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Pampered cattle that enjoy pedicures, massages, cool baths

Alex Ndungu Kabete Dairy Farmer. He has a adopted modern ways of keeping the Dairy cows. ON 10/05/2016 PHOTO; JENIPHER WACHIE

Cattle rearing now has a trendy twist. It is no longer a smelly cow shed affair, but a well planned pampering and mood boosting lifestyle. Farmers have realised other than having a superior breed — if they want livestock to produce optimally- they need to go an extra mile.

Enter the era of pampered cattle — heifers and bulls — that enjoy Tender Loving Care (TLC) from pedicures to cool baths, to enjoying music and watching TVs, napping on a comfortable and clean mattress to living in air conditioned cow sheds.

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