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satstheway · 13-04-2014 09:52PM

Anybody use ambic mastitis detectors. I find them handy before using cmt.

trixi2011 · 14-04-2014 06:50AM

Right here is an idea for any of you taking milk samples for sensitivity testing. Every time you take a test take a picture of what the milk looked like easy now most people have a smart phone. When you get the results back print the picture and put it up on the wall or drugs cabinet and write the strain of mastitis and the best treatment for beside it. every time you take a sample take a picture of the milk. Once you have photos of all the strains its very easy to make a decision on what strain it most likely is and the best treatment by comparing to the photos . This has worked really well for me in the past and works especially well if you are not in the pit and have someone milking for you.

Brown Podzol · 14-04-2014 08:48AM

frazzledhome wrote: »

Took out 2 more this pm, also going for a drive

Something I found checking out cell counts, gives an idea of the scale of infection. At 500,000, 25 cows will have 16 quarters infected between them.:eek:

"Herds with bulk tank SCC above 200,000 will have varying degrees of subclinical mastitis present. Data from the National Mastitis Council (1987) show that 6% of the [udder] quarters in a herd could be expected to be infected in a herd with a bulk tank SCC of 200,000.
At 500,000 SCC, 16% of the quarters may be infected with a 6% reduction in milk production compared to a SCC of 200,000."

whelan2 · 14-04-2014 01:26PM

i found 2 cows milk cmt, milk recorded this morning, will have results before i start breeding next week, so will be able to earmark any repeat offenders before then for culling. Milkman came here yesterday morning at 4.30 am as usual,collects every second day, he arrived at 2am this morning,yard wasnt clear but he managed, he left a note he will be back again tomorrow, my dad reckons there must have been a problem with a load yesterday and they needed milk.

whelan2 · 14-04-2014 06:54PM

sent samples with milkman yesterday for scc, have results by email today

awaywithyou · 14-04-2014 08:24PM

frazzledhome wrote: »

I know that there's an SCC thread but I found thus helpful. Myself and the lads were loosing heart and even getting frustrated with each other. At least I didn't feel alone

If your care to read back through this thread there's lots of tips and no magic bullet. I think it's down to attention to detail.

Ya mind me asking what make of parlour do you have?

mahoney_j · 14-04-2014 09:07PM

awaywithyou wrote: »

Ya mind me asking what make of parlour do you have?

I'd say its a delaval!!!!!!!!!

awaywithyou · 14-04-2014 10:50PM

mahoney_j wrote: »

I'd say its a delaval!!!!!!!!!

I think it is too!!

frazzledhome · 14-04-2014 11:58PM

awaywithyou wrote: »

Ya mind me asking what make of parlour do you have?

Pearson actually

whelan2 · 16-04-2014 05:50AM

glanbia milk statements are online now

whitebriar · 16-04-2014 10:11AM

whelan2 wrote: »

glanbia milk statements are online now

Agrilink has crashed.
Also its not iPad friendly you can get the statement up but can only see page one and the top of page two,so have no info from it bar how much milk you sent in on the statement month which you know anyway ,its not scroll able-and this is a revamped site?

laptop tells me the site has crashed.

Greengrass1 · 16-04-2014 10:18AM

whelan2 wrote: »

glanbia milk statements are online now

Keep trying to get the father to sign up.
Missing last mays milk statement so I need it

whelan2 · 16-04-2014 11:38AM

whitebriar wrote: »

Agrilink has crashed.
Also its not iPad friendly you can get the statement up but can only see page one and the top of page two,so have no info from it bar how much milk you sent in on the statement month which you know anyway ,its not scroll able-and this is a revamped site?

laptop tells me the site has crashed.

its working for me now

slippy wicket · 16-04-2014 08:30PM

whitebriar wrote: »

Agrilink has crashed.
Also its not iPad friendly you can get the statement up but can only see page one and the top of page two,so have no info from it bar how much milk you sent in on the statement month which you know anyway ,its not scroll able-and this is a revamped site?

laptop tells me the site has crashed.

If you are using agrilink on either iphone or ipad, open your account information as a seperate window in safari. It'll load in correctly then.

whelan2 · 17-04-2014 06:06AM

whelan2 wrote: »

glanbia milk statements are online now

money in account now, a day early

knockmulliner · 17-04-2014 06:35AM

Just checked bank, glanbia payment arrived since last night, very welcome.

kevthegaff · 17-04-2014 08:38AM

how much? tell all;-)!

kevthegaff · 17-04-2014 09:58AM

rang co op, 41.54 c/litre 85k litre back flexi happy days!

whelan2 · 08-05-2014 06:05AM

any word on the april price?

frazzledhome · 08-05-2014 06:27AM

Heard nothing, can't see a drop till contracts are signed.

This will be the easiest drop ever as every farmer is talking it down since the FINDO mentioned UK milk, something that's been going on for years BTW O'Brien was short if news and thought he had a scoop

freedominacup · 08-05-2014 06:32AM

frazzledhome wrote: »

Heard nothing, can't see a drop till contracts are signed.

This will be the easiest drop ever as every farmer is talking it down since the FINDO mentioned UK milk, something that's been going on for years BYW. O'Brien was short if news and thought he had a scoop

Yeah not much of a headline in,

"UK MILK COMING IN"

with a sub head of

"No need to panic, it's been happening for years we just didn't spot it"

It's callled spin.:rolleyes:

mf240 · 08-05-2014 06:42AM

Price will stay at 39 for the moment.

If farmers are slow to send in contracts we will get all the peak months out of it.

Brown Podzol · 08-05-2014 08:14AM

DG agm yesterday, having a serious look at April milk price.

Clutch Pack · 08-05-2014 10:10AM

Brown Podzol wrote: »

DG agm yesterday, having a serious look at April milk price.

Kerry unchanged for April,DG will not be the first to drop.

einn32 · 08-05-2014 03:56PM

DG are supposed to hold the milk price for now. Impossible to get land around here too. Seems like they would rather grow rushes then give it to someone who would work it. It will be an interesting time in dairy farming over the next few years.

On the New Zealand thing I don't think farming is all it's blown up to be out there. A lot of the small guys (300 to 400 cows) are struggling financially. Met a guy out there 15 years ago who was share milking 400 cows. All he had was a quad with a few tools and a milking parlour. Harsh drought had to cull some of the cows. Father went back out this year and the same guy owns the farm and now has another farm up the road. He is under pressure for money though. He said they use more feed now too. But the big operators are pushing on in to the 1000s. Also the environmental consequences of the dairy farm scale is a big issue for the general public. Buildings for a few 100 cows is mind boggling. They seem worried about the USA not Ireland!

I don't think Ireland will see scale that big in dairying. It's a more cut throat industry there too.

Deepsouthwest · 08-05-2014 06:18PM

einn32 wrote: »

DG are supposed to hold the milk price for now. Impossible to get land around here too. Seems like they would rather grow rushes then give it to someone who would work it. It will be an interesting time in dairy farming over the next few years.

On the New Zealand thing I don't think farming is all it's blown up to be out there. A lot of the small guys (300 to 400 cows) are struggling financially. Met a guy out there 15 years ago who was share milking 400 cows. All he had was a quad with a few tools and a milking parlour. Harsh drought had to cull some of the cows. Father went back out this year and the same guy owns the farm and now has another farm up the road. He is under pressure for money though. He said they use more feed now too. But the big operators are pushing on in to the 1000s. Also the environmental consequences of the dairy farm scale is a big issue for the general public. Buildings for a few 100 cows is mind boggling. They seem worried about the USA not Ireland!

I don't think Ireland will see scale that big in dairying. It's a more cut throat industry there too.

USA are the real big boys, good harvest there and world market price falls, not just milk but cereal prices as well, they're the single biggest dictators of world prices

frazzledhome · 08-05-2014 06:26PM

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

USA are the real big boys, good harvest there and world market price falls, not just milk but cereal prices as well, they're the single biggest dictators of world prices

++1

visatorro · 08-05-2014 06:29PM

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

USA are the real big boys, good harvest there and world market price falls, not just milk but cereal prices as well, they're the single biggest dictators of world prices

Add to that the Chinese are buying up lands in Africa to produce food for themselves and world demand for cereals will drop. Cheap feed will be fed to dairy cows in North and south America. Meaning they will be able to produce more and dump it on world markets

RightTurnClyde · 08-05-2014 06:41PM

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

USA are the real big boys, good harvest there and world market price falls, not just milk but cereal prices as well, they're the single biggest dictators of world prices

Forget about a good harvest. They are pushing on with fracking in a big way. A lot of corn that was destined for ethanol production has been returned to the food production sector. And this is the way it's going to remain for a few years. Barring a very severe weather/ natural disaster the US are looking at cheap grain prices for the foreseeable future.

frazzledhome · 08-05-2014 07:43PM

RightTurnClyde wrote: »

Forget about a good harvest. They are pushing on with fracking in a big way. A lot of corn that was destined for ethanol production has been returned to the food production sector. And this is the way it's going to remain for a few years. Barring a very severe weather/ natural disaster the US are looking at cheap grain prices for the foreseeable future.

Fracking is the biggest threat to our incomes

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