dairy cattle
Create the perfect environment for your dairy cattle – Part 3:Environmental requirements
By Eksteen Lindeque and Petrus Britz (Pr. Eng.) The purpose of the intensive housing system for dairy cows is mainly the provision of an environment in which the stress factors which accompany milk production, as well as the adverse effects of unfavourable environmental conditions, are limited to such an[...]
Create the perfect environment for your dairy cattle – Part 2: Different dairy cattle breeds and basic requirements
Eksteen Lindeque and Petrus Britz (Pr. Eng.) Dairy cattle breeds differ in many ways. Some breeds adapt better than others in particular environmental circumstances and the quantities of milk, butter fat and protein content in their milk also vary. We thank the ARC Agricultural Engineering in South Africa who[...]
Create the perfect environment for your dairy cattle – Part 1: Herd combination and the production cycle
Eksteen Lindeque and Petrus Britz (Pr. Eng.) This month, we start our dairy cattle series in response to various requests from readers. The main focus of this series is to provide the dairy farmer with the necessary advice and information regarding dairy structures from an engineering point of view.[...]