Proper brushing of a cow will help the animal look lively and fresh. Cleaning also helps to avoid external parasites.
You may also need to clean the cow to show it off at the local county fair or other occasions. And you need to clean your cows more often, especially if you have dairy cows.
You can incorporate a spray system to clean the cow about once a day.
In addition to cleaning the body, you should also use a foot bath to improve the health of the cow’s hooves. However, here we will go into more detail about the process of cleaning a cow.
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Add a sprinkler to the wash chamber before milking
You can design a pre-milking wash stall with sprinklers to wash multiple cows.
In this system, install sprinklers throughout the pen in which you keep the cows before milking. It will be good to use concrete for the floor.
This will help keep the floor dry quickly and you won’t end up with a permanently dirty area. For thorough washing of cows, sprayers should be sprayed upwards and downwards.
Add a sprinkler to the gutter
You can add a watering system to the gutter to water individual cows. Install the footbath in the gutter system so that cows pass through the footbath and then through the spray system. And the system should have nozzles spraying from all sides to clean the cow.
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Secure the cow
First, secure the cow outside with a halter or a rope attached to the collar to release the cow in this system. If possible, tie the cow to a fence or tie it to the side of a building instead of a post.
This ensures that the cow cannot go around in circles or get tangled in the rope. Another good option is to use a cow wash tub. The chute holds the cow’s head in place, giving you room to wash your body.
Cleaning the cows on a hot day
Sometimes a cow can react if she is washed in cold water. It is therefore necessary to choose a warm day to clean the cow.
A warm day also helps to air dry the cows’ hair afterwards, and they will be more willing to bathe if it is warmer outside.
Use a brush
Use a comb or brush to care for loose hair and dirt. Comb the cow, paying particular attention to particularly dirty areas, starting from the back.
You can apply pressure to pull out hair and dirt. Clean the whole cow, including the belly and legs. Keep an eye on the hair so you don’t disturb the cow.
Before brushing, pour the cow from top to bottom with a garden hose, starting from the back and working down along the body.
Use soap or shampoo
You can use cow shampoo or soap to clean the cow. Scrub the soap in a circular motion with a dish brush.
And if using shampoo, pour the shampoo onto the cow from the bottle with strings, covering most of the cow’s back with strips of shampoo.
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Use a scrub brush and scrub the cow thoroughly. The cleaning brush is useful for removing dirt from the back of the head.
Next, move down the neck and back, then move to the stomach and legs (wash the soap off as you go). When you’re done, brush from top to bottom.
Rinse and dry the cow
Rinse the cow with clean water from a hose. Spray the cow with water, starting at the back of the head. Treat the neck and back by spraying all the soap on top of the cow before going down.
The belly of the pipe and the legs too. Run your hand over the cow to make sure the soap runs off as you spray. Finally, apply a light mist on your face. You can hold the cow’s head in place by holding the halter.
After cleaning the cow, pour out the water with a scraper and dry the cow. You can simply let the cow dry in the sun.
Use of the footbath
The footbath is used to wash the hooves of cows. You can choose a plastic or metal footbath and it should be at least 6 to 8 inches deep.
It is more efficient to use a two-bath system, the first should contain pure water and the second the solution you are using.
You must place the footbath in the area that the cows must pass through. And it should be placed in a place or area where cows will need to cross it at least a few times a week or even daily.
Remember that you don’t have to actively wash the cow’s feet. Rather, they just need to make a decision.
The solutions used for footbach are different on each farm. But one of the most common is copper sulfate.
Organic acids and formalin are other commonly used ingredients in the solution. Change the footbath solution when it becomes cloudy.
These are common ways to clean a cow. Regular cleaning of cows is very beneficial in keeping cows looking and looking fresh. Good luck!
