Comfortable straw pens with easy access to feed and water, right next to the parlour. There are medicines, materials, a computer and a washbasin in the white vet room. Next to it is a treatment stall. Do not put special needs cows in among pregnant cows or dry cows. Photo: Jan Hulsen I Roodbont
Challenge
It is vital to make sure that cows that have calved are taken care of in a proper manner as 75% of health problems appear in the first month after calving. Vulnerable and sick, recovering cows, and cows that are being treated are placed in the special needs groups. Ideally, you should place the cow in the special needs groups before any problems arise, if you act in time you will have fewer cows in the special needs groups. Comfortable housing and intensive care of these animals will
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