Summary: Cow Signals

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  • What is cow signals?

    Observing carefully and learning from the body language of the cow and the herd
  • What do cow signals prevent?

    Diseases and 'owneritis' 
  • What is the cow signals diamond?

    - Feed
    - Water
    - Light
    - Air
    - Rest
    - Space
  • What are the 3 steps in cow signals?

    Look - think - act
  • What can be the reason for swollen hooks?

    - Hard stall floor
    - Insufficient room
    - Slippery stall floor
    - Moist surfaces
    - Weak cow
    - Lame cow
    - Rumen acidosis
    - Sharp sawdust
  • What are the benefits of lying down for a cow?

    - 30% of blood through the udder
    - hooves rest and dry
    - cow is not in the way
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  • What do choices in stabling and management affect on dairy cows?

    They affect the behaviour, health, longevity and performance of cows and profit of a dairy farm
  • What is diagonal standing and lying?

    Dscribes the corner-to-corner use of a stall, because of a lack of space.
  • What is lying backwards?

    Lying backwards describes cows resting with their heads facing the alley in free-stall barns. This unwanted behaviour leads to manure at the front of the stable and extra labour for cleaning
  • What is restlessness or long bouts of lying?

    Describes cows figeting while lying or moving frequently from the narrow to the wide resting position
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