Minnesota DHIA News

A PUBLICATION OF MINNESOTA DHIA

Volume 10,  Issue  8

AUGUST 2010

What do your SCC numbers mean on the Herd Summary: 

Yearly SCC Summary

n       Shows the percentage of animals infected with a SCC over 200,000 by days in milk

n       Use to determine which lactation is the problem and when most infections occur

2011 Scholarship Application now Available

The 2011 National DHIA Scholarship Application is now available online at www.dhia.org. Applications must be 
submitted via email to jdsattler@dhia.org by October 15, 2010. Eligibility is defined as a family member or
employee of a herd on DHI test, or a family member of a DHIA employee, or employee of a DHI affiliate. The DHI 
affiliate for the herd or affiliate employee must be a member of National DHIA (we are). Scholarships are awarded
to incoming and continuing students at two-year and four-year colleges/universities. National DHIA will award 
approximately twenty $750 scholarships. Previous National DHIA or Minnesota DHIA scholarship recipients are not 
eligible. By applying for the National DHIA scholarship you are automatically applying for the Minnesota DHIA 
scholarship. Minnesota DHIA will select approximately five more scholarships recipients. If you have questions,
call Robyn at 1.800.827.3442, ext 19.
 

Effects of Just Managing Johne's Diseases versus Testing and Managing

For herds who know they have a Johne's disease problem, what's the best solution? How should you plan to 
eliminate Johne’s disease and its spread from your herd?  Below is a chart that describes a few different strategies 
of managing Johne’s. 

Ø       The Red line indicates how fast Johne’s will spread if

you have no control program at all. In other words,

over the course of 15 years of an infected herd, 20%

will remain infected.

Ø    The green line reflects if you only make management

changes such as not feeding colostrum from infected

cows to calves or having separate calving pens for

Johne’s positive cows, etc. This method eliminates

Johne’s after 30 years.

Ø     The light blue line reflects if you test for Johne’s and

cull positive cows.  You will never eliminate Johnes with this method. Your herd will remain at 5% infected

after 30 years and no lower.

Ø    The yellow line reflects if you make the management

changes, test for Johne’s, and cull positive cows. This

method allows you to eliminate Johne’s after 19 years.

 
Considering all the strategies, the fastest route to eliminating Johne’s and its spread from your herd is testing for 
Johne’s, making management changes and culling high positive cows. You’ll notice a couple of the other 
strategies will lower the spread of Johne’s but not as fast or as thoroughly as the test, manage, and cull method. 
 
July Milk Quality Top 101 based on Raw SCC
 

 

SCC

Cows

 

 

SCC

Cows

DAN AND JOLENE SCHLANGEN

46

73

 

SCHULTE FARMS

102

243

BRUCE BURMEISTER

52

43

 

SONNEK FARMS

103

69

GENE SCHMIDT

58

48

 

JAMES MAUS

104

81

HAPPKE HOLSTEIN FARM

58

70

 

ERIC CRABTREE

105

59

MATT BERKTOLD

59

183

 

JERRY + BEV POHLMANN

105

64

JOHN ROBERS

61

20

 

TED & DEB HALBAKKEN

105

111

ROADSIDE DAIRY

63

141

 

JOPPS CENTURY FARMS

106

111

TERRY KOLSTAD

63

27

 

SOUTHLUND DAIRY

106

44

JIM KULINSKI

65

47

 

MAAS FARMS

107

40

FUNKS MIDWAY DAIRY

65

574

 

HOEFS' DAIRY

107

227

J C DAIRY

65

6

 

DON-LE BROOK FARMS

109

184

WAYNE AND WADE ATHEY

67

47

 

MARSHLAND FARMS

109

92

SCHEFERS BROS

70

79

 

LORAN HACKLER

109

85

GERALD&LISA BURG

71

42

 

BOB & TERRI KETCHUM

110

129

JIM & RANDI WINGERT

71

91

 

MARSHALL KORN

111

86

NORBERT BROWN

73

37

 

JOHN SAUBER

111

59

TIMOTHY-MAYLA KLEMEK

74

36

 

JAMES C PFEIFER

112

57

GREG AND KRISTIN MAHONEY

75

6

 

JIM HESSE

112

110

BOETTCHER DAIRY

76

154

 

BECKMAN FARMS INC

113

73

MIKE MOTL+KIM HARFF

77

88

 

RONALD FIELD

115

31

MARK KLEHR

78

59

 

THELL CENTURY FARM

115

64

BECHTOLD BROS

78

73

 

DAVID SCHUUR

116

60

ROGER ALDINGER

81

67

 

SHUEY FARMS INC

116

51

ART AND JANE STUMPF

81

51

 

BIRCH POINT FARMS PESHON

116

253

JERON NATHE

82

315

 

SCHMITT DAIRY

117

100

BOB AND BARB PETIT

82

53

 

SONDAG DAIRY

117

37

JASON & JOHN SCHROEDER

82

54

 

RAY&MARY FUCHS

117

78

BILLY EURELE

82

75

 

BRAD & HOLLY NYHUS

118

47

CB FARMS LLC

83

52

 

MICHAEL BRUCE

118

102

HOFFMAN FARM 2

83

13

 

OAT HILL DAIRY

118

111

WAYNE KOEPP

85

159

 

KEVIN SPLETT

119

48

CRONK DAIRY

85

39

 

CHUCK LEUTHOLD

121

115

ZUMBRO VIEW FARMS LLC

87

53

 

KUGATH FARMS

121

51

LYLE AND WANDA HONEBRINK

87

114

 

WAL-KEN SWISS DAIRY

121

4

MIKE CHAMBERLAIN

88

29

 

DONALD + DARLENE MATROS

122

77

RICK HEUER

88

104

 

BRUCE & JODI HEIM

122

204

PANEK DAIRY

89

66

 

DAVID FLOM

122

26

LARRY LEXVOLD FAMILY

91

69

 

JOHN&MARY RADEMACHER

122

246

REUBEN AND JANICE STOMMES

91

66

 

MICHELS BROTHERS

122

27

ROBERT MILLER

92

65

 

DEAN RAUSCH

124

75

IRVIN + JOANNE SCHANSBERG

93

162

 

ROGER SWART

124

53

DAVID & CINDY HOESE

93

33

 

RAYMOND PRIMUS

125

32

TA LEONARD REG HOLSTEINS

93

48

 

LEY FARM

126

45

ROBERT + FAWN STAUB

95

28

 

STELLING LAND&CATTLE INC

127

204

GOLBERGS LAKEVIEW DAIRY

96

118

 

SCHOSSOW DAIRY

127

61

STEVE AND SANDY SIEGLE

99

55

 

SUNNY ACRES

127

34

KIDMAN DAIRY

99

127

 

BOB + LIZ KROCAK

128

169

LARRY AND DIANNA BRAEM

99

41

 

JOHN & CONNIE DONNAY

128

44

EDGEMEAD FARMS

100

67

 

J J DAIRY

128

49

ROSEVEIW DAIRY

102

177

 

ADAM & SARAH MELLGREN

128

58

 

 

 

 

PHIL SUESS

128

102