ft—Lancaster Farming. Saturday. June 15,1968
Changes In Dairy Herd Production
Testing Under Study At Penn State
Preliminary milk production using five different systems,
testing investigations conducted These were then compared to
by dairy officials at The Penn- actual milk production obtained
syivanin State University show by weighing milk at each milk
that it may be just as practical ing," the dairy specialist point
to sample and weigh a cow's ed out.
production once a month as it is The p i a n Sf n e said, were (1)
•0 use the existing plan of two sampling two consecutive milk
co"s?cutive ings in the middle of each
This was pointed out this month: (2) sampling the eve
week by Dexter N. Putnam, n j n g m ilk j n the middle of even
Penn State Extension dairy spe numbered months and the morn
dalist. at the annual meeting of j n g milking in the middle of odd
he American Dairy Science As- numbered months: (3) plan two
ociation at Ohio State Umver- j n reverse; (4) sampling two
. consecutive milkings bi-month-
Putnam. who assists with the n< j n the middle of even num
supervision of the Pennsylvania bered months: (5) sampling two
Dairy Herd Improvement Asso- consecutive milkings bi-monthly
elation testing program, said a jn the middle of odd numbered
comprehensive study was con- months.
ducted to findlout if it is feast- .. Ana i ysis of data showed
ble to reduce the number of test there is no significant statistical
periods and still maintam a h.gh dlfference between of the
level of accuracy If this can be { plans .» the dairy specialist
done, he added, da.rymens explained> .. Some p l ai £ how .
costs could be reduced and par- had less va * ation from
ucipation in a testing program actual product ; oa than did oth .
increased. -
ers **
“To evaluate the accuracy of
testing plans, the lactation rec- ac^ua * operations,
ords of 200 cows in the Penn Putnam said it is more feasible
State herd were calculated by for the supervisor to visit each
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For distinguished success ns n
breeder of registered Ayrshire
dairy cattle, C. Harold Gable &
Son, owners of Concbeila Farm,
Elverson, Pa., were presented
’the ‘Constructive Breeder
Award' by the Ayrshire Breed
ers' Association, Brandon, Vt„
as it was announced at the 93rd
farm once a month for one milk
ing than to go each month for
two consecutive milkings.
“If we are to keep pace with
other industries, we must mod
ernize," the Extension specialist
emphasized. "We must do all in
our power to provide service at
a reasonable cost per cow, and
supervisors with more training
must be attracted."
By providing a practical plan
to reduce the number of testing
periods in each herd, he report
ed, more cows per supervisor
can be tested, higher wages and
more benefits could be provid l
ed, and testing costs undoubted
ly can be lowered.
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tlons were made by President " report of milk production
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average score of .858 and 100 lbs. of milk and 315 lbs. of but
percent of the entire herd was terfat by the average U.S. dairy
bred by Conebella Farm. cow. notes the national Holstein
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