When the weather is intensely hot, the famers experiences dry periods. As always, when Mr. Salter talked about the smothering days he would get angry. His cows would get heat stress and those were the bad days when only ten cows would produce sustainable milk. “Heat stress during the dry period reduces milk yield in the subsequent lactation of dairy cows” (Fernanda C. Ferreira). The cows that suffer from the heat would lose weight which affected milk production. He explained to me how the dry periods stopped mammary growth and this leads to less milk.
Personally, less milk is an issue. On holidays, I make my Limeade pie which tops all the desserts. My mother would kill me if I squeezed in the recipe but I think you should know the main ingredients. Condensed milk and whipped cream are the primary ingredients that make the pie. Without my pie being displayed after the heavy meal hearts would be broken. Subsequently, less milk equals my uncle feeling unsatisfied because of the lack of Limeade …show more content…
Some researchers are suggesting that the procedure is nonessential. It’s the idea that if you must use the method on a yearly basis then maybe it not working. Humans do it all the time! The placebo effect makes us think that the drug is working for our benefit. Then, we stop taking it. What happens over the next few days? It comes back and we take more medicine. “These methods have huge issues with interpretation and ironically may lead to more ADCT being used rather than less” (James Breen). After endless research, cows tested on the same farm had the similar bacterial populations after the ADCT the next year. (James Breen) Farmers such as Mr. Salter have questioned why they should reduce the use of antibiotic dry cow therapy on their herds. They don’t have the appropriate equipment to determine if the cow is a drying cow. The researchers could only say that there is no perfect method to use. Trial and error is the best way to look at