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 sustainability
This article appeared in BC Holstein News.
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
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
What happens to a cow when there is a rise in air temperature and humidity? Negative outcomes increase. Using a temperature-humidity index (THI) can help
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
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
