Couple inside barn pics

Philip d · Nov 10, 2016

Just a couple snap shots from the security cameras. The color one shows a few waiting to be milked in the holding area and a couple more getting fed ration in the feed stations. The bw one shows one side of the stall area. The white heifer with her back end facing the camera is a DavincixBaxter (for any Holstein guys) ,she's still only 1 yr 9 mo old 17 days fresh and already giving 35 kg/day at 3x and her cell count is under 20k,best heifer for milk for the age we ever calved out to date.

Philip d · Nov 10, 2016

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centash · Nov 10, 2016

That's quite a heifer! I was never a fan of calving much under 2 years or sticking to a 11 month calving interval or 305 days in milk. If a cow was still milking over 30, I would sometimes let her milk another month before breeding....
I felt they would hold their peak longer and may be a bit easier on them. It maybe meant they would not have as many lactation, but they never died of old age on my farm anyways...! Ben

Philip d · Nov 10, 2016

Thanks! We just started calving a few out at 1-10 this fall,one of those is giving 43kg @70 days,this one is the first at 1-9. I still like to see a nice big heifer too but they're working out well so far

Couple inside barn pics

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