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Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
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Increasing Profit On Dairy Farms, G R. Olney, Warren Standing
Increasing Profit On Dairy Farms, G R. Olney, Warren Standing
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Farmers continually make decisions on all aspects of their farms that influence profit. For dairy farmers these include the number of cows, calving pattern, level and type of supplementary feeding, area of each pasture type and fodder crop, and the areas for hay or silage, or both. The extent and type of the beef sideline operations also influence the overall profitability of the farm.
The WesternAustralian Dairy Farm Model (WADFM) is a whole farm model developed by the Western Australian Department of Agriculture to help farmers maximise profits by considering all effects of such decisions on the farm.
Rules Of The Western Australian Pure Bred Dairy Cattle Production Recording Scheme, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Rules Of The Western Australian Pure Bred Dairy Cattle Production Recording Scheme, Department Of Agriculture, Western Australia
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
REVISION of these rules was necessary because of the amalgamation of the field work with that of Grade Herd Recording.
Adjustments have been made to facilitate more expeditious handling of records in the Department's Head Office.
Other minor changes have been made to bring the rules into line with present day practice.
Breeding Records For Dairy Cattle, P B. Lewis
Breeding Records For Dairy Cattle, P B. Lewis
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
A N Y business needs records to show up inefficiencies and to indicate where and/or when danger points are being reached.
One record which can be of much use to the dairy farmer is the cow breeding record.
Does Herd Recording Help Farmers Improve Husbandry, Maurice C. Cullity
Does Herd Recording Help Farmers Improve Husbandry, Maurice C. Cullity
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
THE proportion of the dairy herds throughout Australia that are being production recorded is low.
This is particularly surprising when the large amount of propaganda encouraging farmers to herd test is considered.
Cull Your Dairy Cows On Production, R A. Bettenay
Cull Your Dairy Cows On Production, R A. Bettenay
Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4
Good production and breeding records are essential to allow effective culling of dairy cows, says Busselton Agricultural Adviser R. A. Bettenay, B.Sc. (Agric.) in this article, in which he outlines points to take into account when culling the herd.