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Minnesota DHIA News

A PUBLICATION OF MINNESOTA DHIA Volume 7, Issue 4 April 2007

Dairy Records Processing Center Change Announced

The Minnesota DHIA Board of Directors has selected Dairy Records Management Systems (DRMS) of Raleigh, North Carolina to take over processing of DHIA records for herds affiliated with Minnesota DHIA. DRMS also has offices in Ames Iowa. DRMS started in 1957, and is the busiest DRPC in the U.S. with over 1.8 million cows processed monthly from over 14,000 member herds. DRMS is a noted innovator in hand held computer technology (Pocket Dairy) and has a well developed web site that is used by producers and consultants, as well as DHIA organizations. DRMS has pioneered research into new data that now flows into the USDA Genetic Evaluation Program, such as fertility and SCC.

During the last year, DRMS has processed 98% of the herds using their service the same day as the data was received. Their staff is experienced not just in computers, but also in Dairy and DHIA. They have handled data from Ftech and a Loop system for over 10 years. This means that the program that Field Reps on sample day will change very little, and the data handling system will remain the same. Consultants and producers will still access their data the same way from the same place.

DRMS has programming 5 Minnesota DHIA reports so far. More will be programmed. At the same time, DRMS has a host of reports that have been developed for their producers over time. Those reports will be available to Minnesota producers as we make the transition

The change in DRPC came after the Board devoted much research into the abilities, performance, and people at each of the Dairy Records Processing providers in the U.S. Some herds have moved to DRMS already, and are receiving the DRMS reports. More herds will move as things progress. If you would like to have your herd processed at DRMS on your next test, please call us at 800.827.3442, or let your field rep know on sample day.

Mixing is KEY

If you want an accurate sample result, you need an accurate sample for the lab to test, whether that be the creamery lab or the DHIA lab. We have long known that you have to sample all the milk to get the proper result. You also have to mix the milk properly before sampling. This is only accomplished on modern high producing cows by pouring the milk back between flasks before sampling. On high producers, shaking does not do the job. Herd owners who take a sample to check cows at the creamery need to keep the following study in mind when you don’t use a meter. This cow produced 45# of milk, not unusual.

Milk	Butterfat	MUN	SCC
First 15#	1.65%	21	188,000
Middle 19#	3.63%	15	252,000
Last 11#	6.03%	14	722,000

March 2007 Milk Quality Top 100

		SCC	Cows			SCC	Cows
DAN AND JOLENE SCHLANGEN	EDEN VALLEY	33	64	RUECHEL DAIRY FARM	ADAMS	87	79
KEVIN & SHEILA THARALDSON	GOODRIDGE	43	54	RON KEMPER	WAUBUN	87	24
DAVID SMITH	DENT	44	27	POXLEITNER DAIRY	KELLIHER	87	99
GERALD+LISA BURG	FREEPORT	50	36	AUSMUS FARM	HINCKLEY	88	80
MILKY WAY DAIRY FARM	HAYWARD	53	42	ADAMS CREST	COSMOS	90	24
ART AND JANE STUMPF	PIERZ	53	49	ALLEN AND STEVEN OTTO	LESTER PRAIRIE	91	58
ZUMBRO VIEW FARMS LLC	ZUMBROTA	53	47	STEVE SEARLES	PINE ISLAND	91	4
MARK KLEHR	BELLE PLAINE	53	56	SCHUELER FARMS	WILLMAR	91	240
BOB KUMMET	PIERZ	55	38	MATT BERKTOLD	LAKE CITY	92	173
BOB AND BARB PETIT	PLAINVIEW	57	57	DAVE CORBETT	CLAYTON	92	34
HABERER HILL DAIRY	HENNING	59	21	SELKE FARMS	DAKOTA	93	155
CIRCLE DRIVE HOLSTEINS	HUTCHINSON	60	16	JAMES AND PAUL GREGORY	BELGRADE	93	85
GARY BECKMAN	PENNOCK	61	75	MICHAEL AND KRIS BANSE	EITZEN	94	68
D & J DAIRY	PAYNESVILLE	61	66	RONALD & SUSAN JOHNSON	LINDSTROM	94	59
SCHEFERS BROS	PAYNESVILLE	62	76	JOHN E SAUBER	LAKEVILLE	95	61
ROGER ALDINGER	WINONA	64	63	BOB & TERRI KETCHUM	UTICA	96	119
WAYNE AND WADE ATHEY	GRACEVILLE	64	43	DREHER DAIRY	MIZPAH	96	50
STEVEN ASHER	PINE CITY	66	29	JIM KULINSKI	LESTER PRAIRIE	96	47
KEVIN ANDERSON	BATTLE LAKE	68	49	MIKE + ROSIE ZEIG	SLEEPY EYE	96	31
GREG PAULUS	RICE LAKE	68	44	MARK & CARLA BRUNHOLZL	LAKE CITY	97	23
KIDMAN DAIRY	BALATON	68	102	WILL TACHIBANA DAIRY	UNDERWOOD	97	33
ROBERT SLATER	MAHTOWA	69	29	DEVOINE KRUSE	CALEDONIA	97	129
HAPPKE HOLSTEIN FARM	PIERZ	71	72	LAKE SHORE FARM	HANSKA	98	10
DANIEL HALLBERG	KANDIYOHI	75	60	PAUL-JAMES-TONY MERZ	MAPLE PLAIN	98	65
STANLEY MARTIN	BROWERVILLE	77	35	MANUEL JERGER& SONS	BARNESVILLE	98	126
BRUCE RUNDHAUG	CAMERON	77	55	BIRCH POINT FARMS PESHON	MINNESKA	98	222
MARVIN RADEMACHER	BELGRADE	77	59	BREEZY WILLOWS DAIRY	DOVER	99	36
MARK TITERA	BAGLEY	78	25	HAZEL-BUSH FARMS INC	RICE LAKE	99	47
PAUL & MARY ZIMMERMAN	BROOTEN	79	60	DAVID JONES	BELLE PLAINE	99	59
TRAVIS-RICHARD SCHLOSSER	MILTONA	79	33	HOWARD STUEBER	NEW ULM	100	28
CRAIG AND SHARON DAHMS	DODGE CENTER	79	31	MIKE HENDRICKX	NEW YORK MILLS	100	4
TOM FUECHTMANN	MELROSE	79	94	LARRY & CAROL MOEN	CAMERON	100	74
JEFF & JULIE KETCHUM	BARNUM	80	23	DON CHRISTIANSON	GREENBUSH	100	43
FRANK PATRICK	RICE	81	57	CANC	ELK RIVER	100	77
ROBERT RAMONA WIPPLER	PARKERS PRAIRIE	81	43	DENNIS + BETTY JOHNSON	WINONA	101	139
AL + MARK SCHMITT	RICE	81	93	SC0TT AND DENISE GATHJE	RICHMOND	101	67
PETER SKAJ	ST JOSEPH	81	40	HY-RIDGE HOLSTEINS LCC.	RIDGELAND	101	298
MICHELS BROTHERS	PELICAN RAPIDS	82	26	SCHLIEP FAMILY DAIRY	ZUMBROTA	102	68
TIM & SUE HOESE	GLENCOE	82	32	KENNETH THURK	VILLARD	102	31
SCHREIBER BROS	RUSHFORD	82	82	PETERM&LYNN HENDRICKSON	MENAHGA	103	67
RODNEY KURTH	HUTCHINSON	83	34	NORTH VISTA HOLSTEINS	DALLAS	103	31
GLEN CHRISTEN	SAUK CENTRE	83