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Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department. Dairy Modernization Objectives. Operate with lower investment per animalImprove labor efficiencyImprove profitabilityImprove the quality of life" for dairy farm owners and workers. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department. Dairy S
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1. Wisconsin Herd Expansion-1999 Wisconsin Dairy Modernization Survey Roger W. Palmer and Jeffrey Bewley
UW-Madison Dairy Science Department
UW-Extension Dairy Team
2. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Dairy Modernization Objectives Operate with lower investment per animal
Improve labor efficiency
Improve profitability
Improve the “quality of life” for dairy farm owners and workers
3. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Dairy Systems Options
4. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Modernization – the process of changing management systems Modernization/Expansion is not new
Optimum herd size is defined by the technology chosen
5. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Thoughts about Modernization Direction is more important than speed
Understand
where the industry is going
your family’s goals
Develop a list of possible strategies
Get opinions from other people
Evaluate each strategy
Keep an open mind
Make the best decision for ‘your farm’
6. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Objective of This Study To survey producers, who recently expanded, to determine:
what they did
how happy they are with their choices
To provide information to others thinking about:
expanding their operation
changing their operation
7. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Survey Background InformationSelection Criteria Producers who expanded herd size 1994-98
>50% increase if 60-100 cow herd size
>40% increase if >100 cow herd size
694 Mailed, 336 Returned, 302 Used (44%)
Production related information from DHI
Facilities types, management and satisfaction values from survey responses
8. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Average Herd Size
9. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Summary Averages (252 herds)
10. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Operation Performance and Satisfaction by “Type of Expansion”
11. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Operation Performance and Satisfaction by “Herd Size”
12. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Labor Efficiency by Herd Size
13. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Determine Differences4-RowVs6-Row
14. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Factors to Consider 4-Row vs 6-Row Freestall Barns Cost
Cost per cow vs cost per stall (overstocking rate)
Cost of self-locks vs sort gates and treatment area
Cow Comfort
Feed space (24” vs 18” inches/cow)
Alley congestion (24 vs 18 sq ft/cow)
Air quality (92 vs 79 cu ft/cow)
Ventilation (barn width)
Convenience of Animal Handling
Use of self locking manger stalls versus separation of
animals for health and reproduction treatments
Labor cost of herdsman and/or vet
Animal stress
15. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Overstocking Effect on Initial Cost of 4-Row and 6-Row Barns
16. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department New Freestall Barns with Drive-Thru Feeding
17. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Sand vs Mattresses Production Differences
18. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Sand vs Mattresses Satisfaction Differences
19. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Cow Preference for Different Types of Stall Base – Wagner/Palmer ‘02
20. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Milking Facility Performance
21. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Parlor Satisfaction
22. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Parlor Utilization Costs Capital Cost Assumptions $18,000 per milking stall
Building and Equipment
Milk 30 cows/stall 3X
6.5 hr/shift @ 4.6 turns/hour
$600 investment/cow
$18,000 per stall / 30 cows per stall
23. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Parlor Utilization Costs Operating Cost Assumptions 7 year loan repayment at 9%
D-12, 2 people @$10/hr each
1 hour/milking to clean-up and set-up
20,000 lb shipped per cow per year
24. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Milk Harvesting Cost ($/cwt) with Different Parlor Utilization Levels
25. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Mean Production (1998) by Milking Frequency and bST Use
26. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Custom Heifer Raising by Herd Size
27. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Reasons for Expansion
28. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Satisfaction With Expansion Choice
29. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Expansion Advice
30. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Respondents Feelings about Expansion “Best Choice”
31. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Respondents Feelings about Expansion “Worst Choice”
32. Roger W. Palmer, UW-Madison Dairy Science Department Summary Respondents indicated: Their willingness to share experiences
Most were happy they expanded
That after expansion they
had a better life style
their labor efficiency increased
their operation was more profitable
They would do it again, but bigger & faster
They plan to double herd size again
33. Wisconsin Dairy Modernization Summary A complete summary of the results can be found on the University of Wisconsin-Dairy Science web page (http://www.wisc.edu/dysci/), under Management Publications