Easy-On Sling Saves Downed Cows

Easy-On Sling Saves Downed Cows DAIRY EQUIPMENT & IDEAS Dairy Equipment & Ideas 20-6-13 This New Zealand-made cow sling mounts on any front-end loader and lets you lift and support sick cows humanely and safely. The "Daisy-Lifter" cow sling is made from lightweight PVC with separate sections for the body and brisket. To use the sling, you place it on the ground next to the cow with the webbing side up and roll the cow onto her stomach at the center of the sling. The sling hangs from the loader by a pair of "C" hooks on the bucket forks or frame. The company also recently announced a new "Quarter Milker" that intercepts contaminated milk in one quarter of the cow's milk from the other three quarters, allowing you to use the other three healthy quarters. Lets you treat a mastitic cow with an intramammary antibiotic and intercept the milk between the treated teat and the milking cluster so that it can later be dumped. Milk from the other three quarters is safe to process normally where regulations permit. Fits any make or model milk machine. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Shoof International Ltd., Private Box 522, Cambridge, New Zealand (ph 64 7 827 3902).

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