SMF Dairy Team Final Presentation April 2013

Student Managed Farm Dairy Team

Committees Leader : Daniel Vandenberg

Production Committee: Travis Brandsma, Gijs van der Kamp, Andrew Graham

Finance Committee: Mike Graham, Katie Graham, Han van den Eijnden

Committees

Health Committee: Albert Hirya, Erwin van den Brink

Communications Committee: Elizabeth Scholten, Kaitlin Espetveidt

Lakeland Dairy HerdLactating cows

Dry cows

Heifers

Dairy Cow Facilities

Dry Cow and Pregnant heifers

Heifers

StrengthsMilk components

Hoof Health

Reproduction

Milk Components% Butterfat Litres

needed/dayKg of bf/day

3.5 x 2857.14 = 100kg

4.0 x 2500.00 = 100kg

4.5 x 2,222.22 = 100kg

Lakeland Dairy Her d Butterfat

4.7%* Canwest DHI

Hoof HealthLesions As A Percent Of Cows

Trimmed

Cows Without Lesions 96.08%

Cows With Lesions 3.92%

*Silver fern hoof trimming

Hoof HealthLesions As a Percent of Total Lesions

Digital Dermatitis 50%

Sole Hemorrhage 50%

*Silver fern hoof trimming

Reproduction

ReproductionPreg Check

DateAmount

PregnantPercent Pregnant

Feb 22 2/4 50%

March 14 5/7 71%

March 22 2/3 66%

April 4 4/7 57%

Opportunities

Milk Production

Genomics

Facilities

Milk Production

GenomicsNo Information

Low Reliability

GenomicsHigh Reliability Selecting

Process

Facilities

ChallengesEquipment Challenges

Communication

Equipment Challenges


Bulk Tank

Manure Scraper


Air exchange in calf barn

Parlor Challenges

Teat End Scoring- Holsteins

Type of Condition

# of Cows affected

Herd Percentage

Standard Percentage

Very Rough Ring 4/25 16% < 2%

Rough Ring and Very

Rough Ring17/25 68% <20%

Compression Ring 2/25 8% <10%

*AN 331 Dairy Management Class

Communication

CommunicationLanguage Barriers

Personal Issues

Lack of feedback

Stray VoltageCauses Stress

Lower Water intake

Hesitant to enter parlour

High herd turnover

Stray Voltage

• High Producing Cows

• Multi meter

Financial Picture

Income

Sale of Cows $16,420Sale of Calves $2,525Sale of Milk $314,293Misc. $1,393

Expenses

Feed $189,425

*Labour $55,000

Vet/Med $5,375

Equip Repair $11,532

Breeding $4,935

Misc. Expense $632

Bedding $9,553

Office supplies $505

Subscriptions $1,639

Reg/Memberships $3045

Corral Cleaning $10,163

Farm supplies/materials $19,329

Hoof Trimming $1,888

Dead stock $468

0 50,000 100,000 150,000 200,000

Income Expenses290,000

300,000

310,000

320,000

330,000

340,000

350,000

360,000

Income vs Expense

Income vs Expense

Measuring Performance

Reproduction5 months ago……….

Pregnancy rate

Reproduction

Heatime

Ultrasound

Drugs and hormones

Excellent teamwork

Heat Synchronization Project

Presynch-Ovsynch56

Breeding

Pregnancy checking

ResultsPregnancy RateSynchronized Group

37.5%

Pregnancy RateHeatime Group

17%

Alberta Average Pregnancy Rate

15%

RecommendationsUtilize heat synchronization hand in hand

with heatimeRepeat breedersCows/heifers with irregular heats

BenefitsIncreased reproductive performanceHigh and consistent milk production

Milk Production

Quota HoldingsLakeland has 52.06 kgs of Daily quota

-13.5 days (-701.67kg)

Because of cooling issues with the current milk tank we had to dump 4 days of milk, contributing to the13.5 day deficit

Data from Alberta Milk pay statement

Average Days in Milk 2013

De-cember

January Febrary April145

150

155

160

165

170

175

LakelandAlberta Avg

Data from Canwest DHI 2013

Daily Milk Yield 2013

December January February April0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Lakeland CollegeAlberta Avg


Butterfat % 2013

De-cember

January February April2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5



Protein % 2013

De-cember

January February April2.9

3

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.7

3.8



Somatic Cell Count 2013

DecemberJanuary February April0

50000

100000

150000

200000

250000



Progress Reports

Completed projects

Projects still in progress

Long term projects

Completed Projects

Breeding Wheel

Heifers pens 16, 17, 18

Hospital and Maternity Pens

Breeding Wheel

Heifer pens 16,17,18

Hospital and Maternity pen

Completed ProjectsSynchronized breeding

Embryo Transfer

Milk Replacer Demo

Genomic testing

Synchronized Breeding

Embryo Transfer

Milk Replacer DemoHeifer Milk

Replacer

Starting Weight

Ending weight

Average Daily Gain

Total Gain

1499 Purina Accel

113 lbs 158 lbs 1 lbs/day 45

1500 Purina Chow

85 lbs 129 lbs 0.97 lbs/day

44

Genomic Testing

Benchmarks - LPI

Minimum

25th PercentileAverage

75th PercentileMaximum

LakelandNational Average

Benchmarks - Conformation

Minimum

25th PercentileAverage

75th PercentileMaximum

LakelandNational Average

Projects still in progressManager of the week

SMF members milking pm

Reviewing and updating SOPs

Manager of the week

SMF members milking

Reviewing and Updating SOPs

Long Term ProjectsDairy Comp 305Parlour upgradeParlour expansionNew BarnPregnancy Tests

Dairy Comp 305

Parlour Upgrade

Parlour Expansion

New Barn

Pregnancy Tests Ultrasound

Blood test

Milk tests

Ultrasound 26 days post breeding.

99% accurate.

Identify any fertility problems.

Blood Test Detects a specific pregnancy related

protein.

29 days post-breeding, cows 90 days post calving.

98.7% accurate (Canadian Veterinary Journal).

Milk Test Milk Pregnancy test, detects the

presence of PAGs

35 days post breeding and from 60 days post calving

98% accurate.

RecommendationsContinue with Genomic testing

Continue using Synch program

Dairy comp 305

RecommendationsParlour Upgrade

Parlour Expansion

Keep working on new barn

80 and 100 Cow Comparison

Benefits of a New BarnIncreased learning experience

Economically efficient

Cow comfort

Research Opportunities

Major Expenses80 cow Amount Price/

ItemPrice Total

Quota 28 kg x $38,995 $1,091,860

Building 21, 712 sqft

x $35 $759,920

Equipment

n/a x n/a $603, 134 $ 2, 454,914100 cow Amount Price/

Item Price Total

Quota 48 kg X $38,995 $1,871,760

Building 23, 712 sqft x $35 $848,320

Equipment n/a x n/a $617, 604 $ 3, 337, 684

*Dairy Cost Study

Feed and Labour

80 Cows Amount/year

Gross Income $ 504,000

Labour -$81,936

Feed -$177,462

Net Income $244,602

100 Cows Amount/year

Gross Income $630,782

Labour -$102,420

Feed -$221,828

Net Income $306,534

*Dairy Cost Study

Total Other Costs80 Cow Costs/Year

Other Expenses

$128,012

Net Income $ 116, 590

100 Cow Costs/Year

Other Expenses $160,015

Net Income $146,519

*Dairy Cost Study

SummaryGreat student learning opportunity

Investment into the future

Creates fantastic advertising

Opens up great opportunities

RecommendationStaff, Faculty and Administration farm tour

Thank you!Ken MurrayBlair DowTodd ReeDr. Crystal MullenFarm staff

Pete, Dustin, Cheryl, Jamie, Ronald, Silas, Jo, Jax, Roy, and Sharon and everyone else!

Tracy QuintinDenise MartinDr. Dana Summers – Leduc Vet ClinicKaleen Harris - Cargill

Questions? LIVE THE LEARNING!

Acres for Barley Silage80 cows = 4122 tons @ 9 tons/acre = 458

acres

100 cows = 5360 tons @ 9 tons/acre = 595 acres

Netherlands

SMF Dairy Team Final Presentation April 2013

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