Dairy Technical
As cows enter the shed and preparation is getting underway a job that should be completed over the coming weeks is the clipping of cows tails.
Heifer mastitis can be an issue on some farms, with heifers often calving down with cases, or developing them shortly after calving.
For the most part, dairy cows are now housed as weather conditions have made land too wet to graze, so now is the time to move on cull cows.