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Cottonwood Holsteins Ltd<br />
The alfalfa haylage is fed 10 times per day – always<br />
fresh – and cows do not have to fight for it. Five kg of<br />
concentrate mix is fed through the robot for all cows’ Individual<br />
cows grain/supplement requirements based on<br />
production and condition are met with three computer<br />
feeders. The robotic system at Cottonwood has a smart<br />
gate feature, but Brent states, “I am far smarter than<br />
the cow and I direct the cows where I want them to go,<br />
yes all 125 to 130 of them. We observe, observe, observe<br />
cows – individual cows – and set grain levels accordingly.<br />
Production Results<br />
The herd is all Pure Bred since the early 1980’s. “With<br />
the time to analyze weaknesses, one focus has been<br />
pregnancy rate. It has improved in the new barn, now<br />
23 preg rate points. It is up from previous results by<br />
10 points. Currently the services per pregnancy ratio is<br />
2.1. First service conception is 45%. Alta Genetics Advantage<br />
Program has been a great help.<br />
The main barn and the two DeLaval VMS units at Cottonwood<br />
+ =<br />
Herd<br />
Navigator TM<br />
A Higher<br />
Level of Herd<br />
Management<br />
for VMS TM<br />
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