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The History
Yes there are many hay barns full of research on this subject that sometimes justifies various practices that we have used over the past 40 years.
Unfortunately when profit objectives are introduced the agricultural science results of the past, invariably are significantly different.
And certainly categorically more milk does not necessarily mean more profit. That is a myth that is strangling the future of the dairy industry.
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Cow Condition
A fat healthy cow in 5.5 – 6.0 CCS at calving will be more profitable for longer than the current herd of cows now considered industry standards.
Results from our studies over the past ten years and the utilization of the DairyPoint.biz Herd Size Indicator has in all cases reinforced lifting the cow condition score at calving.
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A Profitable Herd of Cows
The graph above of the actual daily profit from a herd of cows, illustrates the opportunity to further improve the profit on a daily basis. This data represents a profit average for the year which is already well in excess of the national average.
These animals are actually fed each day on quality pasture that will allow those cows to produce milk each day to achieve a daily profit.
It is not rocket science. But unfortunately it is not standard farming practice.
With this technology of measuring daily profits, the future opportunities have never been better. |
