In this episode of The Dairy Podcast Show, Dr. Sivan Lacker, Product and Applications Manager at Afimilk and a veterinarian, explains how understanding cow behavior can improve dairy management and increase technology success on the farm. She explores how vision, hearing, habituation, and behavioral adaptation influence cow interactions with equipment, data collection, and daily routines. Discover practical strategies to build more effective dairy systems. Listen now on all major platforms!

Meet the guest: Dr. Sivan Lacker is a veterinarian who graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and is the Product and Applications Manager at Afimilk. Her work focuses on dairy cow welfare, behavior, and practical farm management through behavioral insights and technology. She also founded Mutual Dairy Farming, supporting producers worldwide with consulting and training while advancing practical cow management systems. Listen to The Dairy Podcast Show with Dr. Sivan Lacker on all major platforms.

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What you'll learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (01:29) Introduction
• (03:17) Cow perception
• (08:48) Habituation methods
• (15:20) Technology adaptation
• (21:36) Behavioral troubleshooting
• (30:00) Research translation
• (33:35) Final Questions

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