24-Month Calving Is Okay
LAWRENCE W. SPECHT
PSU Dairy Specialist
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) Age at calving and production
first lactation for Holstein heifers has been summarized from the
it four years of DHIA tested herd information.
Test Year # Heifers Avg Age at Calving
1987- 76153 27.0
1988- 78600 26.8
1989- 80403 26.7
1990- 79502 26.5
fhc average age at first calving for Holstein heifers has dropped by
f a month in four vears. If there is a potential saving of from one to
> dollars per day, this reduction in age at calving has saved Pennsyl
lia dairymen from 1.2 to 2.4 million dollars in 1990-91 compared to
17-88. However, there is still plenty of room for improvement as the
le below indicates:
Age at Calving
Months
<l9
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
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3527
T 394
3241
3293
305
Milk
14169
13910
13631
14494
15275
15555
15674
15794
15822
15791
15707
15672
Day Production
Fat Protein
513 439
492 427
490 423
522 448
549 472
560 481
565 485
569 488
571 490
571 489
568 487
568 486
266
175
370
910
2893
7754
12200
11432
9948
8080
6282
4937
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Excellent early growth and resistance to several diseases make
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Dairy
Impruu'mvnl A»MKl«ilion
Average Farm Feed
Costs For Handy
Reference
To help fanners across the state
to have handy reference of com- -
modify input costs in their feeding
operations for DHIA record sheets
or to develop livestock feed cost
data, here’s this week’s average
costs of various ingredients as
With production of 15,674 pounds of milk at 24 months of age and
little change thereafter, it looks as if the recommendation to calve heif
ers at 24 months of age is a reasonable one.
FOCUS
Managamanl Information For Bam Uaa
compiled from regional reports
across the state of Pennsylvania.
Remember these are averages so
you will need to adjust your figures
up or down according to your loca
tion and the quality of your crop.
Com, No. 2y - 2.82 BU. 5.05
CWT.
Wheat, No. 2 - 3.82 BU. 6.38
CWT.
Barley, No. 3 - 2.11 BU. 4.52
CWT.
4031 15632
3212 15563
2429 15494
1939 15458
1429 15363
1215 15248
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564 - 483
561 482
559 481
557 480
552 476
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