You can’t turn off dairy cow stress
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Stress is an inevitable part of life for dairy herds. Unfortunately, managing stress isn’t as straightforward as flipping a switch. Unlike turning off lights to save energy, we can’t simply turn off cow stress. Stress arises from various stressors, and there are more than 30 of them that can affect a dairy cow’s health and…
Cow stress, your reality at the farm level
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Research in the area of cow stress can be challenging…often during the process, only one or two stressors are studied, enabling cleaner statistics. Yet this isn’t the on-farm reality. Easily in farm situations, there can be several stressors that compound, making a bad situation much worse. We have all seen it. An example: A first-lactation heifer calves and is moved to a…
What’s the relationship between stressors and sustainability?
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Reducing, limiting or controlling stressors and their impact on your herd can lead to increased efficiency and a more sustainable dairy farm. Let’s review a sustainability approach to managing stressors and solutions that can help your business, your cows, your employees, your bottom line and the environment. A view inside the relationship between stressors and…
See What Stress Is Capable Of, Learn Ways to Manage It.
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5 major areas of concern and keys to reducing damage. You know the feeling of trying to do it all only to…