TRUDI Hammond is a veteran dairy farmer using automatic feeding machines in her calf-rearing system. Four years ago she changed from one automatic feeding system to another.Investing in each automatic feeding system is an investment in the well-being of the operators as well as the animals. Mrs Hammond has noted the automatic systems alleviate back and shoulder strain, making it a more comfortable and enjoyable environmentfor her and others to work in."We used to feed calves four litres of milk once a day and it was a very manual work system," she said.
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