Ulf Lindqvist SRI International ulf@sri Trust Seminar at UC Berkeley Nov. 17, 2005
Hosts Pernilla and Ulf Samuelsson - DeLaval · Ulf and Pernilla in front of the VMS unit. Viewing...
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© 2008 DeLaval International AB Layout: Gösta Andersson Production: Anna Falkenstedt Milking equipment: 2 x VMS stations 1 DeLaval cooling tank DXCE 10 000 litre Feed management: Blandfoder: Mixed feed: Silage + 18 % corn + 18 % maize Mixed once per day Storage: Round bales until now but a horizontal silo is now being built (3 500 m 3 ) Concentrated feed: 6 x concentrated feed stations, two feed mixers and top feeds in the VMS station Distribution of mixed feed: With a feed wagon 12 times per 24 hour period Calf feeding system: Calf feeder Other equipment: Manure removal system: DeLaval CleanMatic in open manure channels “If I was going to build today, I would put slats in the waiting area so that the scraper does not disturb the cows”. Storage: 2 manure containers, total capacity 4 400 m 3 Fittings: 135 x DeLaval CC1800 lying cubicles with rubber mats Ventilation: Open vents, self-ventilating Size of barn: 30 m x 66 m Construction year: Stage 1 for 70 cows: 2005, Stage 2 for 70 cows + recruitment : 2007 Total investment: SEK 11 million excluding cost of own work Construction cost per cubicle (Recruitment is estimated as 50 jobs): SEK 58 000 Information about the VMS barn There is a visitors’ room for approx. 30 people which is separated off from the barn. Visitors’ room If you come from the north on the E20 –at Mariestad turn left towards Moholm on road 201. Before Moholm turn right onto road 200 towards Tidan. In Tidan drive under the railway viaduct. At the petrol station, turn left signed Tibro. Drive for roughly 500 m then turn right signposted Östergård. After 200m you will arrive at the farm. Direction to the farm Hosts Pernilla and Ulf Samuelsson New VMS barn with FeedFirst™ at Lassagården, Tidan Name of farm: Lassagården Owners: Pernilla and Ulf Samuelsson Address: SE - 549 91 Tidan, Sweden Contact person: Ulf Samuelsson No. of employees: 1 Area: 140 hectares of fields + 30 hectares of grazing land including leasehold land Information about the farm No. of cows: 140 Yield: 9 800 kg ECM Recruitment: 120 animals No. of milkings / day / cow: 2.4 Milk volume / day / cow: 29 kg No. of inseminations / gestation: 1.6 Calving interval: 13 months Age of heifers at calving: 28 months* *(high due to buying, aim is 25-26 months) Milk production For more information about equipment for milk production see: www.delaval.se (in Swedish) www.delaval.com (in English with links to DeLaval sites in other languages) VMS = Voluntary Milking System
Transcript of Hosts Pernilla and Ulf Samuelsson - DeLaval · Ulf and Pernilla in front of the VMS unit. Viewing...
© 2008 DeLaval International AB Layout: Gösta Andersson Production: Anna Falkenstedt
Milking equipment: 2 x VMS stations
1 DeLaval cooling tank DXCE 10 000 litre
Feed management: Blandfoder: Mixed feed: Silage + 18 % corn + 18 % maize
Mixed once per day
Storage: Round bales until now but a horizontal silo is now being built
(3 500 m3)
Concentrated feed: 6 x concentrated feed stations, two feed mixers and top feeds
in the VMS station
Distribution of mixed feed: With a feed wagon 12 times per 24 hour period
Calf feeding system: Calf feeder
Other equipment: Manure removal system: DeLaval CleanMatic in open manure channels
“If I was going to build today, I would put slats in the waiting area so that the
scraper does not disturb the cows”.
Storage: 2 manure containers, total capacity 4 400 m3
Fittings: 135 x DeLaval CC1800 lying cubicles with rubber mats
Ventilation: Open vents, self-ventilating
Size of barn: 30 m x 66 m
Construction year: Stage 1 for 70 cows: 2005,
Stage 2 for 70 cows + recruitment : 2007
Total investment: SEK 11 million excluding cost of own work
Construction cost per cubicle (Recruitment is estimated as 50 jobs):
SEK 58 000
Information about the VMS barn
There is a visitors’ room for approx. 30 people which is separated off from the barn.
Visitors’ room
If you come from the north on the E20 –at Mariestad turn left towards Moholm on road 201. Before Moholm turn right onto road 200 towards Tidan. In Tidan drive under the railway viaduct. At the petrol station, turn left signed Tibro. Drive for roughly 500 m then turn right signposted Östergård.After 200m you will arrive at the farm.
Direction to the farm
HostsPernilla and Ulf Samuelsson
New VMS barn with FeedFirst™ at Lassagården, Tidan
Name of farm: Lassagården
Owners: Pernilla and Ulf Samuelsson
Address: SE - 549 91 Tidan, Sweden
Contact person: Ulf Samuelsson
No. of employees: 1
Area: 140 hectares of fields +
30 hectares of grazing land
including leasehold land
Information about the farm
No. of cows: 140
Yield: 9 800 kg ECM
Recruitment: 120 animals
No. of milkings / day / cow: 2.4
Milk volume / day / cow: 29 kg
No. of inseminations / gestation:
1.6
Calving interval: 13 months
Age of heifers at calving: 28 months*
*(high due to buying,
aim is 25-26 months)
Milk production
For more information about equipment for milk production see:www.delaval.se (in Swedish)www.delaval.com (in English with links to DeLaval sites in other languages)
VMS = Voluntary Milking System
Plan of the VMS barn at Lassagården, Tidan
Motorrum
Sam
lingsfållaB
ehandling
Kalvning
Kalvning
Kalvning
10-12 st kalvar max 150 kg
10-12 st kalvar max 150 kg
Behandlingsbox
Behandlingsbox
Ulf and Pernilla in front of the VMS unit.
Viewing room on the first floor.
The VMS units are ’built-in’.
The round bales are broken up in this unit before discharge onto the unloading table.
Manure corridor with channel for urine drain.Feed wagon on rails for coarse feed.The rotating cow brush is used often.ALPRO automatic concentrated feeders.
