A lactating dairy herd at the feed face
Holistic dairy nutrition · Shropshire

Cows first.
Rations second.
Profit follows.

Independent dairy and beef nutrition and herd consultancy. Cows walked, forages sampled, manure analysed, cows condition scored - and the small signs noticed before they become big ones

The practice

Dairy nutrition,
considered cow by cow.

Dairy nutrition, properly done, looks nothing like a ration printout handed over the gate. It begins with the cow - how she walks, how she lies, how she breathes, how full her rumen sits an hour after feeding, what her manure says about the diet she's actually eating.

Cowcentric works one-on-one with dairy farmers and their teams - observation, recorded honestly, turned into an action plan of next steps and followed up at each visit.

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Recent writing.

August 30, 2026

Foraging for solutions…

A second year of unprecedented, extended heat and little, or no rain for 8-10 weeks (depending on your geography!) has left many…

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The first visit is a chat — about the farm, the herd, the goals, the headaches. No obligation.