interesting ,would nether of thought about the bedding ,best post that in the many straw threads going at momentIt helps cattle to loose heat, so they don't sweat then get a chill. I also think that it saves bedding as they drink less as they are cooler. We clip their heads as well.
It helps cattle to loose heat, so they don't sweat then get a chill. I also think that it saves bedding as they drink less as they are cooler. We clip their heads as well.
What's the point of doing the heads? See it in a lot of suck calves. Did the heads on mine for the first this year, they look better but does it help?
Big blood vessels run up the neck to the head, so the clipped head is very good at loosing heat. Like taking your hat off on a cold day!What's the point of doing the heads? See it in a lot of suck calves. Did the heads on mine for the first this year, they look better but does it help?
Well here’s your time to do a TFF trialwould there be an advantage in dlwg ,I wander whether any trials have been done anywhere
well I guess the ones which don't catch pneumonia would perform better and use less strawWell here’s your time to do a TFF trial
do they not grow hair to keep warm,might be a silly questionI'd have thought that with the way the weather is this year, frost one night, 8-10 degrees the next etc, clipping at least their backs should be a 'no brainer'.
They are inside???????do they not grow hair to keep warm,might be a silly question
They do, but if they're housed they don't need it. Indoors, laid on muck, eating high energy diets, sweating and getting cold in the current weather then pneumonia is too much of a risk not to clip their backs IMHO.do they not grow hair to keep warm,might be a silly question