I have talked about the hoof trimmer and the importance to maintain the cows feet, so let me introduce you to the foot bath! While working late today I was able to grab a picture of a recently milked cow returning to her pen and on her way back she and all the other cows must first walk through the foot bath. The foot bath looks like a dark blue liquid that is only deep enough to submerge their entire hoof. It gets this vibrant blue coloring because it is a mixture of water and copper sulfate. Copper sulfate is an excellent antibacterial agent meaning it will help kill and prevent infections surrounding the hoof, and it can help the hoof material harden making it much more difficult to get rocks and other debris stuck inside. You can see some of other cows which already walked through the foot bath up ahead in the photograph with their blue-dyed feet!
Today we shipped 5,627 gallons of milk and had one new bull calf.
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