Bedding
Identifying your priorities early on when building new facilities will make the process easier.
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Which bedding type is best for your cows?
There is no one-size-fits-all solution when it comes to the best bedding. Considerations include cost, availability, facility design and overall cow comfort goals.
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Keep sand where you need it, not where you don’t
Sand bedding provides a healthy, comfortable environment for dairy cows. It also requires deliberate management in facilities and fields.
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Top 3 tips to improve cow comfort
Bedding, cooling and stocking density are three areas to consider when evaluating the cow comfort on your dairy.
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Bedding type considerations for cow health and comfort
Bedding type is a crucial component of cow comfort. Encouraging cows to spend more time lying and chewing their cud is the ultimate goal, but accomplishing that end has a plethora of considerations.
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Controlling bedding pathogens can reduce environmental mastitis
Recycled manure as bedding is an inexpensive and sustainable option. It is also an option that does not put the cows at greater risk for mastitis and higher somatic cell count when mastitis-causing pathogens can be safely and effectively controlled.
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Is your dairy’s sand bedding quality up to par?
Do not shortchange your cows or manure handling system with poor-quality sand.
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