Today’s episode is sponsored by Novus International, Inc. Novus marketing specialist, Megan Niehmeyer took time to interview Dr. Karen Luchterhand, C.O.W.S. program lead, on the importance of cow comfort. She shares key management strategies for achieving optimal production without sacrificing animal well-being. At the end, Dr. Luchterhand shares a C.O.W.S. assessment story that shows the power that teamwork, management practices, and nutrition can all have in transforming a dairy. Thank you for listening!

Season 3, Episode 37

 

Breakdown of the Episode

  • 00:58: Parameters that have the greatest impacts on lying behavior
  • 01:50: Importance of improving lying time
  • 02:30: Impact of mild lameness on a dairy
  • 04:03: How nutrition can reduce lameness and improve cow comfort
  • 05:43: Impact of cow comfort on reproduction
  • 06:40: C.O.W.S. assessment on-farm success before and after 

 

This episode is sponsored by Novus International, Inc.

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Novus International, Inc. is a leader in dairy, poultry, and swine nutrition solutions driven by science. Novus’s products and services look at the whole animal, focusing on productivity and well-being in order to feed the world affordable and wholesome food. For more information, visit www.novusint.com.

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To learn more about the Novus C.O.W.S. program, visit https://www.novusint.com/en-us/pages/cows.

 

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