Use the downtime over the next few weeks to sort out paperwork and facilities.

Get help in to sort out the paperwork if you’re struggling with that and implement a plan from now on to make it easier to record. Simple things, such as a whiteboard in the parlour to record mastitis tubes and any doses given, are a big help. Biggest faults with facilities appear to be hygiene, shared airspace and making sure dairy facilities are rodent-proof.

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Special focus: milking equipment

Dairy management: grass covers

Dairy management: meal feeding