Once-a-day milking of Holstein and Montbeliarde cows for 7 weeks in mid-lactation. Animal 1:1497-1505.Pomies, D., Martin, B., Chilliard, Y., Pradel, P., & Remond, B. (2007). Once-a-day milking of Holstein and Montbeliarde cows for 7 weeks in mid-lactation. Ani- mal, 1, ...
Once-daily milking (ODM) implemented in the declining phase of lactation for up to at least 10 weeks reduced milk yield by 20-30%, according to the trial, from the first day. Milk loss (%) exhibited a high between-cow variability and was unrelated to the milk yield (kg) of the cows...
When I switched to once a day milking – life changed. I was free. Switching from 2 milkings a day to once a day is the easiest thing in the world. You can be free too. There are several options: Many folks milk their cow once a day period. No calf. No “share” milking. No ...
Once-a-day milking of Holstein and Montbéliarde cows for 7 wk in mid-lactation Animal, 1 (2007), pp. 1497-1505 View PDFView articleGoogle Scholar Pomiès et al., 2004 D. Pomiès, B. Rémond, P. Pradel Performances des vaches laitières et qualité du lait lors de la monotraite et...
Text: This study undertook an analysis of the test day records of grazing cows milked once a day (OAD) for their entire lactation, and assessed if a dedicated breeding program targeting OAD herds could help improve their performance. A cost-benefit analysis of alternative breeding schemes to ide...
Milking late-lactation cows once a day brings substantial labour savings, but concerns over udder health may limit its application. Conrad Ferris of the Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland said labour was a major cost and skilled workers were hard to find. With milking accounting for...
once a day milkingprofitabilityriskTo find the economic value of that breeding for lactose could deliver to the New Zealand dairy industry and to estimate the genetic parameters for lactose and lactose related ratios in the New Zeal…" [more]...
The effects of once a day milking on mastitis and somatic cell count. A four-year study examined the effect of once a day (OAD) milking for complete lactations on mastitis and milk quality. The study comprised two herds of Jersey cows and two of Friesian cows, milked either OAD or twice...
An increasing number of dairy farmers in New Zealand (NZ) have adopted a once-a-day (OAD) milking production system, and little is known about the impact of this production system on milk protein composition. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of OAD milking on the pro...
A group of 40 Holstein-Fresian cows grazing tropical pastures were supplemented from 14 days after calving with a grain-based concentrate containing 15% protein. Concentrate was given at nil, 2, 4, 6, and 8 kg/cow. day fed once daily after morning milking, and 4, 6, and 8 kg/cow.day...