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SI Dairying
Development Centre
Gate 2,
Cnr Ellesmere Junction Road
and Calder Drive
P O Box 160
Lincoln University
Canterbury
New Zealand
Tel:0064 3 325 3629
Fax: 0064 3 325 3695
Email:office@siddc.org.nz |
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Mating programmes, herd details and stock numbers - LUDF
Mating programme 2009
7 weeks DNA Kiwicross and DNA Friesian sires followed by 3 weeks natural mating. Aim is to retain cows that calve to the first 10 weeks of mating. Yearlings to be naturally mated starting two weeks before PSM for main herd.
| Herd details |
| Breeding worth (rel %) / production worth (rel %) |
119/46 137/55 |
| Average weight / cow (Dec) - (30) cows monitored |
490 kg |
| Calving start date |
8 August 2009 |
| Mean calving date |
17 August 2009 |
| Mating start date |
30 October 2009 |
| Empty rate (nil induction policy) after 10 weeks mating |
19% 2008 [14% after 12 weeks 2007] |
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03/04 season |
04/05 season |
05/06 season |
06/07 season |
07/08 season |
08/09 season |
| Milkers - ave/max/wintered |
635/644/660 |
649/651/675 |
646/651/672 |
/680/706 |
/680/704 |
684/704 |
| Total kg/MS |
271,971 |
277,634 |
286,115 |
274,965 |
281,670 |
261,138 |
| Total kg/MS/cow |
422 |
427 |
440 |
410 |
414 |
385 |
| Total kg/MS/ha |
1684 |
1719 |
1772 |
1703 |
1744 |
1645 |
| Operating Expenses/kgMS |
$2.64 |
$2.64 |
$2.63 |
$2.80 |
$3.37 |
$3.95 |
| Economic Farm Surplus/ha |
$2008 |
$2768 |
$2151 |
$3002 |
$8284 |
2004 |
| Payout [excl. levy] $/kg |
$4.22 |
$4.56 |
$4.07 |
$4.47 |
$7.87 |
$5.20 |
| Return on assets |
5.6% |
6.9% |
5.1% |
6.7% |
14.6% |
4.8% |
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| Stock numbers |
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2002/03 |
2003/04 |
2004/05 |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
| 1 July cow numbers |
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631 |
660 |
675 |
664 |
702 |
704 |
704 |
683 |
| Maximum cows milked |
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604 |
644 |
651 |
651 est |
670 |
670 |
683 |
660 |
| No. Yearlings grazed |
On/Off |
0/118 |
0/139 |
0/140 |
0/172 |
0/172 |
0/171 |
0/200 |
0/160 |
| No. Calves grazed |
On/Off |
0/141 |
0/143 |
0/162 |
0/170 |
0/175 |
0/175 |
0/170 |
0/160 |
| Cows wintered off |
No.cows |
500 |
520 |
500 |
500 |
540 |
546< |
547 |
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Weeks off |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
| Stocking rate |
Cow equiv. / ha |
3.75 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.0 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
4.3 |
4.15 |
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Kg liveweight / ha |
1,838 |
1,960 |
1,960 |
1,960 |
1,974 |
1,974 |
2,107 |
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liveweight / tDM |
76 |
79 |
83 |
77 |
87 |
83 |
789 |
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Supplement
- Fed to milkers |
[kg/cow] |
550 |
385 |
300 |
315 |
266 |
415 |
342 |
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| - Made on dairy/platform |
[kg/cow] |
0 |
98 |
220 |
365 |
93 |
95 |
64 |
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