M-J-G
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mum use to say when we were milking and milk recording that very often the cows that didn't give as much per day to start with but kept going and you had to dry off would give more milk in the lactation
so you are saying that anything much less than a month and colostrum quality drops right back ?
I have always thought this way but didn't know if it was right, I like more than a month really
Yes a cow with a flatter curve will often do well over the lactation, and they can often go back in calf better and last longer due to not burning themselves out in early lactation.
Re. colostrum, it was something I read maybe 20 years ago, and not a trial that I had experience in, but a months rest was minimum, longer may have extra benefits. Opinions may have changed since then.