Calving interval down, savings up

摘要

Switching to automated heat detection reduced calving intervals and led to a saving of pound 175 a cow on a Wiltshire dairy farm. With expanding herd size and a general shortage of labour, making time for heat detection is a problem on many farms. Theneed to get more cows in calf and keep calving intervals short is even more necessary when considering the pound 5 a cow cost for every day open.