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Durry cows

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Location
Derbyshire
Bugger all really as they're all stale now. Averaged 10.5 sold litres / cow for the month.

Feeding approx

3kg DM grazing
3 kg DM silage
3 kg PKE
3 kg Cake

Only feeding the PKE to stretch precious silage stocks. I've never fed it before and hope not to need it again too soon .
10.5 still good at the milk price, makes people on liquid contract shed a tear!
 

watcher72

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Bugger all really as they're all stale now. Averaged 10.5 sold litres / cow for the month.

Feeding approx

3kg DM grazing
3 kg DM silage
3 kg PKE
3 kg Cake

Only feeding the PKE to stretch precious silage stocks. I've never fed it before and hope not to need it again too soon .

So your feeding 11.16 kg DM per day?

3% of body weight is DM intake. So weigh 372 kg?

Or am I missing something ?
 
So your feeding 11.16 kg DM per day?

3% of body weight is DM intake. So weigh 372 kg?

Or am I missing something ?

I did say approx.

A bucket of PKE can probably vary between 4 and 600 kg depending on whose doing it.

I guess bales at 260 kgDM but again they'll be hugely variable.

I don't think you're far off with the weight though, smallish pure jerseys at 380- 400 kg.
 

watcher72

Member
I did say approx.

A bucket of PKE can probably vary between 4 and 600 kg depending on whose doing it.

I guess bales at 260 kgDM but again they'll be hugely variable.

I don't think you're far off with the weight though, smallish pure jerseys at 380- 400 kg.

I wish more people would use approx when quoting silage analysis as well. It's a best guess average not an exact analysis.
 

kiwi pom

Member
Location
canterbury NZ
The polish guys are fine, just a couple of guys from somerset who seem to struggle, got a name and shame board now for drivers who dont put the tank to wash/open the sample tap/stop the robots at all, my personal favourite is when they somehow manage to put the tank to wash during collection despite the screen making that difficult to do. They seem to pay a bit more attention when they notice their name on the board.

Fonterra only had a small number of robot sheds when I picked milk up but it was always set up the same to avoid cock ups. One button to divert milk to a holding tank button 2 to open the outlet valve- wouldn't work if number one wasn't done first- and a wash button to push when you're finished.
Any more than that you're asking for trouble.
Fonterra provide the vats though so its easier to keep everything the same.
 
Fonterra only had a small number of robot sheds when I picked milk up but it was always set up the same to avoid cock ups. One button to divert milk to a holding tank button 2 to open the outlet valve- wouldn't work if number one wasn't done first- and a wash button to push when you're finished.
Any more than that you're asking for trouble.
Fonterra provide the vats though so its easier to keep everything the same.

Exactly same as mine........ instructions on the wall and buttons numbered 1/2/3.
They still manage to fudge it up now and again.
 

Scholsey

Member
Location
Herefordshire
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