DIXIE BURRIS
Manager, Membership
Development
In my last article on Herd Man
agement Award changes for ’92,
and prior to that article, we looked
at the monthly report changes.
The monthly reports had many
changes and one in particular that
seems to have generated a lot of
calls: the printing of the monthly
report on both sides to reduce the
amount of paper.
The Monthly Lactation Report
and Reproductive Management
Report prints the 3rd page on the
back of the 2nd page and, if your
herd has more than 117 cows, the
sth page will print on the back of
the 4th page.
For larger herds, the same will
occur for preceding pages, after
the Ist page, of every report that
How Does Your
STATE COLLEGE (Centre Co.) —This data is pulled from Pennsyl
vania DHIA’s mainframe computer each week. It is a one-week summary
representing approximately one-fourth of the herds on test, as they are
tested monthly.
These data are valuable from a business management standpoint and
can be used for comparing your operations to the averages from almost
1,400 herds across the state.
DHIA Avenges for all herds processed between 11/09/92 and 11/16/92
Number of Herds Processed 1,120
Number of Cows Processed 65,752
Number of Cows Per Herd 58.7
Milk Per Cow (Lbs) 18,364
%-Fat 3.74
Fat Per Cow (Lbs) 686
%-Protein 3.19
Protein Per Cow (Lbs) 585
Avenge Days in Milk Per Cow 318
•Value for CWT Milk(s) ' 13.36
•Value for CWT Grain(s) 7.88
•Value for CWT Hay(s) 4.33
•Value for CWT Silage(s) 1.54
•Value for Pasture Per Day(s) .27
•Value for Mnk Per Cow Per
Year(s)
*Fccd Consumed Per Cow Per
Year(Lbs)
A; Grain
B: Hay
C: Silage
D: Day Pasture
«Feed Cost Per Cow Per Year(s)
A: Grain
B: Hay
C: Silage
D: Pasture
•Total Ffeed Cost Per Cow Per
Year(s)
•Income Over Feed Costs Per
Year(s)
•Grain to Milk Ratio
•Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s)
Avg Level For 968 SCC Herds
•Member generated figures
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Monthly Report Information
lists the individual cows. This
change will help in keeping the
postage down when the unbun
dling takes place in January.
I will try to explain the reason
for eliminating color and changing
the size of the reports.
The size change was made so
that we can utilize the laser
printer.
The colored pre-printed forms
that you were accustom to receiv
ing were changed because of the
expense of those forms.
When ordering pre-printed
forms, to get the best price, we
ordered in large quantities. There
fore, when program changes were
suggested, we were unable to hon
or those changes until the pre
printed forms stock was depleted.
This change should save the
association about $35,000 a year.
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sizes; and greater flexibility with
regard to changing formats when
they are needed.
On Nov. 1 the reports changed
in many different ways. The size
of the report changed and the color
of the reports changed in prepara
tion for the unbundling that will
take place Jan. 1, 1993.
Beginning January, Pa DHIA
will be repackaging your reports.
Every separate report, which
you receive right now, will be an
option, making your envelope full
of rejforls custom tailored to your
management system.
In order to aid you in deciding
on what best fits your needs, set
ting down with your technician is
an excellent way to get started.
A book on “Understanding
How to Make DHIA Reports
Work for You” will be provided at
no charge to help in your decision.
The header page of the bam
sheet will have a check list section
to specify what would best meet
the needs of your particular situa
tion. You will have a choice of the
Basic Package or Advance Level
Packages I, 11, 111.
The basic plan will provide the
mx basic reports and service (Herd
Summary Report I or 11, Monthly
Lactation Report, Cow Page
Report for each lactation, and
Annual Herd and Cow Certifi
cates, plus the bam sheets and
invoice monthly). All other
reports and service would be
optional.
Three additional packages of
reports, call Advanced Level I, II
and 111 would be available for less
cost than the combination of
options priced separately.
Although you always have the
option to choose and design your
own package.
2,454
Advance Level I includes the
basic package plus Reproductive
Management Report, SCC Man
agement Report, Annual Herd
Management Award, Annual
Herd Profile Report, and 1 Cus
tomized Option Report.
7,232
2,406
14,901
69
570
104
230
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Advance Level II includes all of
the above plus Potential ID Prob
lem Report (semi-annual), PTA
Report (semi-annual), Sold Cow
Listing, and 1 additional Custom
ized Optional Report.
924
Advance Level 111 is all of the
above mentioned reports plus 1
additional Customized Optional
Report, DHIR Monthly Record
Update, 365 day records,
Registration Application.
1,529
1:2.5
5.03
314,988
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In addition to these 4 package
deals, the dairyman will be able to
choose his options individually.
Each dairy will be provided with a
3-ring binder to keep their laser
printer reports together and is
being delivered by your
technician.
Along with all these changes in
PTA Express
Pennsylvania Dairy Herd
Improvement Association
(Pa.DHIA) is announcing a faster
way to receive your predicted
transmitting abilities (PTAs).
Beginning January with the
PTA run, several mailing options
are possible.
You can opt to receive your
PTAs overnight through United
Parcel Service (UPS) for $ll, or
you can get them second day ser
vice UPS for $3.92, or you may
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ihc new year, another change will
be taking place this year. Solids
Not Fats testing option will be
included for all dairymen. This
will also be an option that you will
indicate on the header sheet of the
barn sheet. We will be announcing
to the members when this option
becomes available.
choose to receive them as a sepa
rate mailing through regular U.S.
mail for SI.7S (separate from your
regular test day mailing).
Another option would be to
receive them by FAX which is
$1.50 for the first page and 75
cents for each additional page.
How do you select one of the
options?
At your next test, have your
technician write a note in the note
box of your bam sheet (header
page), or call our office at
1-800-344-8378.