Milk is the absence of stress says dairy consultant Gordie Jones

At a recent Dugdale Nutrition event in Carlisle, independent dairy consultant, Dr Gordie Jones, shared his advice on how to find lost litres in dairy management and cow comfort

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Dr. Gordie Jones told farmers to consider the A, B and C of cow comfort for cows to realise production potential.
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Dr. Gordie Jones told farmers to consider the A, B and C of cow comfort for cows to realise production potential.

With the top 10 cows in the world currently producing 93 litres per day and over 34,000 litres of milk in a year, Dr Jones said in years to come entire herds will be producing this figure, rather than...

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