Dairy Cow Farming

About This Guide

More milk from every cow.

Friesian, Ayrshire and Jersey cows can give a farm a daily income. This guide covers choosing and buying a cow, zero-grazing housing, fodder and dairy meal, heat signs and AI, calving, calf rearing, clean milking, mastitis, health and selling milk, with charts, a monthly dairy budget and record sheets.

How to use this guide

• Read Chapters 1 - 4 before you buy a cow.
• Use Chapter 5 every day for feeding.
• Use Chapters 6 - 7 for breeding, calving and calves.
• Use Chapters 8 - 10 and the record sheets for milking, health and selling.

What You'll Learn

• 1Starting a Dairy Unit
• 2Dairy Breeds
• 3Buying a Good Dairy Cow
• 4Housing Dairy Cows
• 5Feeding Dairy Cows
• 6Breeding and Calving
• 7Raising Calves and Heifers
• 8Milking and Milk Hygiene
• 9Health Care
• 10Selling Milk and Keeping Records

Also inside: A: Record Sheets; B: Quick Reference.