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what is your favorite dairy breed, and why?
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<blockquote data-quote="TexasBred" data-source="post: 810266" data-attributes="member: 6897"><p>Van there are few things you can breed for other than production but most are not consistent nor that profitable. A cow that gives 130 lbs. of milk a day does eat a lot of feed but also is probably the most also the most effective in feed conversion and may still be giving 70 lbs. when you have to dry her off. You can also feed for higher milk solids. Some are worth the time, money and effort...some not. Typically here in the US you get paid for lbs. of milk, lbs. of protein and lbs. of milk protein along with some other small payments for "other solids" and low somatic cell count. Out of Milk production, butterfat production and protein production I always seemed to be able to get 2 out of 3 but never all three in superior numbers. Like everyone else I bred and fed for high production. I knew I would get paid for that. I could manipulate butterfat fairly easy with feed and get that premium, but protein was usually just a wash or possibly a deduction. The prices for these components also fluctuate considerably and usually bottom out about the time of the year that you begin to get better butterfat and protein production. ....And you have to accept the lab results of the coop for BF and protein without question. </p><p></p><p>Jersey cattle...very high butterfat and protein but low milk production compared to holsteins and the cost of the cow is usually considerably less. In short..If I were still milking I'd still want maximum milk and butterfat production.</p><p></p><p>I would compare dairy farming more to row crop farming (many dairymen also row crop) than beef cow operations. First off you don't find anybody dairying as a hobby. You have a very few people trying to produce enough product for a huge number of people while complying with volumes of regulation and all the advocacy groups trying to shut them down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TexasBred, post: 810266, member: 6897"] Van there are few things you can breed for other than production but most are not consistent nor that profitable. A cow that gives 130 lbs. of milk a day does eat a lot of feed but also is probably the most also the most effective in feed conversion and may still be giving 70 lbs. when you have to dry her off. You can also feed for higher milk solids. Some are worth the time, money and effort...some not. Typically here in the US you get paid for lbs. of milk, lbs. of protein and lbs. of milk protein along with some other small payments for "other solids" and low somatic cell count. Out of Milk production, butterfat production and protein production I always seemed to be able to get 2 out of 3 but never all three in superior numbers. Like everyone else I bred and fed for high production. I knew I would get paid for that. I could manipulate butterfat fairly easy with feed and get that premium, but protein was usually just a wash or possibly a deduction. The prices for these components also fluctuate considerably and usually bottom out about the time of the year that you begin to get better butterfat and protein production. ....And you have to accept the lab results of the coop for BF and protein without question. Jersey cattle...very high butterfat and protein but low milk production compared to holsteins and the cost of the cow is usually considerably less. In short..If I were still milking I'd still want maximum milk and butterfat production. I would compare dairy farming more to row crop farming (many dairymen also row crop) than beef cow operations. First off you don't find anybody dairying as a hobby. You have a very few people trying to produce enough product for a huge number of people while complying with volumes of regulation and all the advocacy groups trying to shut them down. [/QUOTE]
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