This article was #17 of the Top 25 most well-read articles on www.progressivedairy.com in 2014. It was published in the March 27, 2014 Extra e-newsletter. If cows were cars, you’d fuel them, lube them, check the oil once in awhile and occasionally wash the windshield. Other than that, you’d wait for a red warning light to come on or watch for a needle reaching the “red zone” before servicing anything major.

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