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Dawn brings feeding time and the cows begin lining up for their specially combined mixtures of feed and nutrients, all based on the nutritional needs of the cows during their lactation cycle. View photo by Ray Thomas
Dawn brings feeding time as the tractor drops off a specially combined mixtures of feed and nutrients to the different corrals, all based on the nutritional needs of the cows during their lactation cycle. View photo by Ray Thomas
Dawn brings feeding time and the cows begin lining up for their specially combined mixtures of feed and nutrients, all based on the nutritional needs of the cows during their lactation cycle. View photo by Ray Thomas
Ernie Martinez loads the gun, sheath and semen to artifically inseminate one of the cows. The artificial insemination process is an ongoing activity for breeding purposes as well as being part of the milking cycle. View photo by Ray Thomas
Corn silage made by fermenting the whole corn plant under plastic and a fresh crop of corn to become silage in the field behind the heap is used to make up part of the cow's diet and provide more nutrients than just feeding them dried corn. Each cow consumes about 90 pounds of feed and 25 gallons of water a day while they are lactating. View photo by Ray Thomas
MIlking cups attach milking machine to the cow in a process that takes about seven minutes and generally procures between 60 and 150 pounds of milk per cow every eight hours. The milk fresh from the cow is about 100 degrees and is sent to cool at about 36 degrees. This process kills most of the bacteria and keeps the milk fresh for processing and pasturization at a different site. View photo by Ray Thomas
Modern fencing allows the cows to stick their heads through an adjustable gated slots at spaced distances to keep the cows comfortable and safe while eating. The gated fencing also can be moved to a locked position to prevent keep heads inside the corral during cleaning or maintenance. View photo by Ray Thomas
Coming from a long line of dairy men, Carlos Vasquez knows the importance of keeping everything as clean as possible as he sprays down the stalls and floor in between milking groups of the 1200 cows on the Kerr farm. View photo by Ray Thomas
Modern fencing allows the cows to stick their heads through an adjustable gated slots at spaced distances to keep the cows comfortable and safe while eating. The gated fencing also can be moved to a locked position to prevent keep heads inside the corral during cleaning or maintenance. View photo by Ray Thomas
Ernie Martinez loads the gun, sheath and semen to artifically inseminate one of the cows. The artificial insemination process is an ongoing activity for breeding purposes as well as being part of the milking cycle.

View photo by Ray Thomas
Ernie Martinez loads the gun, sheath and semen to artifically inseminate one of the cows. The artificial insemination process is an ongoing activity for breeding purposes as well as being part of the milking cycle. View photo by Ray Thomas
Ernie Martinez loads the gun, sheath and semen to artifically inseminate one of the cows. The artificial insemination process is an ongoing activity for breeding purposes as well as being part of the milking cycle.

View photo by Ray Thomas
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