Kicking cows in parlour

[cpsf]

What does everyone do with cows that continually kick when being milked? Before everyone replies it will be the flies fault , this is a common problem here all round year not just Summer. Any suggestions most welcome as to how to how to fix the issue

 

[milkloss]

Stray voltage?

 

[clod hopper]

Stray voltage?

Milking machine setting? How do the teat ends look? Any sores, scabs?

 

[betweenthelines]

Answer may lie with the milker

 

[Al R]

Home bred or purchased? 1 or a few or a lot?
If 1 then I hear £3.10 is being offered.
a few/a lot they may just be tender/tight or pressure to high for them? What sort of rate of mastitis are you at?

 

[Cowabunga]

Stray voltage and the herdsmen and the way they handle cattle may well be relevant answers. Then there's the breeding. Some breeds and some sire lines are jumpier and more aggressive than others. I find Holstein cattle in general to be far more pleasant and placid animals to work with than British Friesians and Jerseys. In fact they are so quiet in the shed and parlour these days that it's a hell of a job to get them to move sometimes. Mind you, my cows are spoilt and a high proportion will approach to be made a fuss of.

 

[Thick Farmer]

What does everyone do with cows that continually kick when being milked? Before everyone replies it will be the flies fault , this is a common problem here all round year not just Summer. Any suggestions most welcome as to how to how to fix the issue

Kill them

 

[cpsf]

Home bred or purchased? 1 or a few or a lot?
If 1 then I hear £3.10 is being offered.
a few/a lot they may just be tender/tight or pressure to high for them? What sort of rate of mastitis are you at?

Home bred. About 8% kicking. Mastitis has been worse this year than usual ...about 10%.

 

[cpsf]

Milking machine setting? How do the teat ends look? Any sores, scabs?

Planning on testing machine setting. Occasional one has sores but some are kicking without scabs/sores

 

[cpsf]

Kill them

They cost too much to do that with them

 

[Cowabunga]

Home bred. About 8% kicking. Mastitis has been worse this year than usual ...about 10%.

Check for stray voltage through the milking parlour frame. Cows are exceptionally sensitive to this.

https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/dairy/don-t-let-stray-voltage-affect-cow-production-and-cell-counts

 

[cpsf]

Check for stray voltage through the milking parlour frame. Cows are exceptionally sensitive to this.

https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/dairy/don-t-let-stray-voltage-affect-cow-production-and-cell-counts

Cheers!