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i-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 12, 2003
Kurina
EX
Nuggets
Conception
Rates Around
At Woodedge
Two years ago, Rod Kauffman was having
a lot of trouble breeding cows in his Holstein
herd at Woodedge Farm.
He tried to remedy the problem by switch
ing to a new feed company to provide better
energy supplements. But nine months later,
the herd’s reproductive performance was
still poor.
Startena gets calves off to a good start
on Woodedge Farm.
BROOKLAND MILLS, INC.
McVeytown, PA 17051
717-899-6772
K & K FEEDS, INC.
23 N Park Street
Richland, PA 17087
717-866-2324
ALBRIGHT’S MILL
9927 Kistler Valley Rd
Kempton, PA 19529
610-756-6022
FARMER’S UNION CO-OP
30 East Walters Avenue
Greencastle, PA 17225
717-597-3191
FRANKLIN FEED & SUPPLY
5458 Cedar St
Wilhamston, PA 17270
717-369-3724
HAAG’S FEED STORE
Box 48, Beaver St.
Troutville, PA 15866
814-583-7556
HIGH BROS. MILL
441 Centerville Road
Gordonville, PA 17529
-I 717-354-0301
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Farm
"Trademark of Ralston
Purina Company
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It wasn’t until Kauffman switched to
Purina EXT Nuggets a year ago that the
conception rates began to turn around.
Now they stand at roughly double last
year’s level.
“Conception rates have really
improved a lot,” said Kauffman, pointing
out DHIA figures for overall success rate
of 15-20 percent a year ago compared to
35-40 percent today.
Kauffman manages a 65-cow tiestall
operation near Reedsviile, Mifflin County,
along with his wife Gloria and children,
Dustin, IS; Ashlee, 13; and Eric, 11. They
grow their own alfalfa and high moisture
corn on the 115-acre home farm.
Kauffman and his father Leroy have
long relied on Purina Nurse Grow 100
milk replacer and Startena to grow
healthy calves. Now, they are also sold
on the EXT nugget concentrate to give
their cows the energy they need to be
bred back in a timely manner.
“EXT is an extremely high-energy
product,” said Gerald Burket, dairy spe
cialist and the Kauffman’s Purina repre
sentative. “The nuggets have been
tremendous.”
H.C. SUMMERS, INC.
4002 Jefferson Pike
Jefferson, MD
301-473-8300
NORTH GLADE FEED & SUPPLY R D BOWMAN & SONS, INC.
12435-A Woodsboro Pike Englar Rd.
Keymar, MD 21757 Westminster, MD 21157
301-898-3414 410-848-3733
OLEY VALLEY FEED
RD 2 - Box 271 A Oley, PA
610-987-3568
WILLIAM GOWER & SON
Rt. 1, Box 50
Williamsport, MD 21795
301-582-2818
UMBERGER’S MILL
R D. #4 - Box #545
Lebanon, PA 17042
717-867-5161
HECK-BBDAR
239 W. Mam St.
Knoxville, PA 16928
814-326-4178
Rod Kauffman, rigm, seen his herd double its conception rates over
the past year on Purina EXT. Joining ' s P ur * na representative
Gerald Burket.
MARTIN’S FEED & FERTILIZER, INC.
Coburn, PA 16832
814-349-8787
http://dair
urina-milis.com
FARM CHOICE, INC.
297 Chesapeake Avenue
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
540-434-4601
WOODSTOWN ICE &
COAL CO., INC.
50 East Grant Street
Woodstown, NJ 08098
856-769-0069
FRANKLIN FEED & SUPPLY
1977 Philadelphia Ave.
Chambersburg, PA
717-264-6148
GERMANSVILLE FEED &
FARM SUPPLY, INC.
17130 Bake Oven Rd.
Germansville, PA 18053
610-767-9650
In addition to the boost in reproductive
performance, the Kauffman’s herd has
also seen an increase in production with
Purina. April herd average this year is
25,600 pounds of milk, 916 of fat, and 773
of protein. April a year ago, the average
stood at 23,455 of milk.
Kauffman is pleased with the service
he gets from Burket, who visits the farm
every other week to balance the rations.
Both of them—farmer and feedman—
keep a real close eye on dry matter intake,
Burket said.
With a Purina program in place for the
milking cows, the Kauffmans have had
their confidence restored in the Woodedge
herd, which boasts five 88-point cows in
the barn today. Two of them are grand
daughters of the late Woodedge Mark
Pasta, an Excellent-91 5E matriarch bred
on the farm.
The Kauffman’s management program
Includes a focus on longevity, foot and leg
health, and cow comfort. Evidence is pro
vided by a number of aged cows in the
herd, including one 11-year-old.
At the Kauffman’s, Purina is clearly a
key part of overall good management.
EAST GATE SEED & GRAIN
Reedsville, PA
717-667-6656
Paradise, PA 17562
717-442-4183 1-800-635-3592
KREIDER’S MILL, INC.
P.O. Box 146
Loysville, PA 17047
1 -800-789-M1LL(6455) 717-789-3535
BEDFORD FARM BUREAU
Bedford, PA 814-623-6194
Everett, PA 814-652-2313
New Enterprise, PA 814-766-3328
Feeds designed
... Wfth yqu in mind.
BERLIN MILLING
RD #1 - Box 88
Berlin, PA 15530
814-267-4124
RITTER FEEDS
P.O. Box 306 - LR 3008
Paxtonville, PA 17861
570-837-3606
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