The participants sampled cheese and spent time at the vat discussing the techniques and tools used. F or California dairy farmers interested in becoming cheesemakers, the CMAB also sponsored a half-day seminar to discuss market trends and how planning the right product mix can help create a successful cheesemaking operation. Participants were able to taste a number of European, American and California cheeses and ask questions of two California farmstead cheesemakers. I nformation supplied by the California Milk Advisory Board. C anadian research suggests that cows find shouting just as adverse as being shocked with an electric prod during handling.
Previous studies suggest that adverse handling can lower milk production.
The chute was 3.3 feet wide and 6,6 feet tall. According to Ed Pajor, assistant professor at Purdue University and behavior specialist, the longer it takes the animal to travel to the chute, the more adverse they find the treatment. T he results show a significant difference in the time it took cows to walk the 33 feet when prodded or shouted at, compared to animals not receiving any adverse treatment. Animals that were shocked took 53 seconds longer than control cows. Shouting resulted in cows completing the course in 130 seconds, or 59 seconds longer.