Herd Management: Using autumn milk quality as a performance metric

Herd Management: Using autumn milk quality as a performance metric

As is the norm when we head into the autumn, milk solid percentages take a jump, due to a drop-off in volume.

As is the norm when we head into the autumn, milk solid percentages take a jump, due to a drop-off in volume. What we really must focus on more is the kilos of milk solids produced.

An observation I have made this year is that cows that were well fed during the drought to maintain milk yield then are currently milking very well.

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