--- title: Lely North America Blog | Cow Comfort description: Cow Comfort | The Lely Life blog tells the stories of dairy producers and dairy industry professionals all across North America. Lely provides advice on issues the dairy farming industry is facing today as well as the latest news and information that farmers need to know about dairy farm automation. --- - [Home](https://www.lelylife.com/) - [About](https://info.lely.com/about) - [Contact](https://www.lely.com/us/about-lely/contact/) - [Coffee Talks](https://coffeetalks.lelylife.com) - [Lely.com](https://www.lelyna.com) [automatic-feeding-system](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/automatic-feeding-system), [cow-health](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/cow-health), [feed-intake](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/feed-intake), [feeding](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/feeding), [lely-vector](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/lely-vector), [milk-quality](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/milk-quality), [milk-yield](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/milk-yield), [robotic-dairy](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/robotic-dairy), [smart-feeding](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/smart-feeding) [Listen 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freedoms they... ![Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/PersonaVideo/logo2.png) [By Team Lely](https://www.lelylife.com/author/team-lely) [![Lely Luna automatic cow brush](https://www.lelylife.com/hubfs/LelyLunaBrush468x314.jpg)](https://www.lelylife.com/2016/10/lely-luna-cow-brush-provides-optimum-comfort-and-hygiene-for-cows?hsLang=en-us) [Read Now](https://www.lelylife.com/2016/10/lely-luna-cow-brush-provides-optimum-comfort-and-hygiene-for-cows?hsLang=en-us) [Animal Care](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/animal-care), [Cow Comfort](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/cow-comfort), [Lely Luna](https://www.lelylife.com/topic/lely-luna) October 20, 2016 [Lely Luna Cow Brush provides optimum comfort and hygiene for cows](https://www.lelylife.com/2016/10/lely-luna-cow-brush-provides-optimum-comfort-and-hygiene-for-cows?hsLang=en-us) Robotic milking barns should optimize cow comfort. 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