Category Archives: Cows

Glad to see the end of 2011 calving

Posted on August 25, 2011 by hoddlecows

Nine weeks since the start of our 2011 calving season and we can see the end of what has been a very tiring calving period. We aim to calve the entire herd down in 7 weeks but this year we … Continue reading →

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Selecting the future of our herd

Posted on August 18, 2011 by hoddlecows

With calving almost over it is time for us to finalise our semen order for mating season. All the cows in our herd are bred using artificial insemination. Around 84% of dairy herds in Australia use artificial insemination. Most of the … Continue reading →