FARM FACTS

• 600 gallons of milk produced each hour
• Milk 220 cows per hour, 48 stalls (24 each side)
• Dairy cows drink 25 - 50 gallons of water every day
• A full grown Holstein cow weighs between 1,100 and 1,500 pounds
• Each Dairy cow can eat 90 pounds of food every day
• 12,500 gallons of milk is shipped every day
• Computer System
  • Identify cows
  • milk production & lactation
  • activity to monitor illness & estrus
  • conductivity to monitor mastitis
  • sorts cows that need attention