On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, and the potential for disease transmission is worrying, health experts say. On America’s large dairy farms, milking is a vast operation, ...

The Mehring Company began developing mechanized milkers in 1892 as a way to improve the speed and sanitation of cow milking. The machines continued to be manufactured through the early 1920s, and more ...

For most dairy farmers, milk flowing from their cows is tested by a traveling technician once per month. But in a world where bovine mastitis can appear from one day to the next, it is udderly ...

With the breeding season in full swing, it can be easy to forget about the maintenance of your milking parlour.

The outbreak of avian influenza in US dairy cattle shows no signs of slowing. Over the past three weeks, the number of states where cows infected with bird flu have been detected has risen from six to ...

A backing gate to improve cow flow in the collecting yard can only be as good as the person controlling it. But replacing a ...