1. Farming - Dairy cattle - Cattle
during this time from 71 cows in 1994 to 92 animals in 2004. Similarly, average milk yields have also risen from 5,299 litres per cow in 1994 to 6,770 litres per cow in 2005 (figures from Defra). Future trends suggest herds will get larger with
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2. What are we doing? - Dairy cattle - Cattle
Breeding to improve cow welfare For many years breeding has largely concentrated on increasing the amount of milk cows produce. It could be argued that is the root cause of many of the welfare problems of the modern dairy cow. This
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3. Key welfare issues - Dairy cattle - Cattle
the welfare of the dairy cow. Selective breeding Selective breeding has traditionally focussed on increasing the amount of milk cows produce, which has caused many of the current welfare issues. RSPCA-commissioned research with a leading
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4. Dairy cattle - Cattle - Farm animals
and management, the dairy cow has developed into our hardest working farm animal. A typical dairy cow can produce 6,000 to over 12,000 litres of milk (10,650 and 21,000 pints) in a single lactation (milk producing period) of 305 days. Some cows
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5. Litter - Help and advice - All about animals
in a discarded can . A cow with its head stuck in a fly-tipped washing machine . A seal with fishing net caught around its neck. A dog that cut an artery on a sharp piece of metal . A cat with its head caught in a tin can .
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6. Litter - Help and advice - All about animals
in a discarded can . A cow with its head stuck in a fly-tipped washing machine . A seal with fishing net caught around its neck. A dog that cut an artery on a sharp piece of metal . A cat with its head caught in a tin can .
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7. Litter - Help and advice - All about animals
in a discarded can . A cow with its head stuck in a fly-tipped washing machine . A seal with fishing net caught around its neck. A dog that cut an artery on a sharp piece of metal . A cat with its head caught in a tin can .
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8. Litter - Help and advice - All about animals
in a discarded can . A cow with its head stuck in a fly-tipped washing machine . A seal with fishing net caught around its neck. A dog that cut an artery on a sharp piece of metal . A cat with its head caught in a tin can .
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9. Litter - Help and advice - All about animals
in a discarded can . A cow with its head stuck in a fly-tipped washing machine . A seal with fishing net caught around its neck. A dog that cut an artery on a sharp piece of metal . A cat with its head caught in a tin can .
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10. Litter - Help and advice - All about animals
in a discarded can . A cow with its head stuck in a fly-tipped washing machine . A seal with fishing net caught around its neck. A dog that cut an artery on a sharp piece of metal . A cat with its head caught in a tin can .
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