Come say hi to him and our other calves like Nigel Thornberry, Pinata, Nottagirl, and Recoil, during visiting hours weekdays from 8-4.
Monday morning around 3 AM our cow, Damsel gave birth to a healthy baby boy that was named Diego.
Come say hi to him and our other calves like Nigel Thornberry, Pinata, Nottagirl, and Recoil, during visiting hours weekdays from 8-4.
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Hey everybody! My name is Enya Childs and I am currently a fourth year at UMaine. I am a third year in Animal Science. I am part of UMADCOWS for the Fall 2019 semester. I have been learning a lot about cows while helping take care of them at the UMaine Witter Farm. This is my first time working with cows! I have worked and trained many horses and they are VERY different.
I have only done two milking shifts so far and already I’ve been able to see each personality of the cows. There are some that don’t like being milked; some that freeze when being milked because it’s new and scary to them; and some that act like it’s second nature. Sanitation is stressed at the farm every day. The milking units and materials are cleaned before/after each milking. The bedding is stripped from each stall prior to milking to prevent the milking units from accidentally sucking up bedding. Each cow is pre-dipped to kill off any bad pathogens and bacteria. Once the cow is milked, she is post-dipped to protect her from any pathogens and new clean bedding is added to her stall. This is done twice a day! This means the cow’s bedding is stripped and cleaned twice a day. That’s super clean! The room where the milk tank is stored is cleaned twice a day too! Each week, the cow tails are washed to be squeaky clean. This helps with sanitation and overall cleanliness. I’m always amazed at how clean the barn and the cows are kept considering they are big animals and tend to easily make messes. |
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