Yarram Herd Services Incorporated
Herd Recording
As the saying goes..."You can't improve what you don't measure"
Herd testing is the ruler to which you measure individual cow performance within a herd.
Its all good to say “She takes so long to milk because she’s producing 40 litres”….but really is she or is she just a slow milker only giving you 15 Litres?
And to further this, what's her components
measuring at?
Is she producing rich creamy protein filled milk, or is it really litres of nearly water?
Make your cows work for you, book a herd test today to get a better understanding of how your cows are producing and performing
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Yarram Herd Services tests all our milk on site, with a guarenteed same-day turn around for all samples tested. Allowing farmers to make faster decisions when it comes to culling decisions the day before a sale.
Our machine is calibrated weekly, ensuring our results are accurate for our farmers.
We offer herd testing 48 weeks of the year, being closed for 2 weeks over the christmas break, With a further 2 seperate weeks for our machine to be serviced
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We offer Traditional Meters, and have ample staff for your labour requirements, as we understand how time consuming & headache-making a herd test can sometimes be. We are here to assist you in every possible way to make this experience as enjoyable as possible.
Benefits of Herd Testing
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Somatic Cell Count – Keep your milk in premium payment
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Breeding planning- Join high value cows to sexed high merit bulls, the middle cows to conventional semen and the lower end to beef bulls
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Increase herd value- Cows with production records sell for higher prices
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Identify problematic cows within your herd
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Mastitis Management
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Production Index (PI) ranks cows with the herd for productivity
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Identifies potential health issues through change in milk volume from last test
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More informed Culling decisions & Drying-off decisions
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Better herd records
