Before you buy a cow, try to calculate not only the possible costs and possible profits, but also opportunities.A good "dairy" cow gives substantial profits, but also for the care required to make a lot of power: cleaning, milking, cleaning, preparation of food (for one cow need hay 20 c, concentrates, succulent food), construction of insulated barn (per 20 square metersfor a cow).
forces According to your will the cattle?If you are not afraid of difficulties, decide to breed.What breed of cattle is preferable?Of course, 250 of the existing species selected complicated.It is important to personal preference.But keep in mind when choosing the main indicators of healthy dairy animals: a thin and elastic skin, straight back, head light, strong limbs, hind legs wide apart.It is an important form of the udder.It has to be bulky, cup-shaped.Do not take a cow with "goat" (dropped) udder - more milk yields here do not wait.
especially popular cattle of black and white color, which is found throughout the country.It is worth paying attention to it already because of a high incidence.Here and high adaptability to the vagaries of the weather, and high milk yield, and "decent" weight (500 kg).Identical red steppe cow productivity (more common in the south).From ancient dairy breeds well-established and holmogorskaja Yaroslavl.
But Schwyz breed and simmentalnaya relating to meat and milk, give milk yield twice as much (12 000 liters).
Cattle can be milked normally up to 15 minutes of lactation (less frequently - up to 17 minutes).Peaking in the fourth and fifth lactation, milk yield and then slowly begin to decline.
physical maturity comes to seven months, but the case can not be heifers.The first mating with the recommended one and a half years.Pregnancy lasts 295 days.Born one calf (or heifer), rarely - two.
special attention cattle requires winter.By the beginning of winter is usually a cow calf, but it can still be milking (milking terminated two months before the expected date of delivery).Provide clean and dry cow in a barn.Important good ventilation and lighting.Some breeders prefer to open the door for ventilation.In the winter, this is undesirable.Firstly, this "airing" will not last long, and secondly - will be all the accumulated heat.So make sure after all about ventilation.But please note: it will be effective only when the wall insulation.If the walls are left "as is" (not warm), moisture in the barn will be provided (as well as the disease).The most simple ventilation - from pipes plank separated for the entire duration of the two cross-shaped partitions.The width of the tube - 50 cm. In the first two holes comes fresh air, the other two - contaminated.
less preferred another method of ventilation - opening in the frame (the side of the stall and behind).With this arrangement, the cold air will not be much to cool the animal.
Located on the south side of the window will be an additional source of not only light but also heat.By the way, also place the door to the south.
not install the feeder on the floor.Better to hang their feet from the ground (or build a separate feeder rack).Feeder by volume must contain at least a single serving.Construction should not interfere with the cow (go to bed and get up, it should be free).
to drink (and drink the cow should be plenty of fresh water and only) pose a separate barrel.Water thoroughly updated every day, because due to the falling cow muzzle food debris, water can go bad as a result of the cow get poisoning.
winter the optimum temperature in the barn - 6-11 ° C.
If the room temperature is below zero, then bring water several times a day in a separate bucket.
Cattle at a friendly, gentle treatment is tied to the owner, and even easily masters the basic skills "decent" behavior.How useful fresh milk and dairy products!But keep in mind that the contents of cattle requires money and effort ...
