Asimple and straightforward approach to feeding dairy cows is fundamental to the way Stephen Garth's Bowlandview Holstein herd is rationed - and the proof of its success is an economically produced herd average of 10,500 litres at 3.85% butterfat and3.18% protein. Copp Farm, Great Eccleston, Lancashire, extends to 170 acres of owned land and 40 acres rented - with a further 18 acres of maize grown on contract. The herd, which is run in a partnership of Stephen and his wife Jackie and Stephen's parents Jim and Irene Garth, comprises 160 pedigree Holstein milkers. Around 25 surplus replacement heifers are sold each year.
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