Results of Teagasc milking trial show twice daily milking not needed

No difference in cows milked twice a day and those switched to 10 milkings per week.

You need only milk the cows 10 times a week in the second half of the lactation, according to one year's evidence from Teagasc research at Moorepark.

The research continues, and if similar results are recorded in 2023, farmers could be looking at a “game-changer” in terms of labour savings. Teagasc Researcher Dr Emer Kennedy explained, in conversation with Teagasc Dairy Specialist James Dunne on a recent edition of the Let’s Talk Dairy webinar.