The dream life of 'happy cows'

Pioneering in issuing standards on "animal welfare"

In the Collins dictionary, the term “animal welfare” means protecting the health and well-being of animals, activities to ensure the quality of life of animals, including physical health, mental health and good adaptation to the living environment.

At TH Group, animal welfare has been built into an independent pillar among the 6 pillars of the Sustainable Development Policy, an important goal and commitment in the entire breeding and production process. The large-scale herd of cows - expected to approach 70,000 in the near future at the High-tech Concentrated Farm Cluster with the world's largest closed-scale production process (certified by the World Record Alliance in 2020) is guaranteed "5 no's" by the British Animal Welfare Council in 1979, including: No hunger or thirst; no discomfort; no pain, injury or illness; no fear and mental anguish; no restrictions on normal behavior and activities.

The cows at TH farm are always guaranteed "5 no's" according to the regulations of the British Animal Welfare Council.

Operating in the dairy industry, TH Group understands that ensuring animal welfare will contribute to ensuring the sustainable development of the enterprise. Therefore, TH is a pioneer enterprise in Vietnam to issue and strictly comply with animal welfare standards.

Mr. Tal Cohen - General Director of TH Milk Food Joint Stock Company.

With the belief that when cows are lovingly cared for, they will produce the purest, freshest milk. TH farm staff always devote their whole heart to caring for each individual cow.

Mr. Tal Cohen said that, in addition to strictly adhering to animal welfare standards and applying science and technology in herd management, TH veterinary staff always improve their knowledge, practice training to improve professional skills, and constantly innovate to bring comfort to the cows on the farm, with the consistent statement: Taking care of the cows today, tomorrow... and every day.

To monitor and ensure the health of the herd, TH uses the world's leading modern Afifarm Herd Management technology with the task of managing each individual, early detecting health, reproductive and nutritional problems. From there, specialized departments will provide the fastest and most accurate solutions.

Each individual cow is managed and monitored using the world's leading modern technology.

The AfiTag electronic chip attached to each cow's leg will collect all the information of each individual in a day and transfer the data to the computer system for analysis. In particular, this device is capable of detecting mastitis, a common disease in dairy cows, 4 days in advance so that the cows can be separated from the herd and treated immediately; the chip also warns and detects the estrus period so that the cows can be inseminated at the right time.

Prevention is better than cure, that is what TH guarantees for its cows. Even the cows at TH's organic farm are treated by veterinary experts with herbs and acupuncture instead of antibiotics. Acupuncture for cows can treat diseases such as heatstroke, sunstroke, bloating, indigestion, poor appetite, slow birth... the ultimate is treating paralysis caused by nerve damage in cows and providing anesthesia without drugs in surgery, something that Western medicine cannot do.

From “happy cows” to clean fresh milk for children's growth

To have pure, natural fresh milk that contributes to improving the physical and intellectual health of the country's future generations, the cows at TH farm not only get to bathe and listen to classical music every day, but each food portion is also analyzed and calculated carefully and strictly.

In each stage of development, dairy cows are fed with a separate formula. TH has used research from the world's leading nutrition experts, from 12-16 types of ingredients mixed according to appropriate formulas, so that the cows can produce milk rich in nutrients and valuable micronutrients for human health.

The cows are bathed and listened to music every day before producing perfect milk.

The world's best sorghum and delicacies for cows are brought to grow on TH's vast hills, using the most modern equipment for planting and care, including a 450m long automatic irrigation system. After harvesting, the food is fermented to kill harmful bacteria, which is the secret to creating a safe, nutritious milk quality. In addition to green raw materials, cow food is also mixed with refined bran and a special ingredient that only TH dairy cows have, which is bagasse and molasses - by-products from the NASU sugar factory - a unit under TH Group.

“We control almost absolute safety right from the stage of cultivating on the pasture. The food that arrives at the center is analyzed for quality. From roughage to mixed food, when it reaches the cow's mouth, everything is analyzed and thoroughly checked using European standard technology. TH cows drink clean water treated with the latest Amiad filtration technology, ensuring an absolutely pure water source,” said Ms. Vy Thu Hang (Director of TH Food and Nutrition Center).

All of these meticulous details create perfection in every drop of TH true MILK. The average fresh milk yield of each cow reaches 34-36 liters per day, equivalent to about 11,000 liters per cycle, the highest in Southeast Asia.

Along with the application of modern science and technology, 4.0 management technology in the production process, TH Group has made its mark by making a glass of milk with all the heart and soul of a mother, bringing the opportunity to drink a glass of fresh, clean, cool milk to all children. TH's clean, perfect fresh milk lines are contributing to taking care of the health of millions of students across the country, joining hands for the stature of Vietnamese children.

TH Group is a pioneer in bringing clean fresh milk to Vietnamese children.

Pioneering the National School Milk Program, in recent years, TH Group has accompanied the Government in widely implementing the Program in Nghe An province and continuing to expand to other provinces and cities. The Program has contributed to creating a revolution in improving nutrition for school-age children, ensuring social equity goals: funding students according to their family's economic conditions to ensure that all children who go to school have access to milk. The successful implementation of the Program also contributes significantly to promoting the implementation of the Government's Overall Project on Developing the Physical Strength and Stature of Vietnamese People. This is also an achievement in developing human resources and enhancing the competitiveness of Vietnamese workers.