Jeffrey Bewley - Dairy Cow Housing Professional

CowFocused Housing Partner Jeffrey Bewley works with dairy farmers and operations to design and build the practice housing they need to maximize cow health, comfort and production. 

As CowFocused consultant, Dr. Bewley offers the compost barn design and management consulting farmers need to minimize disruption, improve cow comfort and work toward maximum production.

Dairy Cow Housing Professional

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley worked toward and received his B.S. in Animal Sciences at the University of Kentucky (1998). He then studied dairy science at UW-Madison under Dr. Roger Palmer, and received his M.S. in Dairy Science in 2000. This was followed by PhD work at Purdue University, where Dr. Bewley focused primarily on the study of Precision Dairy Farming technologies and received his Doctorate in 2008.

Bewley taught as extension dairy professor at the University of Kentucky for nearly ten years, and worked with colleagues to establish CowFocused Housing in January 2018. Visit CowFocused Housing today to learn more.

Jeffrey Bewley: Former University of Kentucky Professor

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley was a lauded professor in the University of Kentucky Animal and Food Sciences Department between 2008-2017. 

In this role, Jeffrey Bewley taught eight classes, served as advisor to 30 undergraduate research students and 17 graduate students, delivered more than 80 invited presentations, and was published in nearly fifty dairy science-related magazines.

Jeffrey Bewley - Metabolic Diseases in Dairy Cattle

As an expert in dairy systems management, Dr. Jeffrey Bewley understands the challenges producers are faced with when it comes to maintaining a healthy, productive herd. One ongoing challenge dairy farmers face is the identification and prevention of common metabolic disorders that can have a significant impact on an animal’s lactation performance and fertility.

Metabolic Diseases in Dairy Cattle

Some of the most common metabolic disorders affecting dairy cows include:

• Acidosis – a condition that can result in slower forage digestion and a reduction in both cud chewing and feed intake.
  
  
• Hypomagnesemia – Also known as “grass staggers,” hypomagnesemia often results from a severe drop in dietary magnesium. The risk for this disorder tends to be highest in early spring and later autumn.
  
  
• Hypocalcemia – Commonly referred to as “milk fever,” hypocalcemia generally results from a severe drop in blood calcium levels – that which may be precipitated during the beginning of milk production.

Jeffrey Bewley currently serves as Consultant at CowFocused Housing.

Jeffrey Bewley - Dairy Housing and Analytics Specialist

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley brings years of practical dairy industry experience to help farmers improve profitability by taking a systems-based approach toward managing the interconnected parts of the dairy operation using data and cow-based observations. 

A Dairy Housing and Analytics Specialist with Alltech since July 2018, Bewley also serves as both Consultant and Partner of CowFocused Housing.