Pennsylvania
Dairy Herd
Improvement Association
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services of DHIA coil 1-800-DHI-TEST. The colt is free.
How Does Your Herd Compare?
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.
DHI A Averages for all herds processed between 2/11/93 and 2/18/93
Number of Herds Processed 1,053
Number of Cows Processed 63,322
Number of Cows Per Herd 60.1
Milk Per Cow (Lbs) 18.393
%-Fat 3.72
Fat Per Cow (Lbs) 684
%-Protein 3.18
Protein Per Cow (Lbs) 585
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Average Days in Milk Per Cow
•Value for CWT Milk(s)
•Value for CWT Grain(s)
•Value for CWT Hay(s)
•Value for CWT Silage(s)
•Value for Pasture Per Day(s)
•Value for Milk Per Cow Per
Ycar(s)
•Feed Consumed Per Cow Per
Ycar(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 Feed Cost Per Cow Per
Year(s)
•Income Over Feed Costs Per
Ycar(s)
•Grain to Milk Ratio
•Feed Cost Per CWT Milk(s)
Avg Level For 923 SCC Herds
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DHIA Annual Meeting Soon
S T AT E COLLEGE nsylvania Dairy Herd son Hotel Pittsburgh in
(Centre Co.) Pen- Improvement Associa- Monroeville March 19
for a two-day annual
corporate meeting.
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 27, IM3-A27
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Officials with
Pa.DHIA said they hope
to see as many members
attend as possible.
Also expected to
attend are Pa.DHIA
leadership and represen
tatives of the dairy
industry.
The meeting is to
begin with lunch at noon
on Friday, March 19 and
end with lunch at noon
on Saturday, March 20.
There’s not much
time left to register. The
deadline is March 1.
However, if you have
any questions, call
Dixie Burris or Michele
a l
Dorman
1-800-344-8378 as soon
as possible.
This year’s meeting
carries a cooperative
theme, “Partners in a
Changing World.”
In addition to the
meeting, the event also
provides for the oppor
tunity talk with other
members and leader
ship. Included at the
meeting site will be a
trade show, a Hawaiian
dinner-theater show,
awards presentation,
and a spouses program.
If you have not
already done so, call us
now for your reserva
tions at
1-800-344-8378. or
send a registration form
to Michele at PA DHI A,
Orchard Road, Univer
sity Park, PA 16802,
before March 1.
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