<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> As milk prices move away from production costs, dairy farms are under increased pressure to find ways to protect profitability on the farm. Producers have some problems that they can improve. Improve the milk production, produce more milk to sell focused on quality (reduce the amount of high level of somatic cell count). The deterioration of animal health status (lameness, mastitis and different metabolic disorders) can have a serious impact on cow productivity, causing pain and discomfort, production losses and might result in a decision to cull the animal. Improving herd reproductive performance is an important aspect of profitable farm management. The aim of this work is to analyse milk production, reasons of culling and culling rate in different lactation on a dairy cattle farm.</p></abstract>

As milk prices move away from production costs, dairy farms are under increased pressure to find ways to protect profitability on the farm. Producers have some problems that they can improve. Improve the milk production, produce more milk to sell focused on quality (reduce the amount of high level of somatic cell count). The deterioration of animal health status (lameness, mastitis and different metabolic disorders) can have a serious impact on cow productivity, causing pain and discomfort, production losses and might result in a decision to cull the animal. Improving herd reproductive performance is an important aspect of profitable farm management. The aim of this work is to analyse milk production, reasons of culling and culling rate in different lactation on a dairy cattle farm.

The Analysis of Production and Culling Rate With Regard to the Profitability in a Dairy Herd

Advanced Research in Life Sciences

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As milk prices move away from production costs, dairy farms are under increased pressure to find ways to protect profitability on the farm. Producers have some...

The Analysis of Production and Culling Rate With Regard to the Profitability in a Dairy Herd

Published Online: Jul 12, 2017

Page range: 48 - 52

Accepted: Jun 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arls-2017-0008

Keywords
dairy cow economy, culling rate, productive lifetime, break-even point

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

The Analysis of Production and Culling Rate With Regard to the Profitability in a Dairy Herd

Published Online: Jul 12, 2017

Page range: 48 - 52

Accepted: Jun 01, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/arls-2017-0008

Keywordsdairy cow economy, culling rate, productive lifetime, break-even point

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
dairy cow economy, culling rate, productive lifetime, break-even point