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04-05-2016, 11:08 PM
A 'Fitbit' for cows is here to help farmers get more milk out of their cattle
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Dairy farming is one of the biggest industries in Pakistan, with an estimated (http://www.pakistaneco**mist.com/pagesearch/Search-Engine2012/S.E663.php) 42 billion liters of milk production per year. With approximately 63 million animals producing milk and over eight million households involved in the trade, the country ranks as the fourth-highest milk producing nation globally.
Despite these rosy numbers, average milk yields per cow are abysmally low*—*estimated at only four*to five liters per day during the lactation cycle. This pales in comparison to the United States*—*incidentally the world’s highest milk producing country*—*where cows yield on average (http://www.dairymoos.com/how-much-milk-do-cows-give/) 32 liters per day. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/05/fitbit-for-cows/)
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Dairy farming is one of the biggest industries in Pakistan, with an estimated (http://www.pakistaneco**mist.com/pagesearch/Search-Engine2012/S.E663.php) 42 billion liters of milk production per year. With approximately 63 million animals producing milk and over eight million households involved in the trade, the country ranks as the fourth-highest milk producing nation globally.
Despite these rosy numbers, average milk yields per cow are abysmally low*—*estimated at only four*to five liters per day during the lactation cycle. This pales in comparison to the United States*—*incidentally the world’s highest milk producing country*—*where cows yield on average (http://www.dairymoos.com/how-much-milk-do-cows-give/) 32 liters per day. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/05/fitbit-for-cows/)
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