The smaller dairies at least would absolutely care about their animals. And helpfully, their priorities are often aligned: healthier animals would be producing

The smaller dairies at least would absolutely care about their animals. And helpfully, their priorities are often aligned: healthier animals would be producing more milk. The autonomy for cows also suits the farmers who'd otherwise be up early running the rotary mechanism, etc. Couple of years ago, I filmed for dairy tech companies and found it fascinating seeing how robot milkers, collars and so on all worked together.