How do you optimize dairy farming practices to improve productivity and animal welfare?

[greenthumblady]

We all strive to run successful dairy operations while prioritizing the well-being of our livestock, so let's share our top tips and insights on achieving these goals.

What are your top tips for optimizing dairy farming practices to improve productivity and animal welfare? May it be implementing efficient feeding strategies, enhancing herd health protocols, or investing in innovative technology, I would love to hear your tried-and-true methods for success.

Looking forward to learning from your experiences and expertise!

 

[rusty]

High quality forage, both grazed or multicut ensiled. I have found rationing and animal performance far easier with high quality feed.

 

[Princess Pooper]

Look after your youngstock.

 

[Enry]

Get heifers all calved by 25m, really focus on repro, heat detection and record keeping, with good vet input - slight lag, but a great ROI over 12-18m

 

[sjt01]

The same as anything in farming (or life?), attention to detail with a regular overview of strategy.

 

[Kiwi Pete]

'Let it be'

Resist the urge to manage reactively, micromanage, intervene .

Pay attention to details and trends for sure, but just don't put people in the way more than needed or things begin to rely on that - and it's a bugger to "undo" - we get old too early and wise too late

 

[DaveGrohl]

We all strive to run successful dairy operations while prioritizing the well-being of our livestock, so let's share our top tips and insights on achieving these goals.

What are your top tips for optimizing dairy farming practices to improve productivity and animal welfare? May it be implementing efficient feeding strategies, enhancing herd health protocols, or investing in innovative technology, I would love to hear your tried-and-true methods for success.

Looking forward to learning from your experiences and expertise!

This is a farming forum. Many threads have something to do with the things you’re asking about. Haven’t you noticed?

 

[crashbox]

Block calving.
Make use of grazed grass.
Simple.

 

[lazy farmer]

This is a farming forum. Many threads have something to do with the things you’re asking about. Haven’t you noticed?

Helpful

 

[surprisefarmer]

This is a farming forum. Many threads have something to do with the things you’re asking about. Haven’t you noticed?

There you go boys, the answer to all questions is on the forum somewhere, no need to start any new threads.

 

[Rogue male]

How has nobody noticed the original poster is very obviously a bot?