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Expert Blog archive - 2021

Bovine manure handling - Are you ready for 2023 ?

Bovine manure handling - Are you ready for 2023 ?

12/14/2021
cattle farming compost european standards manure handling In 2023, new European standards will give rise to additional constraints for effluent processing in cattle farming. What if this is an opportunity to rethink your approach to manure and slurry handling? Phase separation offers multiple benefits. Reusing the compost as bedding is one of them. ... read more›
How to manage your cows and your team properly to improve the udder health of your animals - Pamela Ruegg

How to manage your cows and your team properly to improve the udder health of your animals - Pamela Ruegg

10/12/2021
cow management team management Udder Health Pamela is one of the most renowned udder health specialists in the world. She holds chairs at Michigan State University and the University of Wisconsin. In her well-founded lectures, she combines the results of countless studies with practical approaches on progressive dairy farms. Through her intensive cooperation with many farms and her pragmatic approach, she gives you valuable impulses for improving your herd management in her lecture: "How to manage your cows and your team properly to impro ... read more›
Optimal udder preparation: also of high importance in robot milking!

Optimal udder preparation: also of high importance in robot milking!

10/06/2021
robot milking Udder Health BouMatic cannot stress enough that good and intensive pre-treatment is essential to your milking process. We recommend that you always follow the same, correct routine. This also counts for routines in robot milking. The Gemini milking robot is programmed to provide the optimal udder preparation with focus on the cow ! ... read more›
Advice for a higher working efficiency and udder health on your farm - Ulrich Westrup

Advice for a higher working efficiency and udder health on your farm - Ulrich Westrup

09/02/2021
Udder Health Ulrich Westrup is a partner in Westrup-Koch GbR, which stands for progressive dairy farming and modern arable farming. Ulrich takes care of the dairy cows and has relied on the latest international know-how for farm development. Together with consultants and veterinarians, he has developed a very sensitive and efficient milking and udder health management system in recent years. He has been able to significantly improve the work efficiency in the milking parlor and the udder health of his cows a ... read more›
4 key points of milking gently, quickly & completely

4 key points of milking gently, quickly & completely

06/23/2021
cow welfare milking from behind milking robot robot milking The genetic potential of dairy cows is constantly evolving towards ever higher performance. In the milking parlour, you have to keep up! Adapting your equipment is good. Implementing the good practices that go with it is even better. ... read more›
The 6 interdependent needs of the cow

The 6 interdependent needs of the cow

06/14/2021
cow welfare milking from behind milking robot robot milking Cows are routine animals. Feeding, drinking, ruminating, moving... Their activities hardly vary. Six clearly identified interdependent needs govern their lives. Any misbehaviour has a cause and can have an effect. So be alert if a cow changes her habits! ... read more›
Pushing Up Production with a Feed Pusher

Pushing Up Production with a Feed Pusher

06/01/2021
Cost Savings Cow Comfort Herd Health Feed pushers, much like a cow brush, are perceived as a luxury item to some producers. But if it can enhance their bottom line and improve cow health and production, it seems that most producers would think about investing in it. ... read more›
1 robot, 2 boxes, 1 arm... per lot, up to 110 dairy cows

1 robot, 2 boxes, 1 arm... per lot, up to 110 dairy cows

05/12/2021
How to switch to robotic milking without changing your system? The new Gemini range is available in single and double box models, depending on the objectives of the dairy farmers and for a perfect adaptability to the number of cows to be milked. ... read more›
Robot milking and pasture grazing? Yes, they can be combined!

Robot milking and pasture grazing? Yes, they can be combined!

03/22/2021
grazing milking robot robotic milking sorting Can my cows continue to graze if I decide to milk with a robot? Yes, they can, if the size of the robot takes into account the time spent in the pastures, and if equipment such as sorting fences is installed to facilitate access. ... read more›