Investing is Increasing – Milk Data Systems

If you have not read our blog on Herd Data, we recommend you do that before you continue!

This blog covers Milk Data in Herd Management Systems, and the Herd Data article may answer any other questions you have.

If you have an issue with fresh cows dropping in milk 3-4 weeks postpartum or a cow late in lactation dropping in milk too soon, would you want to see those curves accurately, anytime at your convenience? Milk data systems can increase profitability and productivity, as well as reduce input costs, by being able to better manage your herd.

Milk data systems grant you the ability to determine individual cows each milking. This allows you to track production per animal, in groups like stage of lactation, and as an overall herd. With the graphs and reports provided, you will be able to control your inputs vs. your outputs by seeing milk production projections. This can be done on the individual, group, or herd level. You can select and filter data to yield based on varied factors so you can evaluate and implement as you see fit for your operation.

Milk data systems can monitor individual cows, such as produced milk weights each milking, milking times, and lactation curves. They can directly synchronize with milk testing data including somatic cell count, fat, and protein. Knowing these details and how they compare to your desired results can help influence management decisions and track input vs. output.

Milk data systems include the same factors that herd health management systems have like activity, rumination, and temperature to help identify sick cows quicker. If a fresh cow’s milk yields lower, as her rumination also lowers, you may be able to treat the problem before you can visibly see it. Thus, reducing medicine, time, and costs; getting her back to peak milk sooner.

Investing in a system will benefit the cow, you, and your operation. Increased cow comfort leads to increased production and reduced costs.