Three times a day improves yields by 2,000 litres a cow

摘要

When the George family increased milking frequency they realised an uplift in milk yield of 2,000 litres a cow. As pedigree Holsteins, the cows were already high yielding, producing an annual average milk yield of 11,000 litres a cow a year from twice-a-day milking.Switching to three-times-a-day and making the system fully housed has increased that figure to an average of 13,000 litres a cow, helped by genetics and improved fertility and nutrition management.