Would you expect a Jersey cow milking ten pounds a day on a two times a day milking to increase in production when changed to a three times per day milking?
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Would you expect a Jersey cow milking ten pounds a day on a two times a day milking to increase in production when changed to a three times per day milking?
yes
7 years ago via Forums | Front Porch Forum
No.
7 years ago via Forums | Front Porch Forum
10 lbs a day in today's world she would get a one way ticket to the packing plant. That is a gallon and a half of milk.
3x milking is beneficial to the those high producing cows. Unless the udder is getting tight the extra milking won't do much but give a farmer a job.
7 years ago via Forums | Front Porch Forum