Udder scoring for OAD milking herds
January 24, 2021 1:00 pm At the recent Teagasc once-a-day (OAD) milking conference, Dr. Nick Sneddon from New Zealand spoke about the established OAD research milking herd in Massey university. Nick works with Fonterra, New Zealand’s largest milk processor. He reviewed the milk production and reproductive performance of New Zealand dairy herds that are being milked OAD or twice-a-day (TAD). Cow type, particularly udder conformation and capacity, are of particular relevance to OAD herds. Dr. Sneddon shared the results of his research into the importance of conformation when breeding cows su...
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