BETTER COWS
Conformation plays a very important role in breeding. A cow's appearance and build are also indicators of its potential to achieve high lifetime production. Animals that score well for conformation traits often have a longer healthy and productive life.
After lengthy preparations, last week the first 'methane sniffer' was installed in the milk robot at a Dutch farm. This sniffer establishes the methane concentration in the air exhaled by each cow at each milking session.
The Lenz family of Frühlingshof Farm in Sellerich, Germany, manages an organic dairy farm with 85 Fleckvieh cows and has a special relationship with CRV.
