Best Method of Drying Off Dairy Cow
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Question (English)
Best method of drying off for high yielding dairy cow is:
- Intermittent milking
- Stripping
- Incomplete milking ✓ Correct
- Abrupt cessation
Explanation:
Correct Answer: Incomplete milking
Incomplete milking is the best method of drying off a cow (as per notes on methods of drying). In this method, progressively less milk is removed at each milking, gradually reducing udder stimulation until milk production stops.
Methods of Drying Off
- Incomplete milking: Best method — gradually reduces stimulation
- Intermittent milking: Milking at irregular intervals
- Complete cessation: Wrong method — abruptly stopping milking can cause mastitis and udder damage
Why Other Options Are Wrong
- Intermittent milking: An acceptable but not the best method.
- Stripping: A milking technique (removing last milk), not a drying off method.
- Abrupt cessation: The WRONG method — can lead to mastitis and udder problems.
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