The cows moved into the new research barn on May 31. “This means we can complete the acclimatization process just in time for the large influx of visitors,” says Johannes Eisert, farm manager at Gladbacherhof. We captured the move into the dairy cows’ state-of-the-art new home on video.
During lectures and subsequent guided tours, Eisert and scientists from the University of Giessen will explain how digital animal recording, grazing control and feeding and milking robotics are used to compare a high-input and a low-input dairy herd. The evaluation focuses on the environmental impact. An innovative measuring system in the automatic milking system records the methane and CO2 emissions of each individual animal during each milking process.
Video: Konrad Steinhauer
Video: Konrad Steinhauer
Farm manager Johannes Eisert distributes the new transponders. In addition to conventional animal identification, they can also measure rumination activity and heat detection.
Farm manager Johannes Eisert distributes the new transponders. In addition to conventional animal identification, they can also measure rumination activity and heat detection. Photo: Konrad Steinhauer