* - DAIRY NEWS
ADVANTAGES OT WINTER. TRESHNING'
Record studies involving 953*+ cows i
under -standard plan D.Ji.I.A. test
show that cows freshening during' ;
the winjter months produced an aver
age of ;476,pounds of milk and l8'i2
pounds of butterfat more than did
those freshening during the summer ■
months. Feed costs, regardless of
the season of freshening, were ap
proximately the same.
M*B. Nichols, Extension Dairyman fc:
Vashington State dOllege, points r
out that there are many arguments
in favor of fell and winter freshen
ing. Dairy Diants generally urge
their patrons to have cows freshen
in the fall and winter. This means
a higher price as a general rule to
the dairy farmer, because of the
surplus oroduction in the early
spring and summer. This is due not
only to many farmers having their '
cows freshen at the latter season
but also due to the flush that
comes from carl” pastures. By hav
ing cows freshen in the fall and' i
winter, it means that the d$s&ry .. ;
farmer will have less of his milk
eo into surnius.
Many producers prefer fell and
winter freshening as it tic an." that
they' can give their high-producing ;
cows more attention -• t that time
than would otherwise be the case.
Dairv herb, as a whole, receive lest
attention during the spring and
summer months because farm work
such as seeding, cultivating, and
putting up hay and silage takes up |
a great deal of time.
True, higher production occurs in
the spring and early summer months I
when pasture is good, and lower
production in the fall and winter
months when cows are on dry feed.
Heavier grain feeding is a factor 1
which may assist in equalizing pro
duction when'a larger quantity of
milk is desired, says Professor D.L
Fourt, head, department of dairy
husbandry for the hniversity of
Idaho. Fall freshening cows have aj
second flush period when turned on i
spring pasture. This is yet an
other factor which tends to incrcas
milk flow when the d^ary animal has
been producing for some months. •,
Calf losses, admittedly, are rreate:
in the fall and winter than in the
spring and summer, but. it is.-doubt
f' 1 if this is a factor in planning'
the freshening dates on most farms.
A recent survey conducted among
Idaho Dairy Herd Improvement associ-j
ation members showed a yearly loss
of heifer calves of 14.5 per'cent.
The losses by seasons are as follow?
Fall months, 10.8 per cent; winter
months, 17 per cent, spring months,
6.8 per cent, and summer months,
6.5 per cent. Sanitation, ra.ther J v
than controlled breeding, is the
recommended practice in'reducing
calfhood mortality.
The Dairy News—Oct. 27, 1947
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