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GENERATION NEXT LOVES TO SMILE.
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WE KNOW HOW HARD DAIRY FARMING IS THESE DAYS. LAND AND WATER PRESSURES ARE GROWING; THE COST OF FEED, REPLACEMENTS, INFRASTRUCTURE AND ANIMAL HEALTH ARE ALL INCREASING; WE ALSO KNOW THAT FERTILITY AND INBREEDING IS A PROBLEM AND THAT THE WORLD IS MORE FOCUSED ON MILK PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY. How do we know all this? Because we’re dairy farmers too. LIC is 100% dairy farmer owned. That’s why everything we do as a company is about making life better and easier for dairy farmers, wherever in the world they farm. This booklet outlines the 4 things we’ve identified to make you smile.
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PROFITABILITY IMPROVED FERTILITY, LONGEVITY AND GENETIC GAIN ALL ADD UP TO IMPROVED PROFITABILITY. THE FACT IS , UNDER MOST DAIRY SYSTEMS, WHETHER IT BE PASTURE BASED, HIGH INPUT OR HIGH STOCKING RATES, LIC GENETICS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE YOUR OPERATION MORE PROFITABLE. Over the two years before a heifer is a productive member of your herd it will consume 2-3 tonnes of dry matter. This is feed that could otherwise be used to generate milk solids if fed to a productive cow. By extending the longevity of your herd through the use of LIC semen you can reduce the number of replacements you need to rear each year, therefore reducing the amount of feed being used to rear replacements. By halving the amount of feed being used to rear replacements you are able to increase the proportion of your feed being used to generate revenue. This, combined with the productivity improvements made by cows reaching their peak productivity in years five and six will have a marked effect on your profitability.
50% REPLACEMENTS REARED ANNUALLY - NUMBER OF LACTATIONS: 2
87%
13% REARING
GENERATING MILK SOLIDS
0%
REPLACEMENTS
DRY MATTER
100%
20% REPLACEMENTS REARED ANNUALLY - NUMBER OF LACTATIONS: 5
$ EXTRA REVENUE
94% GENERATING MILK SOLIDS
0%
DRY MATTER
6% REARING
REPLACEMENTS
100%
“The superiority of LIC genetics has played and major role in enabling us to grow the herd over the last decade. Herd fertility and durability have both improved, as have milk solids and profitability” Robert Craig
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FERTILITY IT ALL STARTS WITH FERTILITY Because the New Zealand dairy industry does not have the natural advantages that make wide-scale high-input farming economically feasible, the line between a productive and non-productive animal is much clearer than in many other systems. This has led to the development (through years of selective culling) of a national herd containing cattle that are extremely fertile with a very short calving interval, higher longevity and greater number of lactations than animals in all other major dairying nations. It is these advantages that make LIC genetics so valuable in any dairy herd.
CALVING INTERVAL (ICAR) 450 425 DAYS
400 375 350
NZ
Ireland
Norway
Chile
Switzerland
Germany
Sweden
South Africa
Northern Ireland
The Netherlands
England & Wales
Scotland
USA (estimated)
Japan
Argentina
Canada
325
“Fertility has undoubtedly improved. Over the last four years our empty rate has decreased by 10-12% over 12 weeks. This year we have had a 90% success rate to first inseminations (cows and heifers). Our second year heifers are housed in outdoor cubicles - 90% will calf within six weeks.� Matt Pilkington - 350 cows
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LONGEVITY DAIRY CATTLE PRODUCTIVITY PEAKS AT THE FOURTH AND FIFTH LACTATIONS. IF AN ANIMAL DOES NOT REMAIN IN THE HERD UNTIL SHE IS SIX YEARS OLD, SHE WILL NOT ACHIEVE HER OPTIMUM PRODUCTIVITY. LIC GENETICS CAN HELP YOU INCREASE THE NUMBER OF LACTATIONS YOUR ANIMALS STAY IN THE HERD BY IMPROVING FERTILITY. This in turn drives the overall lifetime productivity of each animal and reduces the number of replacements you need to breed each year. By reducing the number of replacements you must rear each year you can reduce the percentage of feed consumed by non-productive heifers, and increase the percentage of feed being used to generate milksolids.
PERCENTAGE OF PEAK PRODUCTION BY COW AGE 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
2
3
4
5
6
7
YEARS OF AGE
8
9
10+
PERCENTAGE OF REPLACEMENTS REQUIRED PER YEAR 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 1.5
NZ
2 2.5
3
3.5 4 4.5
NUMBER OF LACTATION
“LIC animals last in the herd. The longevity has been proven time and time again. When other animals get health and lameness problems and drop out of the herd, LIC cows persevere. They are easy care animals, they are strong on their feet - noticeably more than other cows. They thrive on pasture and in-calf rates are improving steadily for the whole herd.” Mike Kyle - 650 cows
5 5.5
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GENETIC GAIN WITH LIVESTOCK IMPROVEMENT SEMEN YOU ARE MAKING HIGHER LEVELS OF GENETIC GAIN, FASTER. THIS ISN’T A ONE OFF IMPACT. IT ACCUMULATES (LIKE INTEREST) TO CREATE A MULTIPLIER OF GENETIC GAIN. Genetics accounts for 60% of the gain in milk solids production (trend). Over 19 years, the average New Zealand milk solids production increased by 70kg per cow. Of this, 42kg is attributed to Genetic Improvement while the average live weight has remained constant.
YEARLY GENETIC GAIN ACCUMULATION
GENETIC IMPROVEMENT TRENDS 80kg 70kg 60kg 50kg 40kg 30kg 20kg 10kg 0kg
1990
Increasing Generic Merit
1995
Milksolids (Performance)
2000 Milksolids (Genetics)
2005
2010
Liveweight (Genetics)
“I have been using LIC genetics for the past eleven years and am delighted with my efficient, profitable, easy to manage herd.” Mat Boley
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
10th Year
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GENERATION NEXT LOVES CHOICE.
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HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN.
HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN SOLUTIONS LIC HOLSTEIN-FRIESIANS HAVE BEEN PROVEN IN A NUMBER OF INTERNATIONAL TRIALS TO BE MORE FERTILE, PRODUCE BETTER MILK SOLIDS % AND BE ALL ROUND MORE PROFITABLE THAN NORTH AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN HOLSTEINS. Selected LIC Holstein-Friesians will: • • • • • •
Increase feed conversion efficiency Increased fertility Increase Milk-solids % Improve lifetime production through more lactations Provide strain vigour benefits when breed over Northern Hemisphere Holsteins Out perform any other breed as a third cross option due to maintaining genetic merit.
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JERSEY SOLUTIONS LIC JERSEYS HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO PERFORM PROFITABLY IN A NUMBER OF ENVIRONMENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD. ACTUAL PROOF COMPARISONS NOT CONVERSIONS, SUGGEST STRONGLY THAT LIC JERSEYS ARE OUTPERFORMING MANY OF THE HEAVILY USED GLOBAL JERSEY SIRES. Selected LIC Jerseys will : • • • • • •
Increase capacity and strength Increase fertility Provide a perfect out crossing solution Improve total solids Improve lifetime production through more lactations Increase herd profitability
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KIWICROSS
KIWICROSS SOLUTIONS KIWICROSS WAS DEVELOPED TO ALLOW ACCESS TO THE BEST GENETICS FROM TWO OF THE LARGEST GENETIC BREED POOLS, HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAN AND JERSEY. Selected* LIC KiwiCross will: • • • • • •
Maintain Genetic Merit when cross breeding Be a perfect breeding option over first cross Holstein x Jersey Improve or maintain fertility Provide capacity and sound udders Improve lifetime production and be very profitable Be a sound solution for progressive commercial farmers seeking higher profits
* “Selected meaning higher Genetic Merit sires. This same results may not be achieved by using older or lower rated bulls.”
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