Understanding the Dairy Cow 3rd Edition

Understanding the Dairy Cow

A comprehensive and updated reference exploring the science, health, welfare, and management of dairy cattle. It combines fundamental principles of dairy science with recent developments in breeding, nutrition, behaviour, disease prevention, and efficient, humane herd management.

Key Features

• Covers dairy cow science, husbandry, health, and management
• Explains the body systems and physiological principles of the dairy cow
• Addresses cow behaviour and animal welfare
• Discusses breeding and genetic selection indices
• Covers modern approaches to mastitis and lameness control
• Includes recent developments in nutrition, breeding, and herd management
• Explores economic efficiency alongside humane management
• Provides practical knowledge for dairy farming and animal care
• Ideal for agriculture and veterinary students and dairy professionals