All things Dairy

[som farmer]

That is good going, only thing I will say is I have 15-20 cows who haven't calved since last autumn as they were being moved to spring calving and they really throw the average out, Friesians really don't like milking over 300 days, they get bloody lazy and fat (aka big-in-calf-bertha)

Also 45% of my herd are heifers

one good thing about holstiens, they will keep milking after 300 days, most xbreds and fr, do really start to tail off, after 300 days.

 

[Jdunn55]

one good thing about holstiens, they will keep milking after 300 days, most xbreds and fr, do really start to tail off, after 300 days.

100% agree about holsteins, I wouldn't know about jerseys or crossbreed as I have limited my exposure to them

My old boss always used to fatten his hollsteins through the parlour, they would milk well right up until they were fat, by his calculations it cost him £300 to fatten a cow and they would easily cover that with milk, he then tops the market at £1000+ per cow with ease, its quite impressive really

 

[vantage]

That is good going, only thing I will say is I have 15-20 cows who haven't calved since last autumn as they were being moved to spring calving and they really throw the average out, Friesians really don't like milking over 300 days, they get bloody lazy and fat (aka big-in-calf-bertha)

Also 45% of my herd are heifers

Bertha still pumping it out now she’s up the duff?!

 

[sidjon]

one good thing about holstiens, they will keep milking after 300 days, most xbreds and fr, do really start to tail off, after 300 days.

Pretty sure @Beef farmer keeps them going for a fair time, just down to management

 

[lazy farmer]

Could do with some of your cows. Pretty help the bulk tank.

I believe there are some available on the 17th

 

[Hotspur]

one good thing about holstiens, they will keep milking after 300 days, most xbreds and fr, do really start to tail off, after 300 days

Got a barren heifer here, 900 days in Milk, still giving 28kgs. She's done 40,000 from one calf so far.

 

[frederick]

Got a barren heifer here, 900 days in Milk, still giving 28kgs. She's done 40,000 from one calf so far.

What did she peak at to average 44litres a day for 900 days

 

[Slowcow]

Today I'm mostly being idyllic

 

[Jdunn55]

Bertha still pumping it out now she’s up the duff?!

I'm not going to say when I dried her off or rather when she dries herself off

 

[som farmer]

I'm not going to say when I dried her off or rather when she dries herself off

when she got to fat to go through the parlour door.

 

[Jdunn55]

when she got to fat to go through the parlour door.

I didn't say she had stopped going through the parlour...

 

[Homesy]

l see that barbers are asking their suppliers, to keep milk out of the tank, for imported cows, till they have been on farm, for 90 days, to meet EU import regs.
So you buy a cow from EU country, but can only sell back to the EU, if it has been on farm, for 90 days, or if followed through, any processor, exporting to the EU, cannot accept milk from that cow, until the 90 days, unless they can prove it is not included in any exported product.

Plenty of Saputo and Arla suppliers buying fresh German, Irish and Dutch cows. Mr Parkham buys mostly foreign cows. Do the regs apply to them ?

 

[Jdunn55]

Gosh that was a quick winter, spring is here already!

 

[Holsteinfriesian90]

Gosh that was a quick winter, spring is here already!
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Best time of the year to calve them now.

 

[lazy farmer]

Bit different down here boy!

 

[lazy farmer]

Some fantastic sunsets though.

 

[Mr Mackay]

l see that barbers are asking their suppliers, to keep milk out of the tank, for imported cows, till they have been on farm, for 90 days, to meet EU import regs.
So you buy a cow from EU country, but can only sell back to the EU, if it has been on farm, for 90 days, or if followed through, any processor, exporting to the EU, cannot accept milk from that cow, until the 90 days, unless they can prove it is not included in any exported product.

Marvellous

 

[Cows 'n grass]

Cows with a view. Not mine.

 

[Manney]

Like spring here

 

[Martyn]

Our oldest cow calved today another Irish holstien 14 years 15 in December, just seam to motor on no fuss.