Mooooo wrote: » He/ she's obviously showing you new ways to do it
Keepgrowing wrote: » The old adage "an ounce of feeding is worth a ton of breeding" Work ethic
charolais0153 wrote: » I'd say the milker is right...."an ounce of breeding is worth a ton of feeding is the saying iirc
Mooooo wrote: » Twas in the journal about 2k a cow I think. Tbh if land wasn't an option/ target that's what I would of have gone for as much as possible
Timmaay wrote: » On new milkers, I've got in a ucd student for July, chap I have had never seen the inside of a Milking parlour before, very little animal experience ha (despite studying animal crop production), no farming background, just a months experience on a beef, sheep and pig farm previously, he admitted he isn't sure why he is even studying agriculture ha. Anyways 3rd day of him here I was heading off to Moorepark, I knew I'd be really pushing my luck to get him up to speed and milking on hisown for that ha, however I took it nice and handy with him the 1st 2days here, I still had the option of calling in one of my more regular relief milkers the day before, but I decided he was up to speed with it. He didn't have a bother with it on hisown, he's been doing most the weekday Milkings since, learning fast and gaining confidence, and definitely seeing a possible career for himself in dairying moving forward (the beef and sheep farmers he was with were fairly blunt with him about the lack of opportunity there ha)
mf240 wrote: » Your probably easy to work for. Used to do a lot of relief milking and there was some difference in lads. Some lads wouldn't leave you a note or anything just expect you to figure everything out yourself.
Keepgrowing wrote: » These auld xbred runts are hardly worth milking
Mooooo wrote: » Relief Milker must have forgot to milk em last night
Keepgrowing wrote: » LOL OAD don't get it. I've never heard of anyone doing it cause it's more profitable. It suits some but I'm far from convinced. I feel that if we're to be honest and accept that land isn't free 1500 kgms per ha is a minimum
yewtree wrote: » Would be very unsure on oad, think its a great optiion for some nearing end of career and wants to take a step back. Equally unsure there is a min output/ha and then everything is ok. Anyone can get 1500 kg/ha, just keep feeding or overstock your farm. The greenfield have a land cost and are profitable and arent near 1500 kg/ha and for that matter neither am i. Stocked here at just under 3 and will do 460kg ms in a near perfect year for dairy farming. Would it not be better set profit targets rather than production targets. These should include full labour and land costs
pedigree 6 wrote: » Ask your two experts if there's enough UIP (Undegradable intake protein) in that diet. High producing cows in a warm temperature environment especially need enough UIP. Recommended %'s are in the link below.http://www.milkproduction.com/Library/Scientific-articles/Nutrition/Protein/ Other than there's a few studies into milk protein % drops in heat stressed cows which seems to effect the protein ( certain casein over another) more than fat in milk. This is the latest study. Disregard the climate change paragraph.http://www.academia.edu/18084930/Effect_of_summer_season_on_milk_protein_fractions_in_Holstein_cows How's your Scc by the way?
mahoney_j wrote: » Hmmmm there a certain person on twitter that'd lynch u for that statement !!!!,I agree with u tho .at 3 cows per he 1500 kgms would def be minimum
Gawddawggonnit wrote: » Got a milk tank test for ibr done and results are back today. Negative. Pulled out the sorghum silage and replaced it with lucerne. The sorghum was advice I got from a yank... From your link I've just bought an artic of toasted soya and will be including 1kg/hd/day. Hate buying in feed... Scc is 117.
pedigree 6 wrote: » Grazing grass dairy farming in Ireland is just so simple.:D
Samson1980 wrote: Anyone using cluster cleanse on a dairymaster machine? Did it reduce mastitis/scc? Currently dipping every cluster in a bucket
cjpm wrote: » Ya. They get 2 choices. Take it Or go out of business
whelan2 wrote: » Anyone see the new contraption for milk recording. Recorder not impressed anyway
Gawddawggonnit wrote: » Dropping the sorghum by 2kg and replacing it with 2kg lucerne was going to be the next move. They definitely need the maize to hold onto production I'd think.
blackdog1 wrote: » Why ? Big mastitis problem? . Do you milk record? If not do and pick out your high scc cows and put them in a separate group by the parlour and milk them last . Pre spray and post dip the herd and treat the high scc cows or cull them. Also make sure you pre rinse your machine with paracitic acid. Do a culture on the high scc cows find out what type of mastitis and what drugs it's sensitive too. Talk to your vet and pick out a suitable dry cow tube.
freedominacup wrote: » Probably late coming to this one but how good are the crimps? I'd also be thinking a bit more pr needed. You gave everything else analysed but not the crimps. Too much of one type of starch also could be part of the problem. I'd have always fed wheat with maize silage and vise versa.
