Germany: ife data October – November

In Germany in November compared to October 2022 the raw material or compound value of milk at farm has fallen 6.1 eurocent to 51.9 eurocent per kilogram milk with 4.0 percent fat and 3.4 percent protein (exclusive VAT). This is 1.8 eurocent more than in the same month one year before. The highest future price of milk for the next 18 months on the Kieler Börsenmilchwert European Energy Exchange is the price for December 2022 at 45.3 eurocent. The lowest future price is the price for February and March 2023 at 42.9 eurocent.

Germany: breeding value figure for persistence of milk production for dairy farmers

In Germany, dairy farmers can use a breeding value figure for persistence of milk production from April 2023. More and more German dairy farms are no longer striving for one calf per cow every year, which means that calving intervals are getting longer. A longer calving interval is only attractive if cows maintain a high level of milk production over a longer period.

The Netherlands: RFC – cooperation to establish Philippine-Netherlands Dairy Excellence Centre

The Holland headquartered dairy cooperative Royal FrieslandCampina, de Dutch Belgian breeding cooperation CRV have in the Philippines in cooperation with the Philippine Department of Agriculture, the National Dairy Authority, and the University of the Philippines Los Baños Dairy Training and Research Institute established the Philippine-Netherlands Dairy Excellence Centre. This centre of expertise aims to improve dairy production in the Philippines and to make it more sustainable by bringing together relevant parties and by sharing Dutch dairy expertise with local dairy farmers, governments, academics, students, as well as others.

The Netherlands: figures regarding BVD on dairy farms

In Holland, in June 2022 of the dairy farms 85.9 percent was free or unsuspected of bovine virus diarrhoea (BVD). One year before this was 83.1 percent. In June was 78.0 percent of the dairy farms free or unsuspected of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR). One year before this was 77.2 percent.

The Netherlands: government wants to raise water level in peat areas – consequences for dairy farms

The Dutch government wants to raise the water level in peat areas to reduce CO2 emissions. This will have consequences for the many dairy farms located in so called peat meadow areas. Due to the higher water level, the bearing capacity of the soil decreases and the forage production of the land will be much lower.

The Netherlands: research on calves‘ growth

In Holland, research of Schothorst Feed Research shows that calves that have a higher growth before weaning produce more milk during the first three lactations. Calves with a growth of 500 grams per day, 500 till 750 grams and calves with more than 750 grams growth per day compared shows that 100 grams extra growth results in 109 kilogram fat corrected milk or 9.4 kilogram butterfat extra during the first lactation. However: there was much variety. Birth weight did not have influence.

The Netherland: research on cow behaviour in relation to temperatur and humidity

In Holland at the university of Utrecht research shows that the behaviour of cows is changing with a changing temperature and humidity of the environment of the cow. When cows normal eat six hours a day this was during hot days 1.5 hours less. When cows lay eleven days a day, during hot days this was almost one hour less. Behaviour was changing when temperature increased to more than 12 degrees Celsius.

Great Britain: dairy related data

Great Britain had in October 2022 a number of 7850 dairy farms which was 150 farms or 1.9 percent less than one year before. They average produced 1.57 million litres milk per year. Together they housed 1.66 million dairy cows which was 13500 cows or 0.8 percent less than in October 2021. However: the number of youngstock increased 18400 or two percent.

Great Britain: government launched Slurry Infrastructure Grant

In England the government has launched the first round of its Slurry Infrastructure Grant with about 15 million euro being made available for farmers to apply for match funding grants of between 29 000 and 290 000 euro towards the cost of building, replacing or expanding slurry storage to achieve six months capacity.

Scotland: Royal DSM constructs new manufacturing facility

In Scotland, the Holland headquartered Royal DSM has begun construction of a new manufacturing facility at its site in Dalry to increase the production of Bovaer, a methane reducing feed additive for cattle. Bovaer can achieve an average enteric methane reduction of 30 percent in dairy cows, and 45 percent in beef cattle.

Great Britain: field test done against bovine tuberculosis

In England and Wales currently a field test is done with a vaccine against bovine tuberculosis. The disease is wide spread in this regions, mainly by badgers. The Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is already since 1921 used for children but is not used for cattle because it interferes with the test that is used to detect infected animals.

Milchmenge in NRW trotz weniger Kühe stabil

 

 

Durchschnittlich 9.654 Liter Milch lieferten die 332.475 Kühe, deren Milchqualität regelmäßig vom Landeskontrollverband NRW kontrolliert wird. Damit lag die durchschnittliche Milchmenge rund 15 Liter über dem Vorjahr. Die Anzahl der geprüften Kühe in Nordrhein-Westfalen ging hingegen um rund 2.700 Tiere zurück. Dies ist vor allem auf Betriebsaufgaben zurückzuführen.
Nach Berechnungen des Landeskontrollverbandes gaben die Kühe aus dem Kreis Minden-Lübbecke mit durchschnittlich 10.901 Litern die meiste Milch, gefolgt von den Tieren aus dem Kreis Recklinghausen. Das Schlusslicht bilden die Kühe aus dem Rhein-Sieg-Kreis mit einer Milchleistung von durchschnittlich 8.364 Litern. Den größten Zuwachs in der Milchmenge gab es in der Region Münster. Hier legten die Kühe um fast 450 Liter zu.
Im Rhein-Sieg-Kreis gaben die Kühe 414 Liter weniger Milch als im Vorjahr. Im Rheinisch-Bergischen Kreis waren es 388 Liter weniger. Die Milchmenge, die eine Kuh in Nordrhein-Westfalen in ihrem Leben gibt, lag im Durchschnitt bei rund 32.800 Litern. Das macht im Vergleich zum Vorjahr ein Plus von über 1.300 Litern.
Die Landwirtinnen und Landwirte, die die Leistungen des Landeskontrollverbandes in Anspruch nehmen, erhalten regelmäßig detaillierte Informationen, beispielsweise über den Eiweiß- und Fettgehalt der Milch jeder einzelnen Kuh. Diese Daten sind eine wertvolle Hilfe bei der Auswahl der richtigen Tiere für den Herdennachwuchs, die Verbesserung der Gesundheit der Kühe und Wirtschaftlichkeit der Milchviehhaltung. (LWK NRW)