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.
Dr. Jeffrey Bewley is focused on providing dairy operations the
technology-based services and solutions they need to achieve higher rates of
productivity and profitability.
A Dairy Housing and Analytics Specialist at
Alltech, Dr. Bewley offers a range of on-farm support options that utilize data
and cow-based observations to boost cow comfort, health, productivity and
efficiency.
Comprehensive On-Farm Services
A seasoned dairy industry professional, Dr. Jeffrey Bewley offers
dairy farmers the value of comprehensive on-site solutions, including:
Barn evaluation and flipping to identify cow
comfort opportunities.
Cow-focused facility design for maximizing
comfort and minimizing injuries.
Mastitis management for reducing the probability
of mastitis during operation.
CowSignals training to read cow behavior and
identify opportunities for improving routines and surroundings.
Alltech Herd Analytics (AHA) to find meaningful
and actionable economic opportunities.
Heat stress reduction to maximize ventilation
and cow cooling opportunities.
Economic decision support for more efficient
operational management.
Precision dairy technologies for monitoring and
optimizing production.
Dr. Jeffrey Bewley is a trusted expert in the field of dairy cow
housing and health. A former dairy specialist and professor at the University
of Kentucky, Dr. Bewley is often looked to by dairy farmers as a resource of
knowledge and insight when it comes to optimizing dairy cow health, comfort and
production—as well as those conditions and ailments that adversely affect dairy
operation output.
Mastitis: Signs You May Have a Problem
As Dr. Jeffrey Bewley knows, one condition that commonly impacts
the health and production of dairy cattle is mastitis—an illness that can often
lead to high levels of discomfort and pain for the animals affected.
Some of
the more obvious symptoms of clinical mastitis include:
Udder abnormalities such as hardness, heat,
swelling and redness.
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.
Dr. Jeffrey Bewley, a longtime professor at the University of
Kentucky, currently works as Dairy Housing and Analytics Specialist at Alltech—an
organization dedicated to supplying agriculture facilities and professionals
the innovative solutions and products they need to improve efficiency and profitability.
And as part of Alltech’s dairy housing team, Dr. Jeffrey Bewley
focuses on equipping dairy producers with the insight, technology and expertise
they need to optimize animal health, production and productivity.
Helping Dairy Producers Achieve Their Goals
Dr. Bewley and the team at Alltech aim offer clients support and
guidance in a number of areas, including everything from food efficiency and
food enrichment to mycotoxin management, enzyme management, protein management,
gut health management, antibiotic-free production and more.
A noted expert in dairy housing, Dairy Farming and dairy cow comfort, Dr. Bewley looks to supply dairy farmers with the knowledge and tools they need to realize their full production potential.
Dr. Jeffrey Bewley works as Partner and Consultant at CowFocused Housing, a consulting firm
that provides expertise and guidance to dairy facilities regarding practical
cow housing construction and cow comfort. Among the types of housing Dr. Bewley
and his team advice on is compost bedded pack barns—housing systems generally
consisting of open resting areas bedded with sawdust or wood shavings and
manure.
As Dr. Bewley knows, there are essential rules of
compost bedded pack barn building. Some of these include:
Providing a minimum of 100 square feet in the resting area for each individual cow.
Ensuring each barn is oriented east to west—a position that helps maximize the natural winds flowing across the barn’s longer side.
Installing a continuous ridge vent opening at least three inches for every 10 feet of roof width.
Providing a minimum of 2-2.5 feet of feed bunk space per individual cow—as well as three feet of water tank perimeter for every 15-20 cows.
