Week ending farm notes 19/03/18
Key figures for week ending |
19/03/2018 |
12/03/2018 |
Cows in milk |
410 |
410 |
Ave. KgMS/cow/day |
1.19 |
1.19 |
kgMS/ha/day |
3.28 |
3.31 |
Ave. Pasture cover (kgDM/ha) |
2065 |
2065 |
Ave. Growth rates (kgDM/ha/day) |
35 |
43 |
Round length (whole farm/grazing area) |
35 / 30 |
32 / 27 |
Soil temperature (ave. oC @10cm depth) |
17.73 |
19.07 |
KgDM Pasture offered Dry/milkers |
/ M-10 |
/ M-14 |
Kg silage/hay fed - ave all cows |
4.0 |
0.0 |
Kg PKE fed - ave all cows |
3.6 |
2.9 |
kg Maize fed - ave all cows |
0.0 |
0.0 |
kg Crop fed - ave all cows |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Ave. Supplement used (kgDM/cow/day) |
7.6 |
2.9 |
SCC |
177 |
169 |
Milk Production - Week ending | 12/02/2018 | 19/02/2018 | 26/02/2018 | 5/03/2018 | 12/03/2018 | 19/03/2018 | Variance |
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Cow's in milk | 412 | 411 | 410 | 410 | 410 | 410 | +150 |
Springer herd/dry cows | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -82 |
Number of cows in big herd | 245 | 245 | 245 | 247 | 247 | 201 | +66 |
Number of cows in small herd | 160 | 160 | 160 | 155 | 155 | 203 | +83 |
Number of cows in colostrum herd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Number of Cows in the Treatment/Sick herd | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
KgMS/cow/day (cows in the vat only) | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.11 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.19 | +.13 |
KgMS/cow YTD | 329.00 | 336.00 | 344.00 | 351.00 | 361.00 | 368.00 | -25 |
Milk production for week ending (kgMS) | 2736.00 | 3546.00 | 2951.00 | 3897.00 | 2923.00 | +1286.2 | |
Total milk production - YTD (kgMS) | 137637.00 | 140372.00 | 143920.00 | 146870.00 | 150768.00 | 153691.00 | -10709 |
Milk production per ha (kgMS/ha/day) | 3.18 | 3.10 | 3.00 | 3.34 | 3.34 | 3.30 | +1.46 |
Total milk production per ha - YTD (kgMS/ha/YTD) | 927.00 | 946.00 | 970.00 | 990.00 | 1016.00 | 1036.00 | -72 |
Protein/Fat ratio | 0.72 | 0.72 | 0.71 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.68 | -.03 |
Bulk Milk SCC (SCC x 1000) | 191 | 207 | 208 | 174 | 169 | 177 | -94 |
Animal Health - Week ending | 12/02/2018 | 19/02/2018 | 26/02/2018 | 5/03/2018 | 12/03/2018 | 19/03/2018 | Variance |
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BCS (average whole herd) | 4.11 | 4.11 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.03 | 4.08 | -.12 |
BCS (average heifers) | 4.09 | 4.09 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 4.06 | 4.08 | -.27 |
Treatment/sick herd | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lame cows - new cases | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 |
Lame cows - YTD | 86 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 92 | 94 | - |
Mastitis - new cases | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Mastitis - YTD | 59 | 61 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 67 | -4 |
Number of cows on penicillin | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
Number of cows on penicillin YTD | 52 | 69 | 69 | 59 | 60 | 75 | -4 |
Culls - new cases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Culls - YTD | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | -67 |
Deaths - new cases | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Deaths - YTD | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | - |
Pasture Production - Week ending | 12/02/2018 | 19/02/2018 | 26/02/2018 | 5/03/2018 | 12/03/2018 | 19/03/2018 | Variance |
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Average pasture cover (kgDM/ha) | 2494 | 2651 | 2107 | 2102 | 2065 | 2065 | -77 |
Average pasture growth rates (kgDM/day) | 52 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 43 | 35 | +1 |
Lowest post graze residual (kgDM/ha) | 1500 | 1475 | 1525 | 1500 | 1525 | 1475 | +175 |
Highest pre graze cover (kgDM/ha) | 3000 | 2950 | 3262 | 3270 | 2800 | 2820 | -304 |
Average area grazed/day for milkers (ha) | 3.70 | 4.20 | 4.50 | 4.80 | 4.70 | 4.20 | +.77 |
Round length | 40 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 35 | -8 |
Total Biomass Measured (kgDM) ) | 0 | 0 |
Supplementary Use - Week ending | 12/02/2018 | 19/02/2018 | 26/02/2018 | 5/03/2018 | 12/03/2018 | 19/03/2018 | Variance |
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Average PKE (kg/cow/day) | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.50 | 1.90 | 2.90 | 3.60 | +2.3 |
PKE YTD | 128.70 | 116.10 | 117.60 | 123.10 | 131.40 | 141.80 | -28.7 |
Average maize (kg/cow/day) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
Maize YTD | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | 11.00 | +11 |
Average silage (kg/cow/day) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 4.00 | -.5 |
Silage usage YTD | 74.30 | 0.00 | 74.30 | 74.30 | 74.30 | 85.90 | -44.8 |
Silage Harvested Tonnes (DM) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 132.40 | 132.40 | 132.40 | 132.40 | - |
Total Supplement Feed (per cow kgDM) | 39.20 | 35.70 | 35.30 | 17.40 | 20.30 | 53.20 | +12.6 |
Total Supplement YTD (Tonnes) | 288.20 | 290.00 | 304.50 | 311.70 | 320.10 | 342.00 | -73.5 |
Nitrogen and Gibberellic Acid - Week ending | 12/02/2018 | 19/02/2018 | 26/02/2018 | 5/03/2018 | 12/03/2018 | 19/03/2018 | Variance |
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kgN applied per ha/% of farm | 0.00 KgN/ 0.00 % | 0.00 KgN/ 0.00 % | 0.00 KgN/ 0.00 % | 0.00 KgN/ 0.00 % | 0.00 KgN/ 0.00 % | 0.00 KgN/ 0.00 % | 0.00 % |
kgN applied YTD (average kgN/ha) | 122.50 | 122.50 | 122.50 | 122.50 | 122.50 | 122.50 | - |
GA applied (20gm/ha) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | - |
Effluent applied | |||||||
Effluent Applied y/n | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | - |
Paddocks effluent applied | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 42 | +24 |
Application Depth (mm) | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | - |
Climate - Week ending | 19/02/2018 | 26/02/2018 | 5/03/2018 | 12/03/2018 | 12/03/2018 | 19/03/2018 | Variance |
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Temperature (ave. °C) | 18.55 | 18.55 | 19.75 | 19.75 | 18.96 | 17.48 | +3.19 |
Rainfall | 4.80 | 4.80 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 17.40 | 7.80 | -25.6 |
Rainfall Season-to-Date | 1031.40 | 1036.20 | 1044.00 | 1044.00 | 1061.40 | 1069.20 | -62.6 |
Soil temperature (ave. °C at 10cm depth) | 18.84 | 18.84 | 19.43 | 19.43 | 19.07 | 17.73 | +2.42 |
Soil Moisture(% at 10cm depth) | 33.29 | 33.29 | 32.95 | 32.95 | 33.15 | 33.48 | +.13 |