Dairy cow milking order impacts feed intake

Australian researchers have found that the first cows in the milking order – and therefore the first ones back in the paddock – produce up to 5 kg more milk than the last cows. Many dairy farmers have already identified that the first cows into the dairy produce more milk than the last cows. The research team, as part of the Dairy Feedbase Smart Feeding-project based at Agriculture Victoria’s Ellinbank research farm, has worked on developing farm management systems to increase the herd�