Shinagh Dairy

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Shinagh Dairy
Purchasing Criteria
Herd Health programme

• Disease Status
• BVD (PI free)
• Johnes (herd clean)
• Neospora (animal clean)
• Minimum number of herds
• Genetics
• Suitable for grass based system
• Fertility sub index (gt50)
• EBI (gt90)
• Healthy, well grown,
• February/March calving
• Price 1,200

• Quarantined post arrival (IBR and salmonella
  vaccine)
• Fluke and worm dose (mid Jan.)
• Worm dose (May)
• Vaccination programme
• March - BVD, Lepto
• July - IBR
• October Salmonella
• Calves
• BVD PI tag
• IBR vaccine

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Herd Health Genetics
Stock Inventory
Mastitis control programme
Heifers Yearlings Calves
Bought 205 40
Calved 199
Born 200
Deaths 2 17
Sold 7 128
On-Farm 196 40 55

• Dry cow management
• Freshly calved/ mastitis herd
• Teat spray post milking
• Milk record -Identify high scc cows
• CMT high scc cows-Identify treat high quarters

BULK Milk SCC
Genetic merit of stock
EBI Milk Fertility Fat kg Prt kg CI
Cows 104 35 60 7.1 4.4 -3.2
Replacements 130 51 70 11.6 7.2 -3.4
2011 Calves 141 58 70 12.7 6.7 -3.4
Bulls used 2011 231 99 120 21 14 -5.4