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Dairy Cow Udder Hair Removal

Farfield · 2012-09-20 20:10:56

Hi, was just wondering what you guys mostly do to remove your cows udder hair. The hairs on mine are starting to get real long so need to do something before housing - ant suggestions/points/ideas??

20-09-2012 8:10pm

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Farfield

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Hi, was just wondering what you guys mostly do to remove your cows udder hair. The hairs on mine are starting to get real long so need to do something before housing - ant suggestions/points/ideas??

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#2 20-09-2012 8:27pm

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On some big dairy farms in America they use a gas blow torch
one quick flick under the udder and the hair is gone

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#3 20-09-2012 8:30pm

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i use a blow torch- need to be careful thou

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#4 21-09-2012 9:36am

Farfield

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Some use clippers - they would bit a risky enough thing i would have thought.
The hairs on mine seem to have hit overdrive these days - must be getting ready for winter!!

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#5 21-09-2012 4:16pm

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flick- a - bic

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#6 22-09-2012 10:27am

5live

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Somethig like this is what you need

http://www.buyritesolutions.ie/proddetail.php?prod=AE0196

Also available with curved bar if you want to do them while they are feeding or in the yard. Its a low heat flame so the risk of burning the cows teats is very low. Its very handy to do before drycow tubing

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