Dairy
With high volumes of concentrates been fed through the parlour as a result of the drought, it may be worth calibrating the feeders.
With the majority of calves now on the ground for winter milking herds, calibrating the feeders in the parlour should be a priority.
Dairy Technical
Most dairy farms are now well into calving with a good number of cows calved, an important job to now complete in the calibration of your feeders.
Within winter-milk herds it is important that the diet is developed to suit the lower yielding cows in the herd.
Feeder calibration is a job that on many dairy farms was probably overlooked, but increased costs have made it important to ensure that the correct amount of feed is being distributed.
At the recent winter milk events held by Teagasc it was noted that the cost of feeding a winter milk cow had increase by €300.
