Leon the Milkman’s Blog

Cows ride the carousel

Posted on July 22nd, 2006 by Leon the Milkman.
Categories: Dairy Farming, Cows.

Hi Cow fans

Cows are allowed to have fun as well

Check this out:

http://www.countryworldnews.com/Editorial/CTX/2006/ct0720dairy.html

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

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A Dairy Farm Where Milk and Manure Pay the Bills

Posted on July 1st, 2006 by Leon the Milkman.
Categories: Dairy Farming, Cows, Dairy Science, International Dairy.

Hi, Cow Fans

The cows at the Audet family’s Blue Spruce Farm make nearly 9,000 gallons of milk a day—and about 35,000 gallons of manure.

It’s long been the milk that pays, but now the Audets have figured out how to make the manure pay as well. They’re using it—actually, the methane that comes from it—to generate electricity.

Read the rest here:

http://www.livescience.com/environment/ap_060630_manure.html

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

Here is an article with some financial figures as well: Economics of producing methane gas from cow manure to generate onfarm electricity (University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. Bulletin) (University of Maryland Cooperative Extension Service. Bulletin)

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UK Holstein prices

Posted on June 15th, 2006 by Leon the Milkman.
Categories: Dairy News, Dairy Farming, Cows, International Dairy.

Hi, Dairy Farmers

Check out these recent cow prices:

http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/2006/06/14/95240/Holstein+herd+rides+the+dairy+boom.html

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

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Dairy Cows satisfy sweet tooth

Posted on May 9th, 2006 by Leon the Milkman.
Categories: Dairy Farming, Cows.

Hi, Cow Fans

Yes, cows are doing a good thing again. Besides satisfying their own sweet tooth, they are diverting tons of organic material from organic wate dumps.

Check this link out:

http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2006/05/08/chocolate-cows060508.html

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

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Mastitis

Posted on May 4th, 2006 by Leon the Milkman.
Categories: Cows.

Hi, Milk People

Mastitis occurs when harmful bacteria enter the cow’s udder through the teat canal. Usually only one or two quarters are infected(cow has four quarters/parts to her udder).

Mastitis lowers milk production and the cow can become ill and die from it.

Cows get infected by other cows, the environment, like manure, soil and water.

Mastitis can be controlled by cleaning the udder before and after milking, by cleaning the equipment, by feeding the cows well and treating sick cows before things get out of hand.

Kind regards,

Leon the Milkman

Bovine mastitis

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Cow Breeds : Solids Content

Posted on February 25th, 2006 by Leon the Milkman.
Categories: Milk, Cows, Dairy Science.

Hi, Milkfans

Here’s some quick dairy-info on breeds and their milksolids ratios to volume. In South Africa the main breeds are : Jersey - Guernsey - Ayrshire - Friesen. They display a decrease in milksolids and a corresponding increase in volume of production from left to right.

There may be some overlap in figures between individual cows and herds, but the above is generally accepted to be the case.

Goodday to you,
Leon the Milkman

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