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RGE Au-roiclow MILKING STALLS
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traffic
The AutoFlow parlor configuration permits individual cow attention which is
critical to early detection of health problems and management of each cow's
milking routine. You can easily customize the milking routine to accommodate your
preferences. One of the success factors to increasing milking efficiency is to assure
the operator is relaxed and comfortable. The AutoFlow maximizes operator comfort
by minimizing the need to twist and turn when attaching the milker unit and inspecting
udder condition. Less back strain means comfortable milking in a stress -free
environment. The entire cow milking routine is less frantic and more operator
friendly. The AutoFlow control system lets the operator work harmoniously with
the individual cows.
Type Parlor
Cows Per Hour
50/60 70/l0 90/100 100/115
AutoFlow
2x3
2x4
2x5
*2x6
Standard Exit Her./Para.
2 x 6
2 x 9
*2 x 11
*2 x 13
Rapid exit Her./Para.
2 x 6
2 x 8
*2 x 10
*2 x 12
Note: Operator's performance greatly affects throughput of any type of parlor.
* Two operators may be required to achieve indicated cows per hour.
Call Hank B'nneny Binnendyk
at:
HURON DAIRY EQUIPMENT LTD.fSURGE/
R. R. 4, Seaforth, Ontario, NOK IWO 519-522-1935 522-0416 after hours
20 THE RURAL VOICE
Ministry of Agriculture and Food's
feed advisory program to help, and in
the process, learned a lot about what
a cow needs to eat for top production.
"It's kind of amazing now that I went
from knowing absolutely nothing
about nutrition to knowing a fair bit.
I'm not to the point of being an
expert but I'm to the point where I
know what cows need nutritionally to
make milk."
Nutritionally, distillers grains
bring qualities not available in other
feed rations: slow release
carbohydrates and by-pass protein.
By-pass protein is protein that by-
passes the rumen and is broken down
and utilized in the latter part of the
digestive system. Normal rations
have a higher percentage of
degradable and soluble protein which
break down earlier, and at a rate that
is faster than the cow can utilize. This
results in lost nutrients and in
extreme cases, can lead to elevated
blood urea levels.
The combination of the nutritional
value of the distillers grain and his
improved management has shown
dramatic results. The cattle love the
mash, digging right in. His heifers
now produce 5982 litres per lactation,
70 per cent more than the provincial
average of 3505. What really
impresses Schmidt is the increase in
the value of the milk in each
lactation. Based on the Dairy Herd
Improvement (DHI) reports it
amounts to $4,538, well above the
provincial Jersey average of $2,645.
The increased production plus the
relative inexpensiveness of the
distillers corn (about $48 per tonne)
has dropped the cost per litre
dramatically. Back when he started
out, buying dairy ration, the cost per
litre was 20 cents. Now, making his
own dairy ration with a mix mill,
using the distillers grain and growing
his own roughage (he still buys grain
for the ration), he has cut costs to 11-
12 cents a litre for five per cent butter
fat milk. Anything under 14 cents is
good, according to DHI figures.
Corrected to 3.7 per cent butter fat
the cost would drop to 8.5 to 9 cents a
litre, he says. Top herds have a per -
litre cost of 10 cents.
Before starting with by-product
feeding he had a herd of over 50
cows but he has only 37 now and is
still over quota to the point he
recently went shopping for more