milk protein

paudy67

hi my milk protien as been very high for me over the last few weeks at 3.60. over the last week its slowly crept down to 3.54.

i say there in good grass and i not putting them under too much pressure to graze out.

any ideas why its going down is it the colder wet weather ? anyone else seen a drop ?

frazzledhome

What's your calving spread?

Cows rise in protein after calving for a few weeks and drop as volume increases till later in the season when they will rise as volume declines.

If you had a lot of April calvers, it could be an explanation. I'm taking it they're on good LEAFY grass?

C4d78

paudy67 wrote: »

hi my milk protien as been very high for me over the last few weeks at 3.60. over the last week its slowly crept down to 3.54.

i say there in good grass and i not putting them under too much pressure to graze out.

any ideas why its going down is it the colder wet weather ? anyone else seen a drop ?

Similar to you. They have been rising till this week and now they've slipped from 3.54 back to 3.44 and 3.45. Either cold wet weather or covers are a little heavy. Unsure

paudy67

I not many calving in April but I had a lot in late March . They are in heavy covers but it's still leafy not stemy