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Matching feed supply and demand is an underpinning principle of pasture-based dairy farming in New Zealand.
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Create an attractive workplace for staff and maximise time out in the paddock for cows by milking efficiently.
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Tail Painting
Accurate heat detection is essential. Correct use of tail painting identifies almost 90% of cows on heat.
Tail painting picks up cows which are only on heat for a short time and would otherwise be missed. Every missed heat costs an average 25kg milksolids (14.7kg milkfat) in lost production alone (21 days x 1.2kg milksolids = 25kg milksolids).