FusionAI blog
Case studies, research, and practical playbooks for digital livestock operations: herd health, farm productivity, and operational economics.
Farm feed table: how to keep cows fed
A cow eats for 3–5 hours a day across 6–10 meals, and every hour the feed bunk sits empty means uneaten feed and lost milk.
Ketosis in cows: signs, causes, treatment and prevention
Ketosis is a metabolic disorder in dairy cows during the first weeks after calving: the cow spends more energy on milk than she gets from feed.
AI, Pedometer or Collar: How to Detect Lameness in Cows
Farms look for lameness in five ways: visual assessment, leg-mounted pedometers, collars, platforms with load sensors, and AI-powered cameras.
Dairy Cow Longevity: Why Cows Are Culled So Early
In high-producing herds, a cow completes 2–3 lactations on average and leaves the herd at about 5 years of age, although she could live to around 20.
Why Is a Cow Producing Less Milk? Causes and What to Do
If a cow's milk yield has dropped, the cause may be the stage of lactation, feed, water, udder or hoof disease, heat or stress during milking.
Mastitis in Cows: Signs, Causes, Treatment and Prevention
Mastitis is inflammation of the udder, most often caused by bacteria that enter through the teat canal.
Lameness in Cows: Causes, Types, Stages and Early Detection
Lameness in cows is a sign of pain in the legs, most often in the hooves. It is easier to treat at an early stage, but these are exactly the cases that are usually…