These resources are brought to you by the Cooperative Extension System and your Local Institution

FAQ #25401

Have a question? Try asking one of our Experts

We are milking three times per day three groups, post-fresh 0-50 days, 50-175 days, and over 175 days. Would we have any production loss in group three if we milked them two times per day? Average production in this group is 72 pounds (high 100 pounds, low 30 pounds).

Related resource areas: Dairy

Our recent data at the University of Illinois and some from other institutions suggest that higher frequency milking in early lactation (the first 21 days) has a carryover effect for the rest of the lactation. So I would expect you to lose very little of the production in the cows milked 3X after 175 days.

Geoff Dahl - Illini DairyNET

Have a specific question? Try asking one of our Experts

Unlike most other resources on the web, we have experts from Universities around the country ready to answer your questions.

Comments

Subscribe to this page's comments

Post a comment about this topic

Please keep comments on topic. To ask a question, please use Ask an Expert. All comments are held for moderation. Comments that include profanity, personal attacks or other inappropriate material will not be posted to the site.

Did you find this page useful?

No one has rated this article yet. Why not be the first? what is this?
not useful
very useful
 1  2  3  4  5

This resource area was created by the:

DAIReXNET

community

Copad_dairy_cattle

Resource Area Feeds

In This Resource Area

Resource Area Tags

animal manure management beef cattle biosecurity corn cotton industry dairy cattle:birth to weaning dairy cattle:birth to weaning management systems dairy cattle:birth to weaning nutrition dairy cattle:calf and heifer management dairy cattle:facilities dairy cattle:genetics dairy cattle:health and diseases dairy cattle:materials for Spanish speaking dairy workers dairy cattle:nutrient management disasters diversity entrepreneurship family caregiving fire ants horses horticulture integrated pest management learn more parenting personal finance science soybeans swine wildlife damage management