Minnesota DHIA News

A PUBLICATION OF MINNESOTA DHIA                                                   Volume 7, Issue 2                                                              February 2007

 

Milk ELISA Johne’s Testing Up and Running

 

The Sauk Centre and Zumbrota DHIA Laboratories are both up and running with the Milk ELISA Johne’s test, and USDA recently announced it has approved the test.  Over 1400 samples have been run so far at the two labs, and data is flowing to Minnesota DHIA’s data handling system for report generation and for reporting to the Board of Animal Health and University of Minnesota for research purposes relative to Johne’s prevalence.   Work continues to make selection of cows easier in the software, and to trap the data in the cowfiles for consultant and producer use.  Minnesota DHIA is grateful for the cooperation of the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Lab, the Minnesota Board of Animal Health, Antel-Bio, and the College of Veterinary Medicine at the U of M.

 

RFID Tag Update

371 Herds have now ordered RFID tags from MN DHIA, totaling over 33,000 tags.  In a recent study on a member herd over a period of time, 10,080 cows walked past panel readers on their way into the milking parlor.  The stationary reader panel was able to identify 97.8% of the cows in routine operation.  Breaking the study down, 99.9% of cows with Half Duplex Tags were read, confirming our advice that if you plan to use RFID tags in the parlor, you should pay a little extra and get the Half Duplex Tags.  We thank Dr. Steve Stewart and the U of M College of Vet Medicine for their good work.

 

At least one major buyer of cull dairy cows reports paying an additional 3 cents per pound for source verified beef, has an RFID reader, and is using RFID on a limited basis as evidence of source verification.

 

Minnesota DHIA is selling both Digital Angel Full Duplex Tags and All Flex Half Duplex.  Both are USDA approved, both come with the USDA shield, both use the international 840 codes to satisfy current and future regulatory requirements, and both come only in white.  Digital Angel offers a combo tag that incorporates the RFID and a large visible management tag.  Ask your DHIA Field Rep for details.

 

Cow Page Corrections Complete / Available

Beginning in late January of last year, and continuing through the spring, our Dairy Records Processing Center, Agri-Tech Analytics (ATA) was implementing a new data processing system.  When they implemented one of the program changes, they mistakenly removed the application of AP factors for butterfat test on individual cows.  The net affect of this was that most cows sampled on a morning milking were not given enough butterfat credit, and most cows sampled on a night milking were credited with too much. 

 

When the problem was found, we requested that ATA correct all cows and Rolling Herd Averages.  They recently completed that project and Rolling Herd Average adjustments showed up in your reports starting this past fall.  ATA has now provided us with the corrected cow pages.  For those on the cow page option, corrected cow pages are available on request.  Please call us at 800.827.3442 or have your field rep include a memo on your next sample day.  Please note that the next routine cow page you get on a cow will have the corrections on them anyway.

 

Cows for Sale

90 grade Holstein cows for sale.  For more information, please contact Brad Nere at Milky Way Dairy at 320.826.2299 or 320.522.1637.

January 2007 Milk Quality Top 100

 

 

SCC

Cows

 

 

 

SCC

Cows

DAN AND JOLENE SCHLANGEN

EDEN VALLEY

31

63

 

SUE STUEWE

COLOGNE

87

77

CIRCLE DRIVE HOLSTEINS

HUTCHINSON

38

16

 

OAK GLEN JOHNS

EAGLE BEND

88

33

TRAVIS-RICHARD SCHLOSSER

MILTONA

43

35

 

MARK KLEHR

BELLE PLAINE

88

54

HAPPKE HOLSTEIN FARM

PIERZ

46

66

 

LAYNE JANIKE

MINNESOTA LAKE

89

19

KEVIN ANDERSON

BATTLE LAKE

47

46

 

MIKE + ROSIE ZEIG

SLEEPY EYE

89

30

PETER & MARK HENDRICKSON

MENAHGA

47

71

 

GOLBERGS LAKEVIEW DAIRY

DEER CREEK

89

71

SCHEFERS BROS

PAYNESVILLE

47

78

 

GERALD+LISA BURG

FREEPORT

91

39

PHILIP & SHEREEN HAUGE

SUNBURG

49

49

 

CURT + JACKIE BEKIUS

MILACA

91

76

DANIEL HALLBERG

KANDIYOHI

49

59

 

BRUCE AND JODI HEIM

LEWISTON

91

142

HABERER HILL DAIRY

HENNING

53

20

 

TIM & SUE HOESE

GLENCOE

92

27

KEVIN & SHEILA THARALDSON

GOODRIDGE

55

54

 

BOB L LIESER

PAYNESVILLE

92

61

DAN-BRUCE-TIM LOUWAGIE

COTTONWOOD

55

64

 

JIM AND LAURIE ORTH

WINONA

92

68

NORBERT BROWN

GREY EAGLE

56

55

 

JON WINTER

HOFFMAN

93

32

JAMES AND PAUL GREGORY

BELGRADE

58

87

 

STEVE + LORRIE HELLMANN

HOLDINGFORD

94

44

HAZEL-BUSH FARMS INC

RICE LAKE

61

47

 

TREVOR HASSE

FERGUS FALLS

95

16

WAYNE AND WADE ATHEY

GRACEVILLE

62

43

 

EVERETT AND PAT ROLFING

WINONA

95

41

AL + MARK SCHMITT

RICE

63

94

 

AUSMUS FARM

HINCKLEY

95

78

LYLE AND WANDA HONEBRINK

MAYER

63

95

 

KIMM'S DAIRY

PELICAN RAPIDS

95

79

DALE ERICKSON

BARRETT

64

39

 

DEVOINE KRUSE

CALEDONIA

95

130

GLEN CHRISTEN

SAUK CENTRE

65

42

 

SCOTT'S DAIRY

RICE LAKE

96

37

MARK TESSMER

ROGERS

67

45

 

SONDAG DAIRY

APPLETON

96

39

ZUMBRO VIEW FARMS LLC

ZUMBROTA

67

50

 

DARRIN STEIN&LYNN SCHULTZ

CENTER CITY

96

43

JOHN AND STACI SCHERBER

ROGERS

68

48

 

TIMOTHY-MAYLA KLEMEK

HENNING

97

34

SCOTT FELDHACKER

HILLSDALE

68

57

 

STANLEY MARTIN

BROWERVILLE

99

34

WILLIS-MARY KRUEGER

ALEXANDRIA

68

68

 

TODD & KATHY JOHNSTON

ANGUS

99

57

JERON NATHE

MELROSE

68

242

 

SELKE FARMS

DAKOTA

99

160

MORRIS + JEFF CHAMBERLAIN

HASTINGS

70

18

 

DEAN FRISLE

PRAIRIE FARM

100

64

TOM FUECHTMANN

MELROSE

71

93

 

MARK & CARLA BRUNHOLZL

LAKE CITY

101

25

ROBERT SLATER

MAHTOWA

72

30

 

STEVEN KUEHN

NEW ULM

101

32

ART AND JANE STUMPF

PIERZ

74

47

 

LUX-URY HOLSTEINS INC.

EDEN VALLEY

101

134

MARK TITERA

BAGLEY

75

24

 

WALLY W WIESE

VERNDALE

102

30

KIRK BENGTSON

BUFFALO

75

44

 

CURTIS + MAREN HOLST

LAKE CITY

102

95

STEVEN ASHER

PINE CITY

76

32

 

HOWARD STUEBER

NEW ULM

103

33

BOB & TERRI KETCHUM

UTICA

76

122

 

LARRY & CAROL MOEN

CAMERON

103

73

TLK FARMS

HEWITT

77

64

 

JIM KULINSKI

LESTER PRAIRIE

104

49

AB ACRES

SHELL LAKE

79

40

 

SAINTVILLE DAIRY

NORWOOD-Y.A.

104

73

MILKY WAY DAIRY FARM

HAYWARD

81

43

 

SOLYNJA DAIRY ACRES

NORTHFIELD

104

79

JEFF MILLER

FOLEY

81

58

 

MANUEL JERGER & SONS

BARNESVILLE

104

130

WILL TACHIBANA DAIRY

UNDERWOOD

82

30

 

SCHUELER FARMS

WILLMAR

104

241

LARRY BRAEM

SACRED HEART

82

37

 

JOHN ROBERS

CLEAR LAKE

105

20

JEFF BLENKER

ALBANY

82

44

 

QUINCY VALLEY FARM

ST CHARLES

105

77

DEAN + ELIZABETH JOHNSON

HERON LAKE

82

72

 

STEVE H REMIGER

WOODLAKE

105

102

SCOTT & JACOLYN RICKEMAN

HUTCHINSON

83

61

 

DENNIS + BETTY JOHNSON

WINONA

106

145

POXLEITNER DAIRY

KELLIHER

83

98

 

FJEL-MAR DAIRY

ZUMBRO FALLS

106

169

RON AMY SHAWN BEMBOOM

GILMAN

84

89

 

DOUG KES

JORDAN

107

45

TRIPLE H DAIRY

ADAMS

84

136

 

STEVEN REINARTZ

ADAMS

107

57

DAVID SMITH

DENT

85

29

 

HIESERICH FARM

BELGRADE

107

88

NORTH VISTA HOLSTEINS

DALLAS

85

32

 

DAIRY SPA LLP

FARWELL

107

103

PAUL & MARY ZIMMERMAN

BROOTEN

85

61

 

JAMES C PFEIFER

OWATONNA

108

59

RICHARD SCHNOBRICH

NEW ULM

86

42

 

TIM MARION RUEGEMER

VILLARD

108

66

MATT ROBERT

NEW AUBURN

87

28

 

DUANE CAROL DENNIS HAIBY

PELICAN RAPIDS

108

74

 

2006 Minnesota DHIA Breed Averages

 

 

 

 

Brown

 

 

 

Milking

Red &

Mixed 

 

State

Ayrshire

Swiss

Guernsey

Holstein

Jersey

Shorthorn

White

Breed

Number of herds

2,470

6

17

14

2,266

42

6

3

116

Yearly Rolling Average:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dollar Value

2,768

2,349

2,492

2,143

2,807

2,266

2,158

2,762

2,363

Cows per herd

102

35

66

36

105

62

53

60

73

% Cows in milk

88

87

87

88

88

87

83

85

86

Days in milk

196

187

215

218

196

189

174

176

193

Milk lbs.

20,809

16,502

17,303

14,188

21,203

14,442

16,397

21,398

17,164

% Fat

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.6

3.8

4.8

3.7

3.6

4

Fat lbs.

790

696

724

659

799

687

604

771

683

% Protein

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.1

3.6

3.1

3

3.2

Protein lbs.

640

530

579

481

650

514

506

645

546

SCC Linear \ SCC Count

3.2/352

3.3/316

3.4/376

3.6/444

3.2/351

3.4/348

3.3/326

3.1/314

3.3/364

% SCC Positive

31

34

33

37

31

35

32

28

32

MLM lbs.

71

59

63

53

72

52

57

71

60

Average Sire PTA:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avg PTA Dollars, Service Sire

285

97

264

195

290

238

168

233

236

Avg PTA Dollars, 1st lact.

174

68

121

121

178

163

118

-37

127

Avg PTA Dollars, Other cows

124

46

73

116

127

93

62

26

94

First Lact. vs. Other Lact. Cows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percent of herd 1st lact.

37

31

33

38

37

34

37

32

34

Avg Production Index, 1st lact.

101

95

101

101

101

102

98

100

101

Avg Production Index, other cows

99

102

100

98

99

99

102

100

99

Average age, 1st lact.

27

30

28

29

27

27

26

27

28

Average age, other cows

57

67

64

64

57

61

57

61

59

% Identified by sire, 1st lact.

70

83

84

93

70

85

77

74

59

% Identified by sire, other cows

71

84

90

97

71

80

89

88

58

Avg peak lbs, 1st lact

72

60

59

53

73

52

62

73

62

Avg peak lbs, other cows

92

77

78

65

93

64

80

97

79

Peak ratio

0.79

0.78

0.76

0.84

0.79

0.83

0.77

0.75

0.79

% Leaving herd, 1st lact

8

18

13

11

8

7

5

6

7

% Leaving herd, other cows

26

27

26

25

26

23

28

23

25

Cows Dry before Calving:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average days dry

63

70

71

60

63

63

93

75

67

% Dry less than 40 days

13

11

7

12

13

9

13

6

11

% Dry 40 - 70 days

65

54

66

69

65

73

52

61

63

% Dry more than 70 days

22

34

27

18

22

18

35

33

26

Reproduction:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum calving interval **

14.1

8

15.5

15.4

14.1

13.9

13.6

13.6

13.9

Apparent waiting period

50

33

48

59

50

50

59

53

45

Avg days to 1st heat **

95

70

97

102

96

90

91

83

94

Avg days to 1st breeding **

96

70

100

102

97

92

94

83

96

Avg days open **

165

106

190

194

166

147

133

135

155

Conception rate

12

3

9

7

12

14

20

17

11

Heat detection index

33

13

35

38

33

37

35

45

31

% Cows in heat by 60 days

17

4

21

16

17

24

12

11

21

% Repeat breeders

28

11

35

36

28

26

17

30

24

 

** includes data from pregnant cows, possibly pregnant cows and problem cows

 

District Meeting Locations/Dates

 

Southwest District - Blue Earth, Brown, Cottonwood, Faribault, Freeborn, Jackson, Le Sueur, Lincoln, Lyon, Martin, Murray, Nicollet, Nobles, Pipestone, Redwood, Rock, Sibley, Waseca, and Watonwan

    Feb 27 at Carl’s in Essig      507.354.4241

Election of director and alternate for 3 year term (P. Fritsche, P. Seitzer)

 

West Central District - Big Stone, Chippewa, Douglas, Grant, Kandiyohi, Lac Qui Parle, Meeker,

         Pope, Renville, Swift, Stevens, Todd, Traverse, and Yellow Medicine Counties

February 28 at Blue Heron in Willmar (320.235.4448) between Willmar and Swan Lakes

Turn on 24 near the Regional Treatment Center

 

Northwest District - Becker, Beltrami, Clay, Clearwater, Hubbard, Kittson, Lake of The Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake, Ottertail, Roseau, Wadena, and Wilkin Counties

     Thursday March 1 at Shooting Star Casino in Mahnomen  218.935.2701

Election of director and alternate for 3 year term (J. Sjostrom, E. Zepper)

 

South Central District - Dodge, Goodhue, Mower, Rice, Steele, and Wabasha Counties

March 5 at Digger's in Kasson (Highway 14) 507.634.7400

Election of director and  alternate for 3 year term (D. Deml, B. Liebenstein)

                                     

 

Southeast District - Fillmore, Houston, Olmsted, and Winona Counties

                                  March 6  at Holiday Inn South in Rochester           507.288.1844

Dairy Comp 305 Users meeting from 10 a.m. to noon ( please RSVP to 800.827.3442)

Scout Users meeting from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.  ( please RSVP to 800.827.3442)

 

Northeast District -  Anoka, Aitkin, Barron*, Benton, Cass, Carlton, Crow Wing, Isanti, Itasca, Kanabec, Koochiching, Mille Lacs, Morrison, Pine, Ramsey, Sherburne, St Louis, and Washburn* Counties    

March 7 at the Barbara Jeans Embers in Milaca (Highway 169 x  23)        320.983.6288

                                                           

 

Metro District  - Carver, Chisago, Dakota, Hennepin, McLeod, Scott, Washington, and Wright

                                   March 13 at Pizza Ranch in Norwood (south side of 212) (952) 467-4010

 

Central District – Stearns

March 15 at Gerard’s In Sauk Centre  320-351-3463

 

All meetings start at 11:45 with lunch.  All districts will elect delegates to the Minnesota DHIA Annual Meeting at Cabela’s in Rogers on Thursday March 22, 2007. Please call Minnesota DHIA with any questions.  The phone numbers of each location are listed in case you need to be contacted while attending. District Meetings are open to all members, but local board members are encouraged to attend.  Please come prepared to share your opinions.

 

All members are welcome to attend the meeting of your choice, but you can only vote or serve as a delegate at your district meeting.

 

Agenda items will include Milk ELISA Johne’s testing, ID systems, Records Processing Services, budgets and financial reports, Percent Milk Sold policy, and open discussion.

 


 

THE CONCEPT BEHIND the  National Animal Identification System

(reprinted from the USDA public posting)

 

Animal identification is not a new idea.  Federal and State animal health programs—such as cooperative eradication programs for brucellosis and scrapie—include an animal identification component, and certain classes of livestock must be officially identified before entering interstate commerce.  In addition, under current laws and rules, some animals must be identified before they can compete in shows or races.   

 

There are already multiple identification systems in place that exist for various purposes.  The critical difference with NAIS is the national scope and uniformity of the system across many animal species.   But, the basic components of NAIS—identifying premises and animals—are not any different from the approaches Federal and State officials have taken for centuries through animal disease programs to maintain the health of livestock and poultry in the United States. 

 

When diseases such as bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis were widespread in this country, animals were identified through disease eradication and control activities.  Animals were identified with a unique number every time they were tested or vaccinated for a disease for which there was a program.  During the height of these eradication programs, a large percentage of the U.S. livestock population was identified.  Now, with the successful eradication of many diseases, the need for and level of vaccination and testing is low—as is the percentage of uniquely identified animals and premises in the United States.  With this void of information, the ability to quickly find, control, and eradicate disease can be hindered.  

 

Today, new challenges in the industry pose new risks.  In commerce and the production chain, animals move from place to place and are in close contact before moving yet again.  Contagious diseases can spread quickly and across great distances.  Many States have information systems in place to locate at-risk animals and premises during an outbreak.  But these systems are not consistent or connected, which can slow the disease response should an infected animal cross State lines—just when time counts most.    

 

The voluntary NAIS program will help producers and animal health officials respond more quickly.  It offers a modern, streamlined information system that fills the current void in animal identification and provides a vital tool for rapid disease response.    

 

 

Foot and Mouth Disease Simulation at University of California, Davis

 

The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine is asking for your help to protect America’s livestock industry from an accidental or terrorist-caused outbreak of foot and mouth disease (FMD). “Economic losses from the 2001 FDM epidemic in the United Kingdom exceed $15 billion, and more than 6 million animals were slaughtered,” stated veterinarian Pelayo Alvarez from UC Davis. This project is designed to depict a realistic view of the possibility of a FMD outbreak in the United States.

 

The only help they request is that you spend 20 minutes to participate in their survey where you are asked to provide information about your livestock management practices. The survey is anonymous and all responses will be strictly confidential and used for research and modeling purposes ONLY. Understanding how FMD might spread among our country's diverse animal populations will allow us to target specific strategies for prevention and control of the disease epidemics.

 

Thank you in advance for your participation in this survey. Please feel free to pass on information about the survey to other livestock owners and managers and encourage their participation. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Robyn at 800-827-3442, ext 19.

 

To take the survey, go to http://survey.euro.confirmit.com/wix/p34177541.aspx