Cow Signals Checkbook: Working on Health, Production and Welfare
By Jan Hulsen
Cow Signals Checkbook: Working on Health, Production and Welfare PDF is a collection of the 54 most important checklists, score cards and instruction cards designed to help dairy farmers manage their day-to-day operations. These cards cover all aspects of cow husbandry. This Check Book is part of the successful Cow Signals series.
The cards are designed to be used separately. It is therefore not a book in the usual sense of the word, but a source of information for you to dip into as and when you need it.
By working with the Cow Signals Checkbook, every dairy farmer can improve the health, production and welfare of their cows. And benefit your economic results.
Table of Contents
Introduction The Cow Signals concept
Cow Signals Diamond
SECTION ONE: Young Stock
Growth and Development Checklist
Calf Body Condition Score Card
Calf Lying Comfort Score Card
Diagnosis List for Diarrhoea in Young Calves
New Heifers Checklist
SECTION TWO: Feed & Water
Feed Intake Score Card
Rumen Fill Score Card
Body Condition Score Card
Manure Score Card: Digestion
Manure Score Card: Consistency
Drinking Troughs Checklist
SECTION THREE: Rest & Space
Checklist Calm cows in the barn
Space Checklist
Stress-free Driving Instruction Card
Instruction card: Driving cattle in a stress-free way
Standing Up and Lying Down Checklist
Stall Checklist
Lying Comfort Scorecard
SECTION FOUR: Light and Air
Light Checklist
Air, Ventilation and Climate Checklist
Heat Stress Checklist: (21 Degrees Action Plan)
SECTION FIVE: Hoof care
Hoof Health Checklist Success factors
Hoof Health Checklist 10 action points
Checklist Footbaths
Hoof Trimming Instruction Card
Mobility Score Card
Locomotion Score Card (Movement)
Hoof Signals Score Chart
Hoof Conditions Score Card
Hoof Bandage Instruction Card
SECTION SIX: Udder health
Hygiene Score Card
Milking Instruction Card
Milk Sampling Instruction Card
Teat Health Score Card
California Mastitis Test (CMT) Instruction Card
Instruction Card for infusing the Udder
SECTION SEVEN: Fertility
Score Card Oestrus Signals
Pregnancy Checklsit
Instruction Card for Thawing SEMEN
Insemination Instruction Card
Insemination Technique Instruction Card
SECTION EIGHT: Health & Disease
Health and Welfare Checklist
Sickness and Distress Checklist
Injection Instruction Card
Rule no. 1 for Effective Treatment Checklist
SECTION NINE: Dry period-Transition
Dry Cows Management Checklist
Calving Assistance Instruction Card
Fresh Cow Management Instruction Card
10-Days plan: daily checklist for fresh cows
SECTION TEN: Management
Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Instruction Card
