David Bigelow
PA DHIA Marketing
Manager
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.) Outstanding somatic cell
counts along with excellent pro
duction statistics are common
place at Little Hill Farm in
Lebanon County.
This third generation farm,
which consists of 75 cows, aver
ages 28,400 pounds of milk on
the Holsteins, and maintains
more than 23,000 pounds on the
Brown Swiss herd. This is
accomplished without BST on a
3x milking schedule.
Current outstanding somatic
cell count on 58 Holsteins is
150,000 and 40,000 for 13
Brown Swiss.
Over 'the years, numerous
production and quality awards
have been earned by this high
achieving herd, including low
somatic cell for Lebanon County
in 1997 with 99,000, first place,
1997 county herd management
award, and third place 1998
county herd management
award.
This all-registered herd, situ
ated on 150 acres, formed a part-
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nership five years ago. The farm
includes Rich Hill; Rich’s sister,
Terry; and Terry’s husband,
Kevin Shuey.
Having moved from Sussex
County, New Jersey, in 1987, and
later buying this farm from
Rich’s and Terry’s father, the
operators’ good record keeping
continues to be of utmost impor
tance.
Consistent evaluation of the
current ration, working hand-in
hand with Larry Beat of
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stant review of herd health with
veterinarian Brian Reed, are a
reflection of excellent manage
ment skills.
Successful udder health prac
tices include predip, postdip,
using individual towels, and con
stantly scraping down manure,
which makes for low tolerance of
mastitis.
Today PA DHIA continues to
provide services to this herd
with Linda Genth, 10-year vet-
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which includes same-day test
reports. The reports are used to
monitor the last five-year steady
climb in milk production. Terry
is quick to point out that “relia-
Little Hill Farm, Lebanon County. From left, Kyle 3-1/2
years old, Kevin Shuey, and Terry Shuey holding Allison,
1-1/2 years old. Linda Genth, 10-year PA DHIA technician,
shows same-day test results available through PA DHIA.
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