Wood wool is not just wood wool not just wood wool - Holzwolle

Appeared in Zürcher Bauer, 4. Mai 2012, Author: Roger Bolt, Strickhof
Reduction in milking time
As well as using the correct wood wool, it is important to follow the correct sequence of tasks during
preparation for milking. First of all the first sprays of milk must be milked into the pre pre-milking cup,
since the first one or two sprays of milk contain a much higher germ content than the rest of the milk.
Then the udder must be cleaned dry. Thanks to the effective stimulation by the wood wool the milk
let-down down is improved and milking time is reduced.
A study conducted in October 2009 by the French agricultural centres of Fontaines and Semur
Châtillon lon revealed this correlation. In Switzerland we now also want more information on the subject.
The vetinerary hospital at the University of Zurich is currrently testing wood wool in preparation for
milking as a Master's thesis. The first results are await awaited in summer 2012.
Cost comparison
Wood wool is used for cleaning udders as a disposable material. In this process, the wood wool can
be simply and ecologically disposed of in manure. Or it can be used as kindling for the fire.
A cost comparison of wood wool as against wet wipes for udder cleaning conducted by Tier und
Technik 2011 shows that wood wool performs better in terms of cost.
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