Electirc Wires Help Keep Cows Quiet

Electirc Wires Help Keep Cows Quiet LIVESTOCK Dairy (17) 22-4-7 An Italian dairy equipment company says dairymen can save money by helping their cows save energy. They introduced a system of electric wires aimed at stopping "bulling". Constant mounting and physical activity uses up a lot of energy and risks injury to legs, hips and other skeletal areas. Keeping cows off each other's backs is stopped by a grid of wires stretched above the animals. It leaves cattle free to move underneath but gives them a shock if they start to mount each other. Standard fence chargers provide the power. Once installed, the company says farmers are amazed at how much quieter a herd is. The system acts as a teacher so that the animals learn how to control themselves. The result is higher production. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Arienti, Via Grandi 10, 20093 Cologno Montese (Milano) Italy (ph 22532956; fax 22547104).

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