Izindlu Ezidingekayo zeZinkomo Zobisi

© Louise Brodie

Uhlelo lwezindlu olunezicathulo zamahhala noma ama-cubicle anganikezwa ngoba lokhu kudinga indawo encane engaba ngu-10 m² ngesilwane ngasinye. Lokhu kuzovikela izinkomo ngokushisa kwehlobo, izimo zezulu ezimanzi nezidaka ezingase ziholele ekutheni i-mastitis nezinyawo zibole. Umquba womquba ungalawulwa.
Umgodi wokugcina umquba kufanele unikezwe ukuvimbela ukungcolisa imifula yemvelo. Izitezi zokupheka akuyona indawo engokwemvelo yezinkomo zobisi, ngakho-ke izinkomo kufanele zithole indawo yokuvivinya inhlabathi ukuze zivumele isikhathi sokukhanda ukuvimbela izinkinga zezinselo.
Ezinye izakhiwo zihlanganisa isikhala esanele sokulondoloza ukudla (hay futhi sigxila) nendawo lapho ukuphakela kungaxubaniswa khona ngaphambi kokudla. Lokhu kufanele kusondele eduze nendawo yokuhlala ukunciphisa abasebenzi.

Isistimu yezindlu ejulile yokwamukela zonke izigaba zezilwane emhlambini wezobisi kufanele yenziwe yikhulu esakhiweni sezilwane. Izifufula zokudla kufanele zibe eceleni kohlaka oluseduze nendawo yokugcina yokudla ukuze ukondle kalula. Ukuhlelwa kwesakhiwo kuncike emiphakathini ekhona (ukuze kube nokuphuza umoya) kanye nemvula. Ukuhamba kwelanga kufanele kubhekwe njengezinkomo okufanele zivikelwe elangeni ngenkathi zisondla emgodleni wokudla. Izikhumba zokudla kufanele zibe ngaseceleni kwesakhiwo sendawo ephethe uphahla olwanele ukuvikela ukudla ngokumelene nemvula.

Izakhiwo Zokusenga

©Chris Daly
Isakhiwo esingafani nothuli (noma indawo) siyadingeka ukuze kutholakale izinkomo. Ekusebenzeni okuncane, ukukhishwa kwenziwa ngesandla noma ngokusebenzisa umshini omncane wokuthutha. Amanzi ashisayo namanzi abandayo kumele atholakale ukugeza amathayi ngaphambi kokugubha futhi ukugeza umshini wokubamba kanye namathini amabi emva kokwa. Kudingeka futhi kube khona umgodi wokumisa amathini omnyama kanye nendawo yokugcina imishini. Umthamo omkhulu wobisi ongahle uhlile kumele utholakale ekugcineni ubisi.

Translated by Nsika Khoza