DHM How To: Create An Optimal Milking Environment

Cows are creatures of habit, so keep it consistent inside the parlor.

Create a stress free milking environment where cows feel comfortable entering the parlor.
Create a stress free milking environment where cows feel comfortable entering the parlor.
(Mike Opperman)

Put a white bucket in the parlor where cows walk and they will find it immediately. It’s not the bucket, it’s the fact that it’s something different than usual. That’s why consistency in the parlor is so critical to keeping cows calm and comfortable.

In the fourth video in this milk quality series, Roger Thomson, milk quality consultant with MQ IQ Consulting, goes through what it means to create a consistent environment inside the parlor, and how that leads to better milk harvest.

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