Know your cows before using technology

The use of technology and associated data analytics is the next scientific breakthrough for the dairy industry. But a prerequisite for success is that a farmer understands the animals. “You can better be cow-savvy than tech-savvy”, says Dr Jeffrey Bewley, dairy housing and analytics specialist at Alltech. Dr Bewley spoke at the dairy session at ONE19: The Alltech Ideas Conference, which was held in May in Lexington, Kentucky and organised by animal nutrition company Alltech. His presentatio