C.I.S. can provide you with all the necessary data and projections to enable you to make the vital decisions on the profitability of your herd.

Here are a number of examples of how we can help you to improve your herd profitability.

• MILK PROTEIN

  • Protein Payment = 2.290 per 1% protein.
    Increase protein level of the herd from 3.0% to 3.2%
    = �22.90 per cow per year
    = �2,290 per herd

• FORAGE

  • Increase herd average from 5,000 litres to 6,000 litres - 17 less cows needed.
    Savings in forage costs @ �110 per cow = �1870
    15 acres free to use for other enterprises
    Grazing let @ �70 per acre = �1050
    TOTAL GAIN = �2,920

• GENETIC GAIN USE HIGH GENETIC MERIT SIRE

  • Example: - Herd Average PIN of �20 Use sire with PIN of �80.
    This will result in progeny which will produce �30 more milk per year than their mothers.
    Herd of 100 cows the gain is = �3,000

• CALVING SEASON

  • Alter amount of milk produced at certain times of the year by changing the calving pattern
    Example: If a herd shifted 30% of its volume from April, May, June to August,September, October
    = Gain �2,250

• MILK BUTTERFAT

  • Butterfat Payment =1.771 per 1% bf
    Increase butterfat level of the herd from 3.8% to 4.0% per year
    = �1,771

• FEEDING

  • 100 cow herd producing 500,000 litres.
    Average concentrates fed 1.5 tonnes per cow @ �120 per tonne = �18,000 per year.
    If fed more accurately, ie. Feeding according to production and reduce feed by 0.5k g per day per cow over a 200 day period
    = Saving of �1,200 per year

• CALVING INTERVAL

  • Each day of calving interval over 365 days = �3 per day per cow.
    If you can reduce calving interval by 5 days from any level above 370 days = �300 per day improvement 5 days = �1,500 per year

• CELL COUNTS

  • Premium Cell Count group < 200 pence per litre 500,000 litres @ 0.5 pence="�2,500" per year