Seven Common Threads of Top-Producing Herds

ZISK
Apr 15
1 min read

What are the common characteristics of top-producing herds that best the competition?

Karen Luchterhand, PhD, C.O.W.S.® program manager for Novus International, Inc., shared her thoughts on the subject at the 2023 World Dairy Expo. Her observations were based on data from herds in the Midwest and Northeast collected via the NOVUS C.O.W.S. program, which utilizes individual-farm information – more than 600 data entry points per farm -- to guide management adjustments for herd improvement.

The C.O.W.S. database ranks herds by both milk production and combined fat and protein per cow. Luchterhand said those that are getting the most from their cows tend to:

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