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CROSS BREEDING
ON TARGET 46,000 Extra Profit/100ha 31,000EBI adjusted Is it a complete “No Brainer”
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Post Quota • Measure Per Hectare • Not Per Cow • Hectare costs: €20,000 • 3 cows on hectare cost:
€3,000 - €4,500
• Hectares will be the real limiting factor
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Per Ha Top 5%
Excellent
15
18
75%
85%
11.25
15.3
ME
11
12.2
UME/Ha
124
187
Grass Grown Tonnes/Ha Utilised Tonnes eaten/Ha
+20%
+36%
+51%
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Food Conversion Efficiency
Are there Major Breed Differences?
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Cow intake as % bodyweight Breed
Jersey
@1500 residuals 4%
@ 2200 residuals 4.2%
X-Bred
3.4 - 3.8%
3.6 – 4%
Holstein 560kgs
2.8%
3.1%
Holstein 700kgs
2.5 - 2.75%
2.9 – 3%
Note - Maintenance Jersey require 33% of feed Holstein 45-50% of feed !!!
Effects of Food Conversion Efficiency (FCE) Top 5% 124
UME/HEC Grazed to 3½ cms Maintenance as % of diet % of diet for production UME for production Difference
Excellent 187 +51%
700kg Holstein
560kg Holstein
X-bred
Jersey
48%
44%
38%
34%
52%
56%
62%
66%
64
69
116
123
64
+ 91%
123
Effects of Food Conversion Efficiency (FCE) 124
UME/HEC
Grazed to 3½ cms Maintenance as % of diet % of diet for production UME for production Difference
124
700kg Holstein
560kg Holstein
X-bred
Jersey
48%
44%
38%
34%
52%
56%
62%
66%
64
69
77
82
64
+ 27%
82
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Trade-off 700kg Holstein
560kg Holstein
X-bred
Jersey
FCE
V Poor
Fair
Good
Very Good
Fertility
V Poor
Moderate Very Good Moderate
Fertility is the key success factor for grazing systems Fertility overrides the FCE
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Real Cost of Herd Depreciation
Fully costed heifer Average cull cow price Real cost of replacement
= €1300 = € 400 = € 900
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Depreciation Cost Per Cow In Herd Average Lactations/cow 2.5 3
Euros/cow 360 300
3.5 4 4.5
257 225 200
5 5.5
180 164
6
150
8 Cost Difference = â‚Ź136 / cow
112
Comparing 3 lactations vs 5.5 per cow
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X-BRED
No value for bull calf?
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Net Effect of Herd Depreciation + Sale of Bull Calves 100 Holsteins Cows Sell 48 bull calves @ €70 =
-V+ €33.60 per cow in herd
Depreciation/cow = -€300 - €266.40
100 x-bred cows No sale of bull calves €0
-V-
- €164 - €164
Net differential of + €102.40 in favour of x-bred cow
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100 Ha Farm Cows per ha Lactations/cow Cows Heifers 0-1
Holstein
X-bred
2.5
3
3
5.5
188 62
254 46
Heifers 1-2 62 188 cows -v- 254 cows = + 35%
46
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100 Ha Farm + 35% more cows + Higher Profitability/cow
= Large Increase in Farm Profit
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X-Bred • 5% Hybrid vigour for production/reproduction /health • Retain 65% of 5% hybrid vigour with criss-crossing
• Superb fertility – under 5% MT rates in 10 weeks • Very compact calving – flatten peak for processors Drops costs
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X-Bred • More grazing days on grass - Drives profit • Very low depreciation (5½ - 6 lactations)
• More mature herd - Increases herds yield • Very resilient cows - Keep bouncing back • Ideally suited to “golf ball grazing” - Stay in good Body Condition Score (BCS)
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X-Bred • Easy care cows - +150 cows/person • Superb health - Estimated drop of +80% on vet call-outs -v- holstein (anecdotal) • Drive growth via large supply chain of heifers Possible to treble herd in 6 years • Less pugging – lighter cow • Nitrates – possibility of being allowed higher stocking rates for smaller cows in the future? The UK already has this in place
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X-Bred • Between 10-20% more food conversion efficient than holsteins • Higher solids milk - Hence more cost effective to transport and process • Faster walkers - Better feet - Opens up OAD possibilities on bigger farms • Ideal cow for grazing systems
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46,000 extra profit/100ha 31,000EBI adjusted
X-Bred is a complete “No Brainer”
The Queen of Dairy Cows
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Lots of Heifers – The Right Cows •
Very fertile herd (NZ x-bred)
•
Very tight calving
•
Excellent herd health - “closed herd”
•
Excellent management
•
18% replacement rate
•
45% of herd numbers reared as heifers each year
•
Herd numbers compound very rapidly
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Lots of Heifers - The Right Cows 2008
100 cows
Keep 45
heifer calves
2009
100 cows
Keep 45
heifer calves
2010
127 cows
Keep 57
heifer calves
2011
149 cows
Keep 67
heifer calves
2012
179 cows
Keep 81
heifer calves
2013
214 cows
Keep 96 heifer calves
2014
256 cows
Keep 115 heifer calves
2015
305 cows
Keep 137 heifer calves
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X breed Friesian Jersey Very heavy land Very long walks Very big herds Very poor fertility Extreme heat +150 cows/person Smaller herds Liquid milk herds Once/day breeds
X bred Jersey X bred Jersey X bred X bred Jersey X bred Doesn’t matter Friesian Suitable cows across
Remember – Use High EBI bulls
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