Results
Herd rolling 12 month annual average milk production. Magnets fitted October 1999.
| Month | 1998/99 | 1999/00 | |
| September | 7254 | 7145 | -1.5% |
| October | 7128 | 7354 | +3.2% |
| November | 7026 | 7377 | +5.0% |
| December | 6970 | 7365 | +5.7% |
| January | 6883 | 7595 | +10.3% |
| February | 6883 | 7695 | +11.8% |
| March | 6894 | 7766 | +12.6% |
| April | 6923 | 7795 | +12.6% |
The herd 12 month rolling Annual Average yield steadily improved from 7145 litres in September 1999 to 7795 in April 2000. This increase is also borne out by the improved monthly average litres/cow/day figures during this period which, when compared to the previous year, recorded an extra 1.5 litres/cow/day. An average increase in yield of 8.74% = 605 litres per cow over 7 months x 80 cows at 16 ppl is worth £7,744 extra for an outlay of £230.
An extra £258 per week income over 30 weeks.
Milk Production
Whole herd performance in Litres/cow/day.
| 1999/00 | 1998/99 | Increase/decrease in 1999/00 | ||
| Apr-Sept | 23.8 | 22.7 | +0.90 Litres | |
| Oct-Mar | 25.0 | 23.5 | +1.5 Litres | Magnets installed Oct 99 |
| January | 25.7 | 23.5 | +2.2 Litres | |
| February | 25.4 | 24.1 | +1.3 Litres | |
| March | 25.7 | 23.7 | +2.1 Litres |
Average Extra 1.9 Litres/cow/day.
All figures produced from NMR records.
| 1999 | 1998 | Increase/decrease in 1999 | ||
| Aug-Jan | 27.63 | 25.75 | +1.90 Litres | Magnets installed Jul 99 |
| B/F% | 3.92 | 4.18 | ||
| Pr% | 3.38 | 3.34 |
Fertility
This was assessed by monitoring the 3 month rolling average of conception to 1st service.
25.11.99 |
58% |
October served cows |
23.12.99 |
59% |
November served cows |
27.01.00 |
57% |
December served cows |
28.02.00 |
65% |
January served cows |
28.03.00 |
69% |
February served cows |
27.04.00 |
75% |
March served cows |
In October cows served had a 3 month rolling conception to 1st service of 58% which has risen steadily to 75% for cows served in March. This rise coincides with a period when the cows were milking really well.