Video: Inside a state-of-the-art transition cow shed
One USA dairy has converted a shed, originally built for calves, into a state-of-the-art facility for transition cows.
The shed at George DeRuyter & Sons dairy in Sunnyside, Washington State, houses 240 close-up cows at any one time. We took a tour of the unit. To find out more, watch the video below.
Farm facts
George DeRuyter & Sons
- Milking 5,200 cows
- Averaging 44 litres at 3.8% butterfat and 3.4% protein
- Cows milked three times daily
- Supply Dairigold
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