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• Low milk protein this season compared to last year.

  Visited a farm in West Cork where a herd of Holstein Friesian cows presented with an underlying problem of low milk protein relative to previous milk season. Milk proteins previously were at this time of the year between 3.4 and 3.55%. This year they... Posted Jan 14 2011, 10:40 AM by cows365 with | with 1 comment(s) Select Tags... SaveCancel Filed under: cows, pregnancy rates to services, bcs, Holstein Friesian cows, cow, low milk protein [Edit Tags]

• The 365-Day Calving Challenge in the Dairy Herd DVD

  I have launched a DVD titled the 365-Day Calving Interval Challenge. This film describes how a dairy herd should be managed to achieve optimal reproductive performance. I use a commercial dairy herd - The Fullertons Dairy Herd which is run by three generations... Posted Jun 29 2010, 03:08 PM by cows365 with | with no comments Filed under: pregnancy rates to services, 365 Day Calving Interval Challenge, dairy herd [Edit Tags]

• Fertility management at the end of the breeding program for Autumn calving herds in N.Irl

  Back up to the Orchard country of Armagh. Dairy herds up here are still indoors with no opportunity of getting out to grass. Farmers are at the stage of breeding programs that they wish to introduce bulls for AI as part of the bredding program. Many of... Posted Apr 06 2010, 09:18 PM by cows365 with | with no comments Filed under: fertility rate, pregnancy rates to services [Edit Tags]