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Cows with attitude
The video footage showing an Irish “cowdini” making her escape got me thinking about some of the characters in our dairy herd. First, there was the infamous “Lipstick”, who terrorised me as a child....
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Feeding the cows who feed us
Gone are the days when dairy cows just ate grass. These days, there are people who get really geeky about feeding cows. Starch, protein, fat, fibre (only the right type, mind you) and energy levels can...
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First day of spring and the bulls are a-leaping
It’s officially the first day of Spring in Australia and it feels like it, too. This was the view from the garden this morning. I almost wanted grass on my rice cakes! The cows seem to feel it, too....
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Fingerprinting a dairy cow
I hate paperwork with a passion but a little ink drawing on one archived oversize envelope had me leaning back in my chair, smiling. And here it is. You see, there was a time when my Dad didn’t pay...
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Meet the commercial cow challenger
Every cow is beautiful in her own way. Strong and dignified, yet warm and nurturing, it’s hard not to fall in love. But some cows are just more beautiful than others. Red, for example, is one of our...
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