How to increase milk production in dairy cows?

1. Add a moderate amount of night food

Dairy cows are ruminants with large feed intake and fast digestion. In addition to feeding sufficient forage during the day, appropriate forage should be fed around 22:00, but not too much to avoid indigestion, and then allow them to drink enough water, Drinking water is cool in summer and warm in winter. This can not only meet the physical energy consumption of dairy cows, but also enhance their resilience and significantly increase milk production.

Dairy farming: pay attention to the amount of feed for dairy cows

2. Do a good night observation

Observing and discovering that cows are in heat is an important task for breeders, which is essential to increase milk production. Most dairy cows begin to estrus at night. Breeders should seize the critical moment in the second half of the night to carefully check the cow’s estrus, rest, rumination, and mental status, find problems and deal with them in time.

3. Extend the light time

White fluorescent lighting can be used to extend the light from the original 9-10 hours to 13-14 hours, which can improve the metabolism, digestibility and feed utilization of dairy cows, and increase milk production.

4. Brush the bovine body

At around 22:00 every night, before milking, use a brush to wipe the cow body from top to bottom, and from front to back. This will keep the cow’s skin clean and smooth, and promote blood circulation and regulation. Body temperature makes the cows comfortable overnight and can increase milk production.

5. Increase night activities

Conditional cattle farmers can drive the cows to the outdoor venue for about 1 hour at about 12 o’clock at night, but do not go out in bad weather. This can improve the digestion ability of the cows, increase appetite, and increase milk production by about 10% .

6. Pave the sleeping area

Cows lie down at night for a long time. If they are allowed to lie down on the wet and hard ground all night, not only will they affect their milk production, but they will also easily lead to certain diseases, such as mastitis and hoof disorders. Therefore, after milking the cows every night, the feces of the cowshed should be cleaned, and then a layer of soft grass should be placed on the place where the cows lie, and some ash or lime powder should be sprinkled on the wet place to make the cowshed clean and dry. Cows sleep comfortably at night.