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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Dr. Jeffrey Bewley provides on-farm support, services and
solutions as Dairy Housing and Analytics Specialist at Alltech—a firm dedicated
to providing dairy farmers the insight and technology needed to overcome
operational challenges and maximize profitability.
Dr. Bewley is also a trusted consultant, partner and dairy
housing expert at CowFocused Housing—a consultancy that works with dairies to
determine the facility type that best serves cow health and comfort while
optimizing overall productivity.
Dairy Housing Resources
A longtime dairy scientist with extensive experience in dairy
management and technology, Dr. Jeffrey Bewley knows that cow comfort is one of
the most important aspects of dairy operation—and that choosing the right dairy
housing option is essential to maximizing that comfort and improving
production.
Jeffrey Bewley and CowFocused Housing work with dairies not only to determine the housing facility type that works best, but also to provide recommendations in terms of design and how to get started.
Dr. Jeffrey Bewley is focused on providing dairy farmers the
tools, technology and insight to improve efficiency, cow health and
profitability.
A dairy operations expert and On-Farm Support professional at
Alltech, Jeffrey Bewley draws on extensive experience with and study of dairy
industry management to deliver producers the solutions needed to maximize
productivity and success for years to come.
Dairy Farm Support and Solutions
Dr. Jeffrey Bewley has spent his career studying, researching
and developing ways to improve dairy cow health, comfort and productivity.
A Dairy Housing and Analytics Specialist, Dr. Bewley knows what
dairies need to maximize efficiency and effectiveness.
He offers farmers proven
expertise in the areas of:
·Cow-focused barn evaluation, design and
construction.
·The management and prevention of mastitis.
·CowSignals training and evaluation.
·Economic decision support for dairy cow
management, disease, culling and reproduction.
·Precision dairy technologies for cow monitoring
and data analysis.
