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(Nederlands) Tip van de Maand – Juli 2026

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There are many hot days again this summer…

What a few hot days we had!
Did you and your company get through it well?
What went well and what didn’t?
And regarding what didn’t go well—we are bound to have more hot days; are there solutions for this?

Are your cows receiving sufficient cooler and refreshed air?
So, is exhaled air or “feed / barn” air not just being blown around? ..

Is there sufficient fresh drinking water?

Is it pleasant to be in the robot room with plenty of clean (fresh?) air?

Is the compressor receiving sufficient cool air? Are the filters clean?

Is the cooling unit receiving sufficient clean air?

Can you adequately ventilate the technical rooms containing vacuum pumps, etc.?

Can the young cattle find shade and cooler spots?

And when grazing: let the cows ruminate in the “coolest” spot!
So, in the barn in the afternoon.
In warm weather, from approximately 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM are not times to graze cows!

And do you have another good tip for your colleagues?
Let us know.

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