Barriers to the adoption of management-intensive grazing among dairy farmers in the Northeastern United States

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-113 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.R. Winsten ◽  
A. Richardson ◽  
C.D. Kerchner ◽  
A. Lichau ◽  
J.M. Hyman
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Dairy Herds ◽  
Northeastern United States ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Traditional System ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Management Intensive Grazing

AbstractThis paper uses recent survey results from almost 1000 dairy producers in northeastern US to analyze farmers’ perceptions of barriers to the adoption of rotational grazing [management-intensive grazing (MIG)] as a means for feeding their dairy herds. The survey found that approximately 13% of dairy producers in the region were using MIG during the 2006 growing season. Approximately 40% of farmers surveyed were using a confinement feeding operation where the milking herd does not graze at all and close to 47% were using a traditional system that involved some pasture forage for the milking herd. Regardless of the popular sentiment that increased information and technical assistance is needed in the field, producers more frequently report a series of other barriers as being greater obstacles to the adoption of MIG. Farmers using confinement feeding tended to see each of the barriers presented as being more significant obstacles than did other farmers. Farmers with higher debt ratios and higher milk production per cow were more likely to view the financially related barriers (decreased milk production per cow, cash flow and farm profits) as significant obstacles.

scholarly journals Effect on Milk Production and Income Over Feed Cost from Following Less than Optimum Management Strategies Related to Dairy Cow Replacement

1973 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-145
Author(s):  
Richard W. Rundell
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Dairy Herds ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Feed Cost ◽  
High Production ◽  
Costs Of Production ◽  
Feed Costs ◽  
Optimum Management

Dairy farmers, as profit maximizers, are constantly striving to expand the income producing ability of their dairy herds. As managers of their business, their direct concern is to attain high production per cow and enhance the average quality of their herd by removal of the unprofitable producers. They are also striving to earn a large income above feed costs, since feed costs comprise 50 percent or more of the costs of production. This value must be high enough to pay for the other costs of production, including a return to capital and operators labor, to return a profit. Proper culling or the identification and subsequent removal of the lower producing cows from a herd is important because of the increased average milk production and the resulting increased income above feed costs.

scholarly journals Milk quality evaluation of dairy farmers in the Alto São Francisco Region

REALIZAÇÃO ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (12) ◽  
pp. 108-120
Author(s):  
Florence Dalila Peres ◽  
Daniela Paulino Parreira ◽  
Jean Kaique Valentim ◽  
Karynne Luana Chaves de Paula ◽  
Sônia De Oliveira Duque Paciulli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Bovine Milk ◽  
Milk Quality ◽  
Quality Analysis ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Family Farmers ◽  
Average Production

Among family farmers, milk production is one of the main activities developed. The aim of this work was to evaluate the milk quality in the some properties and to monitor or manage the properties for observation of deficient points. The project was conducted on rural properties in the Bambuí / MG city and which works with bovine milk production, saves between 50 and 600 liters per day. The work started on March 2015 and ended on February 2016 and was developed through a partnership with Laticínio Total União Ltda. Three steps were performed, namely: data collection, milk quality analysis and work results obtained through meetings and lectures with producers and publication of booklet. The project's target farms was 12 rural properties with an average production of up to 600 liters of milk per day, without qualifying as small and medium producers, selected after the first phase. The milk quality analyzes were performed without 30 days interval for 4 months and the monitoring of the productive management performed throughout the project. It can be seen that the producers analyzed largely did not have the herd specialized in milk production and did not receive professional technical assistance.

Effect of nutrition of dairy cows in late pregnancy on milk production

1979 ◽  
Vol 19 (96) ◽  
pp. 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
GL Rogers ◽  
C Grainger ◽  
DF Earle
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Milk Fat ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Late Pregnancy ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Dry Period ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
The Third ◽  
Similar Body

Three experiments were carried out to examine the separate effects of rate of liveweight gain in late pregnancy and of body weight of cows at calving on subsequent milk production. In each experiment, cows were allocated to one of two treatments about 12 weeks before calving. They were then fed so that by six weeks before calving there was a difference of about 50 kg liveweight between the animals in the two groups. In the first experiment, the two groups were then fed to gain weight at either 1.0 or 0.5 kg day-l so as to calve in similar body condition. In the second experiment, the two groups were fed to gain 1.5 kg day-1 or maintain weight so that again they calved in similar condition. In the third experiment both groups had similar rates of liveweight gain, 0.7 kg day-1 in the last six weeks of pregnancy, so that there was a difference of 51 kg at calving. In the first two experiments there were no differences due to the contrasting pre-calving nutrition in the milk production of the two groups, but in the third experiment the cows calving with the heavier body condition had a 7% greater milk yield and a higher milk fat concentration in the first 100 days of lactation. The results demonstrate that body condition of cows at calving is the important factor affecting milk production and that liveweight trends per se prior to calving were unimportant in influencing subsequent milk production. These findings offer dairy farmers alternative choices of feeding and grazing management strategies to improve cow condition at any stage during the dry period.

scholarly journals Dairy herd production aspects of family farms in Western Amazon, Brazil

2020 ◽  
pp. 2365-2380
Author(s):  
Eduardo Mitke Brandão Reis ◽  
Marcos Aurélio Lopes ◽  
André Luis Ribeiro Lima ◽  
Fabiana Alves Demeu ◽  
Gideon Carvalho de Benedicto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Milk Production ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Dairy Herd ◽  
Fixed Time ◽  
Family Farms ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Electric Fence ◽  
High Production ◽  
Cow Health

This study aimed to evaluate the production parameters of herds in 100 dairy family farms in the mesoregion of the Acre Valley, in Western Amazon, Brazil. To this end, the farms were divided into two levels of milk production. Data were collected from March to June 2016, using a 248-question semi-structured form and on-site observations. The information was recorded in SPSS® spreadsheets. Dairy farmers were divided into two clusters known as "high production cluster" (1,755.65 L ha-1 yr-1) and "low production cluster" (492.75 L ha-1 yr-1), using the K-means non-hierarchical method. Descriptive statistics was used and, with the aid of the multivariate cluster analysis, cattle ranchers were divided into the two clusters (high and low production). The results showed that the high-production cluster had larger total milk production (L milk cow-1 day-1) and family income within smaller areas and using less workforce. The farmers in this group also used more ear tags for cattle identification and more technologies such as electric fence and artificial insemination at a fixed time. We concluded that family farms should improve their management and receive technical assistance to strengthen their weaknesses in dairy-cow health and reproduction systems. Moreover, milk yield in these dairy farms should be improved to increase profitability of farmers.

Spray irrigation on dairy pastures - efficient or not?

2006 ◽  
pp. 177-181
Author(s):  
S.M. Thomas ◽  
D. Bloomer ◽  
R.J. Martin ◽  
A. Horrocks
Keyword(s):  
Irrigation System ◽  
Groundwater Resources ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Large Variability ◽  
Irrigation Application ◽  
Irrigation Uniformity ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Spray Irrigation ◽  
Use Efficiency ◽  
Distribution Uniformity

Applying water efficiently is increasingly important for dairy farmers and other users of surface and groundwater resources to maintain sustainable production. However, irrigation is rarely monitored. We used a questionnaire survey and measurements of five spray irrigation systems working in normal farm conditions to make observations on how efficiently irrigation is being managed. Survey results from 93 dairy farmers showed that, although the farmers believe they know how much water is being applied during irrigation, only 60% make measurements, and about 18% measure irrigation uniformity. Catch-can measurement of irrigation application depth for the different spray systems indicated large variability in application depths during irrigation, and field distribution uniformity ranged greatly between the different systems, decreasing in the order of centre pivots >travelling irrigators> K-line. Changes in irrigation system settings were sometimes made without considering application depths or uniformity. If our five case studies are typical, they may explain the large range of seasonal irrigation amounts recorded in the survey. We recommend that farmers monitor irrigation application depths and uniformity to help manage irrigation water efficiently and to help them estimate the value of irrigation to their enterprise. Keywords: distribution uniformity, water use efficiency, catch cans

scholarly journals Exosomal Cargo May Hold the Key to Improving Reproductive Outcomes in Dairy Cows

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 2024
Author(s):  
Natalie Turner ◽  
Pevindu Abeysinghe ◽  
Pawel Sadowski ◽  
Murray D. Mitchell
Keyword(s):  
Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Bioactive Peptides ◽  
Cell Types ◽  
Dairy Herds ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Early Biomarkers ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
Place Of Origin ◽  
Quantitative Profiling

The reproductive status of dairy cows remains a challenge for dairy farmers worldwide, with impaired fertility linked to a significant reduction in herd profitability, due in part to impaired immunity, increased metabolic pressure, and longer postpartum anestrous interval (PPAI). Exosomes are nanovesicles released from a variety of cell types and end up in circulation, and carry proteins, bioactive peptides, lipids, and nucleic acids specific to the place of origin. As such, their role in health and disease has been investigated in humans and animals. This review discusses research into exosomes in the context of reproduction in dairy herds and introduces recent advances in mass-spectrometry (MS) based proteomics that have a potential to advance quantitative profiling of exosomal protein cargo in a search for early biomarkers of cattle fertility.

Community Capacity to Provide Mental/Behavioral Health Services for People With IDD Transitioning From State-Operated Developmental Centers

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (3) ◽  
pp. 224-238
Author(s):  
Amie Lulinski ◽  
Tamar Heller
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Psychiatric Diagnosis ◽  
Technical Assistance ◽  
Community Capacity ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Lengths Of Stay ◽  
Survey Results

Abstract The study's aim was to explore the capacity of community-based providers of residential supports and services to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who transitioned out of state-operated institutions into community-based settings. Receiving agency survey results from 65 agencies and individual-level variables of 2,499 people who had transitioned from an institution to a community-based setting indicated that people who returned to an institution post-transition tended to be younger, have a higher IQ score, were more likely to have a psychiatric diagnosis, tended to have shorter previous lengths of stay at an institution, transitioned to larger settings, and received services from an agency receiving behavioral health technical assistance as compared to those who remained in their transition settings.

scholarly journals Sward and milk production response to early turnout of dairy cows to pasture in Finland

2003 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. VIRKAJÄRVI ◽  
A. SAIRANEN ◽  
J.I. NOUSIAINEN
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Dairy Cows ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Mass Production ◽  
Grazing Management ◽  
Northern Europe ◽  
Grazing Season ◽  
Holstein Friesian ◽  
Production Response

The timing of turnout is an important factor affecting the grazing management of dairy cows. However,its consequences are not well known in the short grazing season of northern Europe. Thus, the effect of the turnout date of dairy cows to pasture on sward regrowth, herbage mass production and milk production was studied in two experiments,1)a grazing trial with 16 Holstein-Friesian dairy cows and 2)a plot trial where the treatments simulated the grazing trial.The treatments were early turnout (1 June)and normal turnout (6 June).Early turnout decreased the annual herbage mass (HM) production in the plot trial (P =0.005),but due to a higher average organic matter (OM)digestibility (P 0.05). Although early turnout had no effect on milk yields it meant easier management of pastures.;

scholarly journals Constraints in Adoption of Animal Husbandry Practices in Kurnool District of Andhra Pradesh, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 8-11
Author(s):  
A. Lavanya ◽  
G. Prasad Babu
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Milk Production ◽  
Random Sampling ◽  
Andhra Pradesh ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Dairy Farmers ◽  
Green Fodder ◽  
Very High

The present study was carried out to find out the constraints in implementation of improved dairy related activities among the dairy farmers in adopted villages who have been receiving regular guidance and technical support from KVK, Banavasi, Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh. A total of 120 farmers from 3 mandals were selected using simple random sampling method and a series of questions covering aspects like breeding, feeding, health care and clean milk production were administered and constraints were recorded and categorised. The beneficiaries perceived "non-availability of green fodder throughout the year" (81.66%) and "A.I. centre not/distantly located" (64%) as the most serious infrastructural constraints. "Cost of rearing crossbred cows is very high" (89.66%) and "excess workload" (84%) as the main constraints of socio psychological nature encountered by the beneficiaries.

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