WIYLS goes inside Duchy College's £3.6m dairy unit
WIYLS goes inside Duchy College’s £3.6m dairy unit >More in © Ruth Wills Improved cow comfort and a better feeding regime have boosted milk yields by 2 litres a cow a day at Duchy College, Cornwall. The “Future Farm” research facility, which houses the farm’s herd of 225 Holstein cows, was finished last autumn and cost £3.6m. The building contains a 20/40 Boumatic swing-over parlour, cubicles and feed kitchen under one roof. It allows the cattle to be managed as three mini herds to facilitate research into the effect of diff...
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