Jeffrey Bewley - Dairy Science Industry Success

Jeffrey Bewley has enjoyed nearly thirty years of work and success, as a member of the dairy cattle management and science industry. 

A noted academic, professional, and leader in the field of dairy science, Dr. Jeffrey Bewley has made his mark not only on countless students, colleagues, and organizations throughout his career, but also on many notable industry organizations.

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.

Jeffrey Bewley - CowSignals Evaluation and Training

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley has more than 30 years of practical experience in the dairy industry, and puts that experience to work to help dairy farmers optimize operational efficiency and profitability.

An Alltech On-Farm Support professional since 2018, Dr. Bewley offers data-supported, cow-based solutions that ensure dairy producers have what they need to overcome challenges and maximize production.

CowSignals Evaluation and Training

Among the services offered by Dr. Jeffrey Bewley and his team are CowSignals Evaluation and Training—the sciences of reading and analyzing cow behavior to identify potential for improvement in both their routines and surroundings.

Certified in CowSignals, PeopleSignals, Fertility Signals, HoofSignals, Youngstock Signals and Udder Signals, Dr. Bewley knows how to spot issues that may be impacting cow health, behavior and productivity quickly—and to make recommendations for addressing and correcting those issues in order to achieve higher levels of cow comfort and operational efficiency. 

Jeffrey Bewley: An Expert Approach to Dairy Management

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley offers dairy farmers a systems approach to dairy management—one that considers all the interconnected parts of the dairy’s operation, and that utilizes both data and cow-based observations to improve overall productivity and profitability.

A Dairy Housing and Analytics Specialist at Alltech, Dr. Bewley and his team provide a comprehensive array of dairy cow services and solutions that work to eliminate inefficiency, improve cow health and maximize profit.

An Expert Perspective

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley and his team offer in-depth knowledge of and experience in numerous facets of dairy operation, including:

·         Precision dairy technologies (wearable, parlor-based and image-based).

·         CowSignals evaluation and training.

·         Cow-based economic decision support and advising.

·         Mastitis management.

·         Heat stress reduction.

·         Cow-focuses facility design

·         Barn flipping (compost, freestall and tie-stall)

·         Alltech herd analytics (AHA)

·         And more.

Click here to learn what Dr. Bewley and Alltech’s Elite Dairy Advisors can do for your operation.

Jeffrey Bewley - Herd Analytics Services

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley offers dairy operations and leaders the expert insight and solutions they need to achieve better productivity and profitability.

An expert in dairy cow nutrition, housing, technologies and analytics, Dr. Bewley and the team at Alltech Dairy On-Farm Support work hard to ensure your operation is running at its best—and is saving you the utmost in time and money.

Herd Analytics

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley and Alltech offer full herd analytics services to help you understand and improve the profitability of your herd. Dr. Bewley gets results through a systems approach to dairy operation management—one the utilizes both cow-based observations and data to enhance operational efficiency and profitability.

These analytics are generated every day, and Dr. Bewley and his team work to ensure the collected data is being used to its fullest potential.

Visit Dr. Bewley and the team at Alltech On-Farm Support today to learn more.

Jeffrey Bewley - What Cow Comfort Housing Should Offer the Cow

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley is a consultant and partner with CowFocused Housing—a management consultancy focused on providing dairy farmers the insight and expertise they need to maximize cow comfort, health and productivity.

An experienced professional who has researched and worked with dairy farm operations for more than 20 years, Dr. Jeffrey Bewley knows how crucial it is to build and maintain facilities centered on cow comfort and health—particularly when it comes to optimizing operational efficiency.

What Should a Cow-Focused Facility Provide?

As Jeffrey Bewley knows, any cow-focused design should focus on six basic elements, including:

·         Water, which should be accessible to each animal at least 21 hours out of each day.

·         Food; nutritious, palatable feed that should also be accessible a minimum of 21 hours a day.

·         Air; made available through proper, effective and ongoing ventilation.

·         Light sources accessible at least 18 hours each day.

·         Rest for 12 hours a day.

Space, enough for the animal to feed and drink without fear, injury or obstruction. 

Jeffrey Bewley: Former Extension Dairy Specialist

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley is a dairy housing consultant at CowFocused Housing and a dairy housing and analytics specialist at Alltech. Prior to his present roles, Dr. Bewley served as an extension dairy specialist at the University of Kentucky—where he taught and researched in the areas of dairy cow operation and management for more than nine and a half years. 

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