Minnesota DHIA News

A PUBLICATION OF MINNESOTA DHIA

Volume 13  Issue  3

March 2013

 

The 2012 Minnesota DHIA herd average for all cows on all types of test at any of the Dairy Records Processing Centers is listed below.  If all cows were in one herd, this would be the herd average:


Milk 23,367

Fat  3.78%

Fat pounds 884

Protein  3.11%

Protein pounds 726

SCC 254,324


Dollar Value $3,534

 

Delegates to Annual Meeting selected

316 people attended the 2013 district meetings, a new record.  Thanks for attending and sharing your ideas and enthusiasm.  The following were selected as delegates to the meeting on March 21 at the American Legion in Buffalo:

 

Dale Middendorf    Sauk Centre                    Eugene Roller        Hewitt

Eric Merdan           Avon                               David Huwe           New York Mills

Jeff Schwinghammer       Albany                   Pete Kasper           Owatonna

Charles Nienaber   Freeport                          Mark Dose             Lake City

Chuck Klaphake    Sauk Centre                    Kari Hellevik          Faribault

Charles Krause      Buffalo                            Lyle Dicke             Goodhue

Matt Thomas                   Lakeville                          Karen Von Ruden  Claremont

Tim Eiden              Chaska                            Jeff Pagel              Eyota

James Johnson      Chetek                            John Larsen           Mantorville

Kirsten Huth                   Cameron                         Dale Hinckley        Chatfield

Troy Schreindl       Rice                                 Steve Hoffman      New Ulm

Peter Ripka            Ogilvie                            Steve Sjostrom      Lafayette

Ben Holtz              Little Falls                        James Hinkeldey   Windom

Tim Klemek           Henning                          Brian Young          Benson

                                                                             Howard Johnson    Willmar

Cows for Sale

75 Holstein parlor cows and springing heifers for sale with DHIA records, AI breeding and select mating.  For more information, please contact Larry Hackler in Wadena at 218.631.4290 (home) or 218.402-0576 (cell).

 

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Celebrating 25 Years of Service

Please help us to congratulate Keith Jorgenson of Garfield as he celebrates 25 years of service to DHIA customers.  Keith provides service to 21 herds with 1330 cows in Douglas and East Ottertail counties.  Please extend your congratulations and appreciation to Keith at his upcoming visit to your farm.

February Milk Quality Leaders ranked by SCC, then LOG SCC

SCC

Cows

SCC

Cows

MIKE MOTL+KIM HARFF

35

90

*EARL & DARLENE FELLING

74

74

RKB DAIRY

35

115

MIKE & LORI BOESL

74

230

FOR HIS GREATER GLORY

40

22

*JIM AND GERI WIEBUSCH

75

32

*MARK KLEHR

42

52

JOHNSON DAIRY

76

97

*JAY HANSON

42

35

*BRANDON SAUER

76

79

*GENE SCHMIDT

45

38

*JERON NATHE

76

318

*REUBEN& JANICE STOMMES

48

71

*BOB & KAYLIE GRUBER

77

97

*JIM HESSE

49

113

*JOHN AND STACI

77

48

*LYLE AND WANDA HONEBRINK

50

105

BENGTSON FAMILY FARM

77

48

*ADAM DANIELS

50

41

*MICHAEL & DONNA RUTHER

77

101

*MIKE & LINDA MATOUSEK

50

46

*TONY,DAVE&KAY BETCHER

77

82

*DAN &JOLENE SCHLANGEN

52

71

*KEITH JOHNSON

77

35

GREGORY DAIRY LLC

53

87

*MICHAEL & KRIS BANSE

78

73

CRONK DAIRY

53

34

CB FARMS LLC

78

49

*TREVOR DICKE

53

88

DEVOINE KRUSE

78

137

CIRCLE DRIVE HOLSTEINS

54

17

MAAS FARMS

79

38

BRUCE RUNDHAUG

54

49

*GREG AND KRISTIN MAHONEY

80

13

HOEFS' DAIRY

55

253

*DENNIS AND WAYNE WOLTERS

81

112

CHUCK KLAPHAKEJARRETTBORG

57

98

*JEFF BLENKER

81

42

HERBER DEWEY

57

130

*DAVID BUCK

82

64

*GARY LIESER

57

51

*JAY + MARIE NOSKA

82

50

DENN-MAR FARM

57

19

*MIKE HERZING

82

30

*JOHN ROBERS

57

20

FORST DAIRY INC

83

68

KOELLER DARYL

58

29

*TOM & MARY GUNNINK

83

74

O'REILLY DAIRY CASEY

60

88

DYNAMITE HOLSTEINS

84

65

*BOB & TERRI KETCHUM

60

107

*KEVIN ANDERSON

84

45

*KEN & CHAD BOHN

60

19

*RICHARD LAMBRECHT

84

104

D & J DAIRY

60

86

*JEREMIAH SMITH

85

44

HIESERICH FARM

61

90

LUHMANN DARRELL W

85

116

LEISEN FARMS INC.

61

64

*JOHN ZIMMERMAN

86

152

*JOSHUA HEINRICHS

61

50

*GREGG & VALORA STANGL

86

66

*STEVE MARTIN

62

60

JC DAIRY

86

109

JOPPS CENTURY FARMS

63

109

BOETTCHER DAIRY

86

169

STADICK FARM INC

63

125

GEMEO FARM

86

23

VOGT DAIRY

64

240

FOLTZ DAIRY FARM INC.

87

85

*JIM KULINSKI

64

44

ROADSIDE DAIRY

87

164

HIGH POINT DAIRY

64

98

KURTHKINE HOLSTEINS

87

37

ALDINGER ROGER

66

69

TWIN SPRUCE

87

71

*BETH AND MIKE DEPPA

68

62

ROSEVEIW DAIRY

87

213

HAPPKE HOLSTEIN FARM

68

100

*JOSH & NICOLE MILLER

88

58

*RUSSELL WOITALLA

68

54

GEHL ACRES FARM

88

145

*MAYNARD & JEREMY SCHUMACHER

70

100

*RICHARD FONDER

88

33

SONDAG DAIRY

70

40

*JIM SCHROEDER

89

66

*ED MOLDENHAUER

72

265

*BRAD ANDERSON

89

74

VON WAHLDE DAIRY INC.

72

144

KUECHLE DAIRY

90

214

SHIR-MAN HOLSTEIN FARM

72

70

ACKERMAN FARMS

90

120

MERDAN DAIRY

73

81

DEER BROOK FARM

91

392

HIDDEN HILL DAIRY LLC

73

374

*RICK & PETER HEUER

91

79

ALLEN DEUTZ DAIRY

73

51

CLOVER GLEN HOLSTEINS

91

44

*JEFFREY & KORINNA ROHDE

74

59

SCHWAB DAIRY

91

71

Announcing the IDEXX Milk Pregnancy Test  

 

Complements Traditional Methods of Early Pregnancy Detection

 

The DHIA Labs in Sauk Centre and Zumbrota are now offering this test.  Using the ELISA technology, we are able to accurately determine pregnancy status.  The analysis features High levels of sensitivity (99%) and specificity (97%) from day 35 post breeding and throughout gestation.  Overall accuracy is slightly over 98%, comparable with ultrasound and palpation.

 

We use the same DHIA sample collected for SCC, Butterfat, and Protein.  Primary usage is expected to be rechecking cows during gestation that have already been declared pregnant.

 

The test Detects pregnancy associated glycoproteins (PAGs).  PAGs are detectable early in pregnancy and throughout gestation.

o   Variable gene expression at different stages of pregnancy


 

 

Improve dairy cattle reproductive performance by identifying open cows using noninvasive milk samples in a cost-effective and time-efficient manner

 

Dairy producer benefits

·         Convenient use of samples already collected for DHIA testing

·         Less animal handling/welfare benefit

·         Shorter calving intervals/increased milk production

 

Veterinarian benefits

·         Additional information to improve reproductive management

·         Timely diagnosis of open cows for veterinary investigation

·         Increased time availability for proactive, preventative veterinary medicine

Cost is $4.60 per cow.

Selection options:

1.   Field Reps can easily setup software to automatically select cows for pregnancy check or confirmation based on your criteria.  You scan the list for any drops or adds.

2.   Select any individual cow (with a milk sample).

Results will be available by email (preferred – please give your email address to your Field Rep on sample day), or by mail.  Work is underway to add the results automatically to cowfiles for herds with on-farm software, and to incorporate data into cowfiles sent back to Field Reps after your herd is processed, so no one has to hand key any data.

 

Minnesota DHIA and IDEXX encourage you to work closely with your veterinarian to develop a reproductive management program that is appropriate for your operation.

 


preg loss in lactating cows.pdf 

         Total pregnancy loss (day 28 to calving) of 24.4%

         7.2% of pregnancy loss occurs day 56 to calving

         Pregnancy confirmation throughout gestation aids timely identification of open cows