Jeffrey Bewley - Helping Dairy Farms Improve

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley has served as dairy housing and analytics specialist at Alltech since 2018. 

Dr. Bewley utilizes a systems approach toward managing the many interconnected parts of the dairy operation, relying on cow-based observations and data to help farmers improve productivity and profitability. 

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley’s areas of expertise include precision dairy technologies, mastitis management, cow-focused facility design and heat stress reduction. 

Jeffrey Bewley - A Systems Approach to Dairy Operation

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley offers on-farm solutions and support to dairies across the country, ensuring farmers are equipped with the expertise and technologies to maximize operational productivity and profitability.

The dairy analytics and housing specialist at Alltech, Dr. Bewley utilizes his nearly two decades of practical industry experience to assess existing systems. Identify opportunities for improvement and deliver recommendations that optimize animal health and output.

A systems approach to dairy operation

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley helps dairy farmers maximize productivity through

• Cow-focused facility design, including identifying opportunities for improving cow comfort and minimizing injury & lameness
  
  
• Mastitis management and reduction techniques to help minimize the disease and improve cow health
  
  
• Heat stress reduction solutions that optimize cool cooling potential through sprinklers, fans and ventilation
  
  
• Herd analytics, including thorough dairy record analysis that identifies meaningful, actionable opportunities for improvement

Learn more about Dr. Bewley and the Alltech team.

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 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 - A Resource of Cow Housing Expertise

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley has studied, researched and taught in the field of dairy cow management and housing for much of his career.

Currently a management consultant and partner at CowFocused Housing, Dr. Bewley now works one-on-one with dairy producers not only to maximize the health and comfort of their animals, but also to develop operations capable of maximum production and profitability on a daily basis.

CowFocused Housing Resources

Dr. Jeffrey Bewley and his team are grateful for the opportunity to share their extensive dairy housing experience and expertise with operations throughout the dairy community. 

Among the housing resources currently available through CowFocused Housing include:

• Compost-bedded pack barns—dairy housing systems generally comprised of large, wide-open resting areas.
  
• Freestall barns—facilities that are fully covered with steel roofing and which provide individual stalls where the animals can lie down.
  
• Tie-stall barns—designs that provide each cow her own stall with immediate access to food and water.

Jeffrey Bewley - Brief Professional Overview

Jeffrey Bewley has an M.S. in Dairy Science from UW-Madison, and a PhD in Animal Sciences from Purdue University. 

Considered an expert in such subjects as animal health economics, mastitis management and prevention, freepost barn construction, compost bedded pack barn construction and precision dairy monitoring technology.....read more


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Jeffrey Bewley - Nearly 30 Years of Industry Experience

Jeffrey Bewley continues to enjoy a successful and rewarding career in the field of dairy science. A noted expert on anything from precision dairy technology and mastitis management and prevention to dairy records management, freestall barn construction, animal health economics and more, Jeffrey Bewley has made and continues to make a positive impact on the dairy cattle industry.

Jeffrey Bewley obtained his first real exposure to and experience with dairy cattle as a record keeper on his grandfather’s dairy farm – work that spanned over 10 years. It was this work that not only instilled an appreciation of dairy cattle management in Bewley, but that paved the way for success in both the public and private sectors – experience that includes: 

• Work as Interim Herd Manager at the Middleburg, South Africa Driefontein Melkery (1998).
• Research at both the University of Wisconsin-Madison (1998-2000) and Purdue University (2005-2008).
• Work as Dairy Technical Services Manager at PerforMix Nutrition Systems (2003-2004).
• A nine-year tenure as extension professor in the in the department of animal and food sciences at the University of Kentucky (2007-2017).

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Former UK professor Jeffrey Bewley: where to start precision dairy farming

As support manager for BoviSync in Wisconsin, Jeffrey Bewley identifies customer needs for the cattle management software company. Coming from an academic background, Jeffrey Bewley brings to the table expert knowledge of precision dairy farming.

This new development refers to the practice of quantifying important measures of health and productivity on a per-animal basis. The sheer amount of innovative technology can make it difficult for farmers to know where to begin.

Perhaps the most obvious place to start is milk production. Software can record how much milk each cow gives, enabling farmers to fine-tune the amount of feed each one receives. This makes for cost savings and increased yields.

Offering another enhancement is heat detection software, which permits growers to find the optimal time for breeding and hence the best periods of lactation.

A major concern for growers is mastitis, a common disease that affects milk production and profitability. Precision dairy farming technology enables the early detection of telltale somatic cells in the milk, letting farmers treat the problem even sooner than before. 

The future should bring further improvements. Generalized systems such as DeLaval’s Herd Navigator will identify which cows need special attention.

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