Central Wisconsin Dairy Series - Division of Extension...Koepke Farms Inc., Oconomowoc Rosy Lane Holstein LLC, Watertown Crave Brothers Farm, Waterloo SoFine Bovines LLC, Westfield

Central Wisconsin Dairy Series

Presented by:Matt Lippert, Wood County Ag Agent Bob Kaiser and Randy ShaverDepartment of Dairy ScienceUniversity of Wisconsin – Madison

Forage Programs in High Producing Herds

Central Wisconsin Agriculture Specialization

Survey Herds*

Hensen Bros. Dairy Inc., WaunakeeKoepke Farms Inc., OconomowocRosy Lane Holstein LLC, WatertownCrave Brothers Farm, WaterlooSoFine Bovines LLC, WestfieldOechsner Farms, Brownsville

*All freestall-parlor-TMR herds

Survey Herds (Jan.-Feb, 2004)

Item (n=6) RangeDHI No. of Cows Milking 276 – 566

lb / d 90 – 94

SCC 119,000 – 225,000Days in Milk 173 – 198

True Protein % 3.0

DHI RHA Milk, lb 29,055 – 31,195Times Milked 3x (4), 4x (1), 4x-3x (1)

Bulk Tank Milk

Fat % 3.7 – 3.8

Survey Herds (Jan.-Feb, 2004)

Item (n=6) RangeBST, % of Herd 63 – 83

Heifer Calving Age, mos. 22 – 25

DHI Days Dry(% > 70 d Dry)

53 – 75(avg. 20%)

% DHI Annual Turnover 18 – 44DHI Avg. Age, mos. 40 – 48% Milking Heifers 28 – 40

Target Days Dry 45 – 60

Survey Herds (Jan.-Feb, 2004)

Item (n=6) RangeNo. of Dry Cow Groups 2 (6 herds)

Post-Fresh Diet 2 herds

No. of Milking Cow Diets 1 – 4

No. of Dry Cow Diets 2 (3 herds), 1 (3 herds)

Post-Fresh Group all 6 herds

No. of Milking Cow Groups 5 (2 herds), 4 (2 herds)

3 (1 herd), 2 (1 herd)

Survey Herds (Jan.-Feb, 2004)

High-GroupsItem (n=6) Range

Stall Stocking Density, % 100 – 117 (avg. 107)

Lock-ups 4 Herds

No. Times Pushed Up 0 (2), 2x (1), 4x (1), 7x (1), 12x (1)

Bunk Space, linear feet / cow 1.2 – 2.1 (avg. 1.7)

No. Times Fed all herds 1x

Feed Refusal Target, % 0 (4), 3 – 5 (2)

Forage Programs

Forage Milking Cows Dry Cows

Oatlage --- 2/6

6/66/63/62/6

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Corn Silage 6/6Alfalfa Silage 6/6

Dry Hay 3/6Wheat Straw 3/6

Corn Stalklage 1/6

High-Group Dietary Forage

Item (n=6) Range

Forage, % DMB 45 – 53

Corn Silage, % Forage DM 41 – 68

Corn Silage ProductionHybrid

Dual Purpose – 5/6bm3 – 1/6Leafy – 1/6

StorageBags – 2/6Bunkers – 4/6Piles – 1/6

AdditivesLAB – 4/6Liquid Urea/Molasses – 1/6

Kernel Processing – 6/6

Corn Silage Nutrient Composition

Item (n=6) Average RangeDM % 33

94463

NFC, % DMB 39 30.9 – 43.9Ash, % DMB 7 4.8 – 9.5

71

29 – 36CP, % DMB 7.9 – 10.8

NDF, % DMB 39.3 – 49.0NDFD, % of NDF 61 – 67

TDN1x, % DMB 65.8 – 73.4

Corn Silage Processing ScoreMertens, USDFRC & Dairyland Labs, Arcadia, WI

Ro-Tap Shaker9 sieves (0.6 thru 19 mm) and panAnalyze for starch on 4.75 mm & greater sieves

% of starch passing4.75 mm sieve CSPS

OptimumAveragePoor

>70%70% to 50%< 50%

Corn Silage Processing Score

Item Hensen KoepkeRosy Lane Crave SoFine Oechsner

DM % 29 36 30 36 36 31

Starch%

25 31 25 28 32 27

% Starch

thru 4.75mm

sieve

68 77 63 47 56 41

Corn Silage Particle Size

Item (n=6) Average Range

186814

0.42

% Coarse 8 – 32% Medium 59 – 74

% Fine 9 – 18MPL, inches 0.34 – 0.51

Corn Silage Fermentation Profiles

Item (n=6) Average Range

Lactate, % of Total 70 52 – 91

333.84.72.0

16

DM % 29 – 36pH 3.7 – 3.9

Lactate, % DMB 3.3 – 6.8Acetate, % DMB 0.4 – 3.3

Ammonia, % of CP 3.3 – 36.1

Alfalfa Silage Harvest/Storage

Cutting Schedule4x – 5/64x, 3x – 1/6

StorageBags – 4/9Bunkers – 3/9Uprights – 2/9

AdditivesLAB – 6/6

Alfalfa Silage Nutrient Composition

Item Average RangeDM % 39

21193845

NFC, % DMB 28 23.8 – 35.3Ash, % DMB 12 10.3 – 14.3

61

28 – 52CP, % DMB 18.6 – 25.5

RUP, % of CP 16 – 21NDF, % DMB 35.3 – 41.7

NDFD, % of NDF 39 – 58

TDN1x, % DMB 58.2 – 64.7

Alfalfa Silage Particle Size

Item Average Range

2061190.38

% Coarse 5 – 34% Medium 53 – 71

% Fine 10 – 35MPL, inches 0.22 – 0.53

Alfalfa Silage Fermentation Profiles

Item (n=9) Average Range

Lactate, % of Total 61 8 – 91

394.53.72.40.1

18

DM % 28 – 52pH 4.2 – 5.3

Lactate, % DMB 0.6 – 5.2Acetate, % DMB 0.4 – 5.5Butyrate, % DMB 0 – 1.0

Ammonia, % of CP 10.8 – 44.0

Corn Harvest & StorageType

HM Shelled – 4/6Dry Shelled – 3/6

HMSC StorageUprights – 2/4Bags – 2/4

HMSC AdditivesLAB – 3/4

ProcessingHMSC

Roller Mill – 3/4Hammer Mill – 2/4

DSCHammer mill 2/2

HM Shelled Corn Particle Size

Item (n=4) Average Range

751589

27

DM % 74 – 76MPS, microns 929 – 2071

% passing #16 or 1180 micron sieve

12 – 51

Dry Shelled Corn Particle Size

Item (n=2) Range

DM % 84 – 85MPS, microns 573 – 794

% passing #16 or 1180 micron sieve

57 – 90

Milking Cow Diet Ingredients Ingredient Frequency

HM or Dry Corn 6/6

Soy Hulls 1/6Beet Pulp 1/6

Liquid Feed Supplement 2/6

Corn Starch 1/6Corn Gluten Feed 3/6

Distiller’s Dried Grains 2/6Whole Cottonseed 6/6

Liquid Whey 1/6

Milking Cow Diet Ingredients Ingredient Frequency

Soybean Meal 5/6

Blood Meal 4/6

Feather Meal 1/6Purina Milking Custom - Ext 1/6

Fish Meal 1/6

Soy Plus® 1/6Roasted Soybeans 4/6

Linseed Meal 1/6Corn Gluten Meal 60 2/6

Milking Cow Diet Ingredients Ingredient Frequency

Urea 3/6Tallow 3/6

Energy Booster® 1/6Megalac® 1/6

Megalac-R® 1/6Sodium Bicarbonate 4/6

Yeast 6/6

4-Plex® 3/6Zinpro® 2/6

Sel-Plex® 1/6

Milking Cow Diet Ingredients

Ingredient FrequencyBiotin 4/6

Omnigen-AF® 3/6Bacterial-DFM 5/6

Niacin 1/6Mepron® 1/6

High-Group Nutrient Formulations

Item (n=6) RangeCP, % DMB 17.0 – 18.5

Fat, % DMB 4.6 – 6.4

RUP, % of CP 35 – 38NDF, % DMB 26.2 – 32.3

NDF-forage, % DMB 18.0 – 22.5NFC, % DMB 38.1 – 43.5

TDN1x, % DMB 74.5 – 77.0

High-Group Nutrient Formulations

Item (n=6) RangeCa, % DMB 0.84 – 1.03

Salt, % DMB (added) 0.22 – 0.50

Suppl. D, IU / lb DM 557 – 1086

P, % DMB 0.37 – 0.41Mg, % DMB 0.33 – 0.39K, % DMB 1.16 – 1.60

Suppl. A, IU / lb DM 2227 – 4224

Suppl. E, IU / lb DM 10 – 33

DMI of Milking Groups

Item Hensen KoepkeRosy Lane Crave SoFine Oechsner

lb / d 45 – 60(54)

52 – 62(58) (55)

51 – 62(56)

44 – 68(58)

45 – 58(56)

High-Group TMR Analysis

Item (n=6) Average RangeDM % 48.8

17.729.560

40.85.5

CP, % DMB 16.7 – 18.4

Fat, % DMB

40 – 57

5.0 – 6.0

NDF, % DMB 27.3 – 31.0NDFD, % NDF 51 – 67NFC, % DMB 38.2 – 42.8

High-Group TMR Analysis

Item (n=6) Average Range

0.950.390.351.51

Ca, % DMB 0.71 – 1.07P, % DMB 0.35 – 0.44

Mg, % DMB 0.29 – 0.38K, % DMB 1.35 – 1.63

High-Group TMR Analysis

Item (n=6) Average Range

48.8104050

DM % 40 – 57% Coarse 7 – 15% Medium 32 – 54

% Fine 38 – 58

High-Group Diet NRC-01 Model Evaluation

Item (n=6) Average Range

10699%

MP Allowable Milklb / d 103 96 – 116

96%

NEL Allowable Milklb / d 99 – 114

% of observed 93% – 107%

% of observed 92% – 100%

High-Group Diet NRC-01 Model Evaluation

Item (n=6) Average Range

6.31.93.4

Lysine, % of MP 6.2 – 6.4Methionine, % of MP 1.8 – 2.1

Lys:Met 3.1 – 3.5

Feed Efficiency & Feed Cost Per Cwt.

Item (n=6) Range

Bulk Tank Milk / Avg. DMI 1.57 – 1.70

Feed Cost Per Cwt. Bulk Tank Milk $4.01 – $4.50

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