Our company is part of a complex, ever-changing industry. Through Milk Matters, we want to keep our customers up to date on current developments in dairy production and provide advice to dairy farmers who want to improve their operation.
The DeLaval vision is to make sustainable food production possible. This reflects our belief that the most important contribution we can make in the area of sustainability is to support our customers and help them meet their challenges.
The genetic potential of today’s dairy cows is very high and still increasing. That’s why feed and feeding strategies are becoming more and more ...
The quality of floors, in terms of shape, hardness, friction and hygiene is of great importance for the health of cow feet and legs. Large groups...
Milk consists of about 90 per cent water, so it is not surprising that a cow’s water intake has a major effect on her milk production. When you p...
The public is showing an increasing concern for the welfare of the cows on modern large dairy farms. Are the new technologies harmful? Is the...
Fundo El Risquillo, a large farm in Chile with 6500 dairy cows, has just signed an agreement to install 64 DeLaval VMS™ milking robots making it ...
Two of the major players in the NZ dairy industry have announced a collaboration agreement for the benefit of New Zealand dairy farmers. DeLaval ...
Seven of the world’s most productive DeLaval VMS dairies were recognized at the VMS PRO user club conference for harvesting, on average, up to 6,...
In January, DeLaval organized a Hoof Forum in Gent, Belgium with external and internal Hoofcare experts on digital dermatitis from The Netherland...
As much as 70-80% of all culling on farms is related to lameness, mastitis and reproduction problems. We think this is far too high. There are many things that can be done to improve cow comfort to increase the productive, healthy lifetime of cows. Read more about cow longevity here
To produce more food for an increasing population in a sustainable manner is no small feat. All actors in the milk chain need to contribute. At DeLaval, our sustainability approach encompasses four areas of work : animal welfare, profitability, social responsibility and environment. Read more here.
