Infected cattle suddenly develop a fever, become wheezy, pale, and squeeze on their manure, (as it becomes very thick). The most characteristic is the red-colored urine.
April 23, 2022, a sunny spring day in southern Germany. During my farm visit to a cow-calf farm, I immediately notice that some very young calves are abnormally slow. What is going on here?
If the behavior of the stockman or animal handler changes in a positive way, the behavior of his livestock will also change in a positive way. This will benefit job satisfaction, safety, efficiency, profitability and animal welfare in the long run.
Cows are very fond of regularity.
They have an excellent sense of time.
A change of time leads some cows to a temporary disruption of their daily rhythm, (just like some humans).