Minnesota DHIA News

A PUBLICATION OF MINNESOTA DHIA                                                   Volume 8, Issue  8                                                            August  2008

 

August “Guide” Report

 

“What has been the pattern of twins and gender by fresh date?” can be found on the Fresh Cow tab under the second group Calving and Calf Status in on farm Dairy Comp 305 or in your Field Rep’s computer on sample day.

 

This graph shows you the number of calves born in each month over the last year that were male, female, or twins (male/male, male/female, and female/female). If you are looking for a count of calves in each category, this is the graph for you. Abortions are also listed in the month that they occurred. This information is also available in the report format listing the number of calves in each category along with the total number of calvings and calves in each category. You can manipulate the graph by choosing only one or another category of calves to list. If there appears to be a trend somewhere, try to trace it down to a management change within your breeding program.

 

Free Money $$$$$

 

The Minnesota Department of Ag has a new grant available for producers. The Livestock Investment Grant is a grant, to a person or entity which raises livestock in Minnesota, for the purposes of improving or expanding livestock production in Minnesota. It will award 10% of a project with a minimum expense of $4,000 and a maximum expense of $500,000. Minnesota residents are eligible and all species are eligible. Grant applications must be postmarked no later than September 15, 2008. Go to the MDA website for further details or an application.

 

http://www.mda.state.mn.us/grants/grants/livestockinvestment.htm

 

The Numbers

 

July average SCC was 344,171  compared to July 2007 at 378,500.

Median SCC for this July was 324,000 compared to 335,000 last July.

 

Reported milk price averaged $19.78 for this June.  The yearly average is $20.43 per cwt.

 

184 herds used the web to get a fast look at your reports following sample day in July.  Supply your Field Rep with your email address on your next sample day and you will get an email seconds after your reports are ready, with a link to go view, print, or save them from the web.

 

275,168 cows were DHIA tested in July, the busiest July in over a decade. 

 

Thank you!

 

 

Cows For Sale                     Hay for Sale

 

These are services of MN DHIA.  Members can advertise in the members message and on our website for just $2.50 per animal with a maximum of $50 per herd (good for 60 days). Please contact Nancy at 800.827.3442, ext. 13 to list "Cows For Sale” or “Hay for Sale”.

 

July 2008 Milk Quality Top 100 based on Raw SCC

 

SCC

Log

Cows

 

 

SCC

Log

Cows

DAN AND JOLENE SCHLANGEN

30

0.9

66

 

DARRIN STEIN&LYNN SCHULTZ

99

2.1

51

MARK KLEHR

42

1.2

58

 

JAMES C PFEIFER

99

2.1

57

SCHEFERS BROS

47

1.2

74

 

BRUCE AND JILL BOETTCHER

100

1.8

151

JIM KULINSKI

48

1.5

51

 

TERRY KOLSTAD

100

2.2

29

STEVE SEARLES

59

1.8

5

 

GEHL ACRES

101

1.8

77

CHRISTIANSON FARMS

62

1.5

53

 

RICHARD+TRUDIE MCCONNELL

101

2.4

53

CLYDE R JOHNSON

62

1.7

40

 

MARK BROSIG

102

1.9

230

MOGER FARMS

64

1.7

88

 

RIVER CITY DAIRY

102

2.1

236

BRADLEY A STARK

66

1.8

32

 

PETER SKAJ

103

1.9

38

MARVIN RADEMACHER

66

1.8

65

 

MIKE WELU

103

2.3

49

DAVID SMITH

68

1.7

32

 

HIESERICH FARM

104

2

90

RKB DAIRY

70

1.8

90

 

DWIGHT + DARLA BURKHOLDER

105

2

59

HAPPKE HOLSTEIN FARM

73

1.5

71

 

SHIR-MAN HOLSTEIN FARM

106

2.2

106

ROBERT MILLER

73

1.7

67

 

D & J DAIRY

107

1.8

102

MATT BERKTOLD

74

1.7

175

 

DANIEL HALLBERG

107

1.8

54

GARY BECKMAN

74

1.8

66

 

GARY AND KARISSA WINGERT

107

2.2

99

MICHAEL AND KRIS BANSE

75

1.8

71

 

GGB DAIRY

107

2.5

30

ART AND JANE STUMPF

77

1.8

53

 

GILMAN HALBAKKEN

108

2.2

89

KEVIN & CARAL SCHAFER

77

1.8

40

 

CRONK DAIRY

108

2.4

35

BRUCE AND JODI HEIM

78

1.8

174

 

SC0TT AND DENISE GATHJE

109

2.1

79

JEFF & JULIE KETCHUM

79

2.3

25

 

LONE PINE ACRES

109

2.3

27

DAVID BUCK

80

1.9

65

 

DOUG KES

109

2.4

46

DAVE SCHROEDER

80

2

33

 

JEFF MILLER

110

2.1

60

PETERM & LYNN HENDRICKSON

83

2.1

60

 

ARLO HENNING

112

2.4

8

SELKE FARMS

84

2

169

 

ALTON WOOD

112

2.6

42

GLEN CHRISTEN

85

1.7

45

 

DAN AND PAT DUNCANSON

113

2.2

75

KEVIN ANDERSON

85

2

48

 

HENDRICKSON BROS

113

2.2

70

WAYNE AND WADE ATHEY

86

1.8

48

 

DALE AND JULIE SCHWARTZ

113

2.4

106

KIMM'S DAIRY

86

2

86

 

DEVOINE KRUSE

114

1.9

134

MEADOW LARK DAIRY

87

1.7

283

 

JAMES SCHROEDER

115

1.9

73

BOB AND BARB PETIT

88

2

60

 

MIKE HAGLUND

115

1.9

46

TIM & SUE HOESE

89

2

48

 

MADSEN DAIRY

115

2.4

96

RANDY FRIESE

89

2.1

29

 

BOB & TERRI KETCHUM

116

1.9

116

DAVID SCHUUR

90

2.5

53

 

FOLTZ DAIRY FARM INC.

116

1.9

79

RAY+MARY FUCHS

91

2.1

72

 

MICHAEL BRUCE

116

1.9

93

ROBERT + FAWN STAUB

91

2.2

31

 

SONNEK FARMS

116

2.2

61

TOM FUECHTMANN

92

1.8

98

 

GARY P LIESER

117

2.2

52

SONN-BELL DAIRY

94

1.9

52

 

DEAN RAUSCH

118

2.2

61

STEVE AND SANDY SIEGLE

95

1.7

54

 

CYRIL TROENDLE + SONS

118

2.3

52

DANNA LALIBERTE

95

1.9

14

 

JULIAN + DAVID SJOSTROM

118

2.4

71

WM MCFARLAND + SONS

95

1.9

48

 

ROBERT KROENING

119

2.3

49

DAN + DEB DOLENCE

95

2.2

44

 

RICHARD SCHNOBRICH

119

2.5

43

BRUCE RUNDHAUG

96

1.5

55

 

GERALD SEITZER

120

2.1

60

DARAN AND CHRISTY BORTH

96

2.3

60

 

MICHAEL W HOFFMANN

120

2.2

63

JOHN+MARY RADEMACHER

97

2.1

154

 

POPP DAIRY

120

2.4

190

BRABEC FARMS

98

1.9

128

 

JASSEL HOLSTEINS

120

2.6

79

GODE DAIRY

98

2.1

52

 

BREEZY WILLOWS DAIRY

121

2.4

48

STEVE LOPAU

98

2.3

18

 

KCE FARM

122

1.9

134

JASON + NANCY BACHMANN

99

1.7

40

 

KEITH WIEBE

122

2

69

DENNIS MEISSNER

99

2

57

 

QUIMBY BROS BANG

122

2.7

41

 

 

July Udder Health Leaders ranked by Linear Score (Log) SCC

 

Log

SCC

Cows

 

 

SCC

Log

Cows

DAN AND JOLENE SCHLANGEN

0.9

30

66

 

DAVE SCHROEDER

2

80

33

MARK KLEHR

1.2

42

58

 

SELKE FARMS

2

84

169

SCHEFERS BROS

1.2

47

74

 

KEVIN ANDERSON

2

85

48

JIM KULINSKI

1.5

48

51

 

KIMM'S DAIRY

2

86

86

CHRISTIANSON FARMS

1.5

62

53

 

BOB AND BARB PETIT

2

88

60

HAPPKE HOLSTEIN FARM

1.5

73

71

 

TIM & SUE HOESE

2

89

48

BRUCE RUNDHAUG

1.5

96

55

 

DENNIS MEISSNER

2

99

57

CLYDE R JOHNSON

1.7

62

40

 

HIESERICH FARM

2

104

90

MOGER FARMS

1.7

64

88

 

DWIGHT + DARLA BURKHOLDER

2

105

59

DAVID SMITH

1.7

68

32

 

KEITH WIEBE

2

122

69

ROBERT MILLER

1.7

73

67

 

GREGG VALORA STANGL

2

124

65

MATT BERKTOLD

1.7

74

175

 

BENGTSON FAMILY FARM

2

126

54

GLEN CHRISTEN

1.7

85

45

 

THOENY FARMS

2

130

207

MEADOW LARK DAIRY

1.7

87

283

 

LUX-URY HOLSTEINS INC.

2

131

129

STEVE AND SANDY SIEGLE

1.7

95

54

 

SCOTT FELDHACKER

2

133

69

JASON + NANCY BACHMANN

1.7

99

40

 

NATHAN&BRIDGET GIBBS

2

135

113

STEVE SEARLES

1.8

59

5

 

HOLLERMANN DAIRY

2

141

279

BRADLEY A STARK

1.8

66

32

 

ED MOLDENHAUER

2

143

256

MARVIN RADEMACHER

1.8

66

65

 

MIKE & PAT BERNECKER

2

143

44

RKB DAIRY

1.8

70

90

 

DONALD + DARLENE MATROS

2

150

70

GARY BECKMAN

1.8

74

66

 

TODD +JEAN POLLEMA

2

169

78

MICHAEL AND KRIS BANSE

1.8

75

71

 

RANDY AHLBRECHT + SONS

2

172

85

ART AND JANE STUMPF

1.8

77

53

 

DENNIS KUCKO

2

178

86

KEVIN & CARAL SCHAFER

1.8

77

40

 

ST.PAUL DAIRY

2

303

114

BRUCE AND JODI HEIM

1.8

78

174

 

PETERM & LYNN HENDRICKSON

2.1

83

60

WAYNE AND WADE ATHEY

1.8

86

48

 

RANDY FRIESE

2.1

89

29

TOM FUECHTMANN

1.8

92

98

 

RAY+MARY FUCHS

2.1

91

72

BRUCE AND JILL BOETTCHER

1.8

100

151

 

JOHN+MARY RADEMACHER

2.1

97

154

GEHL ACRES

1.8

101

77

 

GODE DAIRY

2.1

98

52

D & J DAIRY

1.8

107

102

 

DARRIN STEIN&LYNN SCHULTZ

2.1

99

51

DANIEL HALLBERG

1.8

107

54

 

JAMES C PFEIFER

2.1

99

57

RICK HEUER

1.8

142

89

 

RIVER CITY DAIRY

2.1

102

236

DAVID BUCK

1.9

80

65

 

SC0TT AND DENISE GATHJE

2.1

109

79

SONN-BELL DAIRY

1.9

94

52

 

JEFF MILLER

2.1

110

60

DANNA LALIBERTE

1.9

95

14

 

GERALD SEITZER

2.1

120

60

WM MCFARLAND + SONS

1.9

95

48

 

DARYL PATNODE

2.1

128

63

BRABEC FARMS

1.9

98

128

 

SCHREIBER BROS

2.1

134

82

MARK BROSIG

1.9

102

230

 

JOHN ZIMMERMAN

2.1

140

134

PETER SKAJ

1.9

103

38

 

MEL & SPENCER HACKETT

2.1

140

132

DEVOINE KRUSE

1.9

114

134

 

AUSMUS FARM

2.1

141

77

JAMES SCHROEDER

1.9

115

73

 

TRAVIS-RICHARD SCHLOSSER

2.1

141

36

MIKE HAGLUND

1.9

115

46

 

TRIPLE H DAIRY

2.1

142

156

BOB & TERRI KETCHUM

1.9

116

116

 

RICK AND SHARI WEIR

2.1

149

91

FOLTZ DAIRY FARM INC.

1.9

116

79

 

KALMES FARMS INC

2.1

150

121

MICHAEL BRUCE

1.9

116

93

 

AL + MARK SCHMITT

2.1

152

101

KCE FARM

1.9

122

134

 

D & D DAIRY

2.1

157

924

HOEFS' DAIRY

1.9

129

197

 

FUNKS MIDWAY DAIRY

2.1

159

564

PAUL NIES

1.9

133

39

 

UDDER VALLEY DAIRY

2.1

160

256

WAYNE KOEPP

1.9

135

148

 

WOLF CREEK DAIRY

2.1

170

430

LYLE AND WANDA HONEBRINK

1.9

161

103

 

WAGNER DAIRY LLC

2.1

215

251

 

 

Keep Sample Day Bacteria Counts Normal

 

Occasionally, we hear about someone who has an elevated bacteria count that is traced to DHIA sample day.  We visited with our sister organization, Dairy One, headquartered in Ithaca New York, and found they had just done a study on the situation.  Thanks to Fred at Dairy One for sharing the following information and suggestions.  FYI, Dairy One is New York, Pennsylvania, the Mid Atlantic and New England DHIAs combined with DairyLea Milk Cooperative.  They utilized their full service milk lab to study the issue.

 

Various meter parts were swabbed after normal washing, and again after sanitizing for various lengths of time.  Organisms were grown and cultured.  Here are the conclusions:

  1. Extra flask milk (milk left over after sampling, normally collected in a pail by the Field Rep’s sampling stand) in every case in the study cultured “too numerous to count” and must not be added to the tank by DHIA.  Dairies are discouraged from adding it.
  2. The rubber vacuum shut off (VSO) seal in the meter must be removed, washed, and sanitized after each use.
  3. The nozzle and cap O ring must be removed regularly, and rubber parts must be routinely replaced.
  4. Meters should be sanitized just prior to the start of milking for at least 2 minutes, if they are not connected and run through the dairies regular sanitizing cycle (suggested for Owner Sampler herds before and after milking).

 

In addition, several Field Reps have remarked that they see many milker drop-offs on sample day in a few dairies.  That unquestionably would result in elevated bacteria counts as well.  The solution may be as simple as raising vacuum for just the sampled milking.

 

Like everything in DHIA, sanitizing meters needs to be a cooperative project involving the dairy and the Field Rep.  DHIA needs access to a sink with luke warm water in order to sanitize the meters, and if you do not see the need for sanitizing then please share that with your Field Rep.

 

 

 

National DHIA Scholarship Applications are now available on line, and can be downloaded by going to www.dhia.org.  Forms must be submitted electronically.  Here are a few other websites you might find of interest:

 

www.stearnsdhialab.com

www.drms.org

www.mndhia.org

www.vas.com

 

 

 

 

August Stats of the Month

 

Percent of Herd Bred to A.I Sires:                                62%

Percent of Herd Bred to A.I. Young Sires:                 27%

Percent of Herd Bred to All Other Sires*:                 11%

 

 

* All other sires includes all herd bulls, privately sampled young sires, and any other service sires identified by short names.