairyCo extension officer and lameness adviser. “Many farmers housed cattle for part of the summer due to wet weather, however, following a dry spell, most herds were turned out again, and enjoyed an extended grazing period due to dry underfoot conditions and the availability of quality pastures.
