Dairy chit chat II

Keepgrowing

Timmaay wrote: »

Another reason to reduce the number of autumn milkers

Or perhaps a reason for more?

Reggie.

Keepgrowing wrote: »

Or perhaps a reason for more?

Mad for growth

Mooooo

Keepgrowing wrote: »

Or perhaps a reason for more?

What's your thinking that way? More dry to build covers in the autumn?

Timmaay

Mooooo wrote: »

What's your thinking that way? More dry to build covers in the autumn?

My thinking was less demand at turnout. I'm in the same boat with the late spring calvers, 25% grazed now, drying off most the may calvers next week to help reduce pressure on both the mp and milkers housing, I get stung every March with sh1te weather when cows have to come back in.

Mooooo

Normally here would be the same as winter cows also have bigger appetite in spring but with half my ground wet ours would generally be in at night longer anyway so buffered more. Just wondering where keepgrowing is coming from. The way i view winter milk would be if cows are in longer due to wetter or fragmented ground it's falls in better as cows would be fed inside regardless and could allow one to increase output all assuming winter bonus/ price is good enough of course.

Timmaay

Any reason why I've a decent number of 2nd lactation cows calving down in average/poor bcs? They all got 12+ weeks dry, done with endofluke at dry off, I didn't condition score them then but don't remember them being any worse than others. Perhaps a worms issue? I've them on OAD for now anyways.

degetme

Timmaay wrote: »

Any reason why I've a decent number of 2nd lactation cows calving down in average/poor bcs? They all got 12+ weeks dry, done with endofluke at dry off, I didn't condition score them then but don't remember them being any worse than others. Perhaps a worms issue? I've them on OAD for now anyways.

Did you dung sample for rumen fluke?

Keepgrowing

Timmaay wrote: »

My thinking was less demand at turnout. I'm in the same boat with the late spring calvers, 25% grazed now, drying off most the may calvers next week to help reduce pressure on both the mp and milkers housing, I get stung every March with sh1te weather when cows have to come back in.

May calves should be gone or be October calvers

whelan2

Keepgrowing wrote: »

May calves should be gone or be October calvers

Are you back to full health?

Timmaay

Keepgrowing wrote: »

May calves should be gone or be October calvers

We calved 10months of the yr here 3 yrs ago, I'll ditch the may calvers over next 2yrs. Poor enough winter accommodation here for milkers, no way I would go back to autumn calving.

K.G.

Timmaay wrote: »

Any reason why I've a decent number of 2nd lactation cows calving down in average/poor bcs? They all got 12+ weeks dry, done with endofluke at dry off, I didn't condition score them then but don't remember them being any worse than others. Perhaps a worms issue? I've them on OAD for now anyways.

in a situation like that i always think of feeding space first or overcrowding

Keepgrowing

whelan2 wrote: »

Are you back to full health?

Not quiete but all paperwork is now immaculate

A day of rest spreading urea tomorrow.

Thanks for asking

Gawddawggonnit

GrasstoMilk wrote: »

http://m2-magazine.org/vaccination-staphylococcus-aureus-escherichia-coli-mastitis-supports-early-immune-response-lactating-dairy-cows/

This mastitis vaccine was talked about here last week I think.
Here's a bit of a trial on it. Looks promising

Looking good alright. The guy I was talking to just picks two days a year and just vaccinated everything. Ayr milking though.

Keepgrowing

Normal service resumes tonight. Back on night shift, never as glad to be back in action.
Got a fair shot of urea out today, will finish tomorrow

visatorro

Try this

kevthegaff

Gawddawggonnit wrote:

Looking good alright. The guy I was talking to just picks two days a year and just vaccinated everything. Ayr milking though.

Is it available here? Any withdrawal?

kevthegaff

Any tricks for getting pens rep out of bottle, fcuk in takes ages here?

blackdog1

kevthegaff wrote: »

Any tricks for getting pens rep out of bottle, fcuk in takes ages here?

use the same syringe the whole time and try not to rinse. or else a new one each time. don't really find it that bad....synulox tho....

Gawddawggonnit

kevthegaff wrote: »

Is it available here? Any withdrawal?

Probably is available...

No withdrawal whatsoever.

~€400/100cows so cost effective.

Timmaay

kevthegaff wrote: »

Any tricks for getting pens rep out of bottle, fcuk in takes ages here?

Punch a few holes in it, to let the air into the bottle while you are filling the syringe.

Never wrestle with pigs

kevthegaff wrote: »

Any tricks for getting pens rep out of bottle, fcuk in takes ages here?

I usually inject a syringe full of air into the bottle every time I take out some. It stops the vacuum in the bottle and is easy to get it out.

visatorro

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visatorro

https://mobile.twitter.com/visatorro/status/966762477722750976/photo/1

Think that's working. Was excited after getting clear tb test and opened the gate

Buford T. Justice XIX

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Probably is available...

No withdrawal whatsoever.

~€400/100cows so cost effective.

Probably nearer 800/100 cows here:rolleyes:

Gawddawggonnit

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Probably nearer 800/100 cows here:rolleyes:

Doubtful. Isn’t it manufactured in Ireland?

Buford T. Justice XIX

Gawddawggonnit wrote: »

Doubtful. Isn’t it manufactured in Ireland?

I have a friend farming in England and would sometimes compare prices of different stuff with him. There is very little cheaper here than there. Some would be due to bigger sizes bought over there but for whatever reason everything seems much dearer here

Gawddawggonnit

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

I have a friend farming in England and would sometimes compare prices of different stuff with him. There is very little cheaper here than there. Some would be due to bigger sizes bought over there but for whatever reason everything seems much dearer here

Ditto.
I buy all wormers, flukicides and Teat sealers in Ireland because they’re pom here and therefore waaay overpriced.

Fwiw I gave up on dosing for fluke because of climate. Wormers are rare enough used also, and always to fecal counts...

I never, ever, vaccinate for fun. The only vaccination is for Rota/Corona virus, which is a known issue.

C4d78

Cows out by day here. Is there many lads leaving em out at night or would they be safer in with the vicious, cutting wind that’s due over w/end.
Up fairly high with little shelter. Would they be ok as long as dry?

GrasstoMilk

C4d78 wrote: »

Cows out by day here. Is there many lads leaving em out at night or would they be safer in with the vicious, cutting wind that’s due over w/end.
Up fairly high with little shelter. Would they be ok as long as dry?

Ours are our day and night with a week. They could be in for 2 weeks if this weather everyone is talking about comes so I'm just grazing as much as I can. Still have plenty of silage

Mooooo

Cows out by day, in at night on maize and silage. Could go out by night in parts but wrong ration in the bin for grass at the min