Farmers have been encouraged to provide matteresses for their cows to rest on. Livestock agronomists believe that animals that rest will give you more milk. Photo/Fiile Recently, we visited a dairy ...

I recently came across a fascinating product aimed at dairy farmers. Check out the video below, which shows a cow enjoying the product, called the BlissBrush, which is designed to help dairy cows ...

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Cow comfort is essential to maintaining a productive and profitable dairy. Farmers say that a comfortable cow is a cash cow. “You know, we make fun of how good the cows have it ...

Lying time in dairy herds is a good indicator of cow comfort. Cows are strongly motivated to rest and under optimal conditions will choose to lie down for 12-14 hours a day. Several studies have shown ...

There has been much written recently – and rightly so – about the importance of cow comfort. Winter is on the whole a period of total confinement for the herd, restricting some of the freedoms cows ...

One year ago, the coronavirus outbreak was officially named a global pandemic, and our ordinary routines came to a sudden halt. We have lost so many lives, each of them irreplaceable; and so many ...

If you think cows sleep standing up, think again. Not only do dairy cows spend 12 to 14 hours a day lying down, there's an entire business built on the premise that they should get their shuteye on -- ...

Lameness can be a recurring problem in a herd and a real cost burden to a business. Poor cow mobility can have detrimental effects on a herd’s fertility, production and performance. According to the ...