6 Tactics Used By Dairy Farmers To Increase Milk Production
It's crucial to keep in mind that a dairy farm is a commercial enterprise. The success of your firm will depend heavily on the creation of a thorough business plan and a SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) of your strategy and the resources you have available. How many cows are you going to milk? Where are you going to sell your milk? Will you appoint staff? What amount of money do you require to survive once the dairy expenses have been settled? A cash flow plan that will assist you in establishing realistic expectations for your expenses and cost of production should be part of your business plan.
Cattle farming is profitable but profitability depends on knowledge and proper management from calving to maturity. Here are some of the tactics used by farmers to increase milk production.
1. Start cows with a successful dry period
Maintain dry matter consumption and minimize overfeeding energy and focus your budget on carbohydrates and minerals that strengthen cows in preparation for calving increase calcium to help reduce chances of mastitis infection. Improve comfort to help in giving birth easily without complications. Dry period nutrition and management affect health and general performance.
2. Prevent subclinical milk fever
Lessen the threat of blood calcium during the first week of lactation. Failure to which your cow will suffer ketosis lagged uterine involution, reduced feed consumption and a drop in milk yield.
3. Optimise feed intake immediately after calving
Give your cow enough amount of warm water with a drinkable drench which is clean. Add minerals to jumpstart production and feed absorption into the body. Fresh total diverse ration and alfalfa grass should be furnished to activate the production of milk.
4. Optimise cow comfort
Use a stocking rate of 80 per cent and provide 36 inches of bunk area per cow. Decrease social stress and stop cows from isolating from their normal herd mates. Instil cooling systems during the hot season by building roofing and air turbines.
5. Position feed additives
Supply yeast to increase rumen fermentation and supplemental fat should be provided to cows to improve energy intake. Other additives are amino acids, ionospheres and rumen-protected choline.
6. Use of hormone
Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin (bovine growth hormone) is a protein hormone that is injected into pituitary glands. It enables the udder to boost the number of milk-producing cells thus increasing milk production. This hormone assists in increasing the efficiency of mammary glands to absorb more nutrients.
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