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The Arts at UC Davis - yes, raising our famous cows is an art. Join us for a tour of the UC Davis Dairy Teaching and Research Facility to get an inside look at the daily life of a UC Davis cow. Space is limited.
About the Facility
The UC Davis Dairy Teaching and Research Facility is located on the main campus at the University of California at Davis. The milking herd of 105 cows, excluding dry cows, are milked two times per day in a modern single herringbone parlor with automatic takeoffs, cow identification and production recording. In addition, the dairy has computerized rumination and activity monitoring used for estrus detection and detection of sick cows. The rolling herd average is well above 27,500 pounds of energy corrected milk per cow annually. Milk from the dairy is sold to Hilmar Cheese Company, Hilmar, CA. Along with the milk cows, 200 replacement heifers are raised from birth to calving at this facility. All of the animals are registered. The makeup of the herd is 75% Holsteins and 25% Jersey cows.