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58 THE RURAL VOICE
News & Advice
especially for the Roots of Bruce.
This was an action -packed few
days after a hectic schedule of
meetings and organizing for the
Bruce County Agriculture in the
Classroom committee, with a
minimum of 120 volunteers a day
given hot meals by the Women's
Institute. The excellent presentations
given by volunteers and the help of
Walkerton District High School
students and OMAFRA enhanced the
program's success.0
How long is the dry
period in your herd?
BY HARRY HARRICHARAN
OMAFRA DAIRY ADVISOR
MARKDALE
Does the length of the dry period
have any influence on milk
production?
A normal part of a cow's
lactational cycle includes the dry
period. While it is a non-productive
period, it is critical to optimize milk
production in the subsequent
lactation. A very short dry period
will result in the development of
fewer mammary cells and lower milk
production. A long, dry period is
uneconomic not only because it is
expensive to feed a dry cow, but also
because subsequent milk production
will likely be reduced if the cow
becomes over -conditioned.
Currently, there is no clear
recommendation for the length of the
dry period.
The ideal dry period is probably
different on every farm. Animals
that end a lactation abruptly with
mastitis problems and under -
conditioned cows may benefit more
from a longer dry period than
animals that dried off free of mastitis
in good body condition. Most
reports on dry period suggest that a
dry period of 60 days is ideal. It is
generally accepted that first lactation
animals require a longer dry period
than a mature cow since they
continue to grow during earlier
lactations.
A researcher at Cornell University
in New York State, studied the
influence of the length of the dry
period on production and found that