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Raising replacements – Training Heifers

Kirsty Jaensch — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 04:12:58 +0000

The Prezi’s (slide shows) presented in this theme “Raising replacements for AMS” take you through key things to consider with breeding and rearing replacements and things to consider for pre-calving training as your replacements prepare to enter the milking herd.

A much more detailed account is presented in the information sheet (on the RHS panel) titled “Raising replacements for large herd automatic milking systems”.

There are 2 Prezis in this theme.

Keeping the AMS in mind when raising replacements will ensure your heifers have a long and productive life in the herd.
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Time invested in training heifers prior to calving will pay dividends through their performance after calving.
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These Prezi’s are stand alone and can be viewed in any order. They take you through the key points to consider to maximise the proportion of replacement heifers that successfully adjust to your automatic milking system.

There are two Prezi’s related to raising replacements for AMS which cover aspects from the time a heifer calf is born until she enters the milking herd after her first calving.

Main Document
	Raising replacements for large herd automatic milking systems
Case Studies
	Managing colostrum and hospital cows
	Infrastructure for large herd automatic milking systems
	Rear teat placement ABV
Further reading
The Info Sheet library contains detailed information on a range of topics.
AMS Case Studies: In 2013 FutureDairy conducted labour and lifestyle audits on five commercial AMS farms in Australia.

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Raising replacements

Kirsty Jaensch — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 03:32:39 +0000

A much more detailed account is presented in the information sheet (on the RHS panel) titled “Raising replacements for large herd automatic milking systems”.

There are 2 Prezis in this theme.

Keeping the AMS in mind when raising replacements will ensure your heifers have a long and productive life in the herd.
Click on the graphic to open the Prezi.

Time invested in training heifers prior to calving will pay dividends through their performance after calving.
Click on the graphic to open the Prezi.

There are two Prezi’s related to raising replacements for AMS which cover aspects from the time a heifer calf is born until she enters the milking herd after her first calving.

Main Document
	Raising replacements for large herd automatic milking systems
Case Studies
	Managing colostrum and hospital cows
	Infrastructure for large herd automatic milking systems
	Rear teat placement ABV
Further reading
The Info Sheet library contains detailed information on a range of topics.
AMS Case Studies: In 2013 FutureDairy conducted labour and lifestyle audits on five commercial AMS farms in Australia.

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Daily routines and monitoring – Monitoring

Kirsty Jaensch — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 03:18:16 +0000

The Prezi’s (slide shows) presented in this theme “Daily Routines and Monitoring” take you through some guidelines relating to daily maintenance, routines and monitoring. These are all highly important for a successful and efficient operation.

A much more detailed account of the options and key considerations is presented in the three information sheets (on the RHS panel) titled “Routine maintenance for large herd automatic milking systems”, “Daily routines for large herd automatic milking systems” and “Monitoring large herd automatic milking systems".

There are 3 Prezis in this theme.

Maintaining the facility, the equipment and the herd are all important
if an efficient and reliable operation is to be fully realised.
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Having well thought out routines ensures that all essential tasks are carried at the appropriate regularity regardless of the staff roster.
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The key to a smooth operating AMS is to build monitoring into your daily routine. This Prezi guides you through the key things to monitor in a large herd AMS.
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Main Document
	Routine maintenance for large herd automatic milking systems
	Daily routines for large herd automatic milking systems
	Managing colostrum and hospital cows in large herd automatic milking systems
Case Studies
	More cows in less hours (Peter and Kathryn Costello, Tongala Victoria)
	Robots attract new entrants to dairying (Doug, Lyn and Bill Crosby, Conmurra SA)
	Converting a runoff block to dairying without added labour (Crowden family, Caveside, Tasmania)
	Robots improve labour efficiency, lifestyle (John, Caroline and Arjan van Adrichem, Togari Tasmania)
	Batch milking with robots (Lindsay and Jacinta Anderson, Athlone, Gippsland)
Further reading
The Info Sheet library contains detailed information on a range of topics.
AMS Case Studies: In 2013 FutureDairy conducted labour and lifestyle audits on five commercial AMS farms in Australia.

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Daily routines and monitoring – DailyRoutines

Kirsty Jaensch — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 03:16:55 +0000

There are 3 Prezis in this theme.

Maintaining the facility, the equipment and the herd are all important
if an efficient and reliable operation is to be fully realised.
Click on the graphic to open the Prezi.

Having well thought out routines ensures that all essential tasks are carried at the appropriate regularity regardless of the staff roster.
Click on the graphic to open the Prezi

Main Document
	Routine maintenance for large herd automatic milking systems
	Daily routines for large herd automatic milking systems
	Managing colostrum and hospital cows in large herd automatic milking systems
Case Studies
	More cows in less hours (Peter and Kathryn Costello, Tongala Victoria)
	Robots attract new entrants to dairying (Doug, Lyn and Bill Crosby, Conmurra SA)
	Converting a runoff block to dairying without added labour (Crowden family, Caveside, Tasmania)
	Robots improve labour efficiency, lifestyle (John, Caroline and Arjan van Adrichem, Togari Tasmania)
	Batch milking with robots (Lindsay and Jacinta Anderson, Athlone, Gippsland)
Further reading
The Info Sheet library contains detailed information on a range of topics.
AMS Case Studies: In 2013 FutureDairy conducted labour and lifestyle audits on five commercial AMS farms in Australia.

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Daily routines and monitoring – Maintenance

Kirsty Jaensch — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 02:29:29 +0000

There are 3 Prezis in this theme.

Maintaining the facility, the equipment and the herd are all important
if an efficient and reliable operation is to be fully realised.
Click on the graphic to open the Prezi.

Having well thought out routines ensures that all essential tasks are carried at the appropriate regularity regardless of the staff roster.
Click on the graphic to open the Prezi

Main Document
	Routine maintenance for large herd automatic milking systems
	Daily routines for large herd automatic milking systems
	Managing colostrum and hospital cows in large herd automatic milking systems
Case Studies
	More cows in less hours (Peter and Kathryn Costello, Tongala Victoria)
	Robots attract new entrants to dairying (Doug, Lyn and Bill Crosby, Conmurra SA)
	Converting a runoff block to dairying without added labour (Crowden family, Caveside, Tasmania)
	Robots improve labour efficiency, lifestyle (John, Caroline and Arjan van Adrichem, Togari Tasmania)
	Batch milking with robots (Lindsay and Jacinta Anderson, Athlone, Gippsland)
Further reading
The Info Sheet library contains detailed information on a range of topics.
AMS Case Studies: In 2013 FutureDairy conducted labour and lifestyle audits on five commercial AMS farms in Australia.

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Managing colostrum and hospital cows

Kirsty Jaensch — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 01:11:57 +0000

The Prezi (slide show) presented in this theme “Colostrum and Hospital Cows” takes you through a series of management options for cows that are producing ‘non-saleable milk’.

A much more detailed account of the options and key considerations is presented in the information sheet (on the RHS panel) titled “Managing Colostrum and Hospital cows”.

There is 1 Prezi in this theme.

1. Colostrum and Hospital Cows

It is worthwhile considering how you will manage cows producing non-saleable milk as it may influence decisions on infrastructure and facility design.

Main Document
	Managing Colostrum and Hospital cows
Related Info
	Raising replacements for large herd automatic milking systems
Further reading
The Info Sheet library contains detailed information on a range of topics.
AMS Case Studies: In 2013 FutureDairy conducted labour and lifestyle audits on five commercial AMS farms in Australia.

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Managing Incentives – Encouraging Movement

Kirsty Jaensch — Wed, 10 Feb 2016 00:15:25 +0000

The Prezi’s (slide shows) presented in this theme “Managing Incentives” take you through key aspects to consider with regards to the incentives that impact most significantly on cow traffic and therefore milking frequency.

A much more detailed account of the options and key considerations is presented in the information sheet (on the RHS panel) titled “Managing incentives on a large herd AMS”.

There are 2 Prezis in this theme.

This Prezi takes you through the basic principles around using feed as the key incentive to encourage cow traffic.
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A large herd may create some challenges with voluntary cow traffic. This prezi takes you through some practical solutions to dealing with those challenges.
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Main Document
	Managing incentives on a large herd AMS
	Voluntary cow movement
Related Info
	Farmer news story - John van Adrichem
	Farmer news story - Greg Dennis
	pp 8-23 AMS Guidelines 2010
	pp 35-38 AMS Guidelines 2010
Further reading
The Info Sheet library contains detailed information on a range of topics.
AMS Case Studies: In 2013 FutureDairy conducted labour and lifestyle audits on five commercial AMS farms in Australia.

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Managing Incentives – A basic intro

Kirsty Jaensch — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 06:55:20 +0000

A much more detailed account of the options and key considerations is presented in the information sheet (on the RHS panel) titled “Managing incentives on a large herd AMS”.

There are 2 Prezis in this theme.

This Prezi takes you through the basic principles around using feed as the key incentive to encourage cow traffic.
Click on the graphic to view the Prezi.

A large herd may create some challenges with voluntary cow traffic. This prezi takes you through some practical solutions to dealing with those challenges.
Click on the graphic to view the Prezi.

Main Document
	Managing incentives on a large herd AMS
	Voluntary cow movement
Related Info
	Farmer news story - John van Adrichem
	Farmer news story - Greg Dennis
	pp 8-23 AMS Guidelines 2010
	pp 35-38 AMS Guidelines 2010
Further reading
The Info Sheet library contains detailed information on a range of topics.
AMS Case Studies: In 2013 FutureDairy conducted labour and lifestyle audits on five commercial AMS farms in Australia.

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What infrastructure will I need? Is a Buffer Vat necessary

Kirsty Jaensch — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 05:19:12 +0000

The Prezi’s (slide shows) presented in this theme “What Infrastructure?” take you through the key infrastructure options to consider when planning an automatic milking system.

A much more detailed account of the options and key considerations is presented in the information sheet (on the RHS panel) titled “Infrastructure for large herd automatic milking systems (AMS)”.

There are 7 Prezis in this theme.

This Prezi explains how backing gates can be used in an AMS.
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Prezi 2 explains some of the advantages of including a separate animal treatment facility in the design of a robotic milking system and options for managing key tasks without one. Click on the graphic to view the Prezi.

Prezi 3 describes how the inclusion of a priority laneway can provide farmers with an ability to give “high priority” cows access to the front of the queue at the dairy thereby minimising their waiting time.
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As in-bail feeding for robotic rotaries is not an option at the moment,Prezi 4 shows how automated feeding stations are a good way to handle the feeding of supplements.
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Prezi 5 highlights factors to consider when incorporating a feedpad with an AMS.
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If you are planning a robotic milking system and you plan to put a feedpad at (or near) the dairy then Prezi 6 helps to consider the pros and cons of feeding cows before or after milking.
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Including a buffer vat in your design can mean less machine down time when milk collection and vat cleaning occurs.
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These Prezi’s are stand alone and can be viewed in any order. They take you through the key points to consider with the main optional infrastructure items and how you might manage with or without them.

There are seven Prezis related to infrastructure, covering: backing gates, animal treatment facilities, priority laneways, automated feeding stations, feedpads, pre or post feeding and buffer vats.

Main Document
	Infrastructure for large herd automatic milking systems
Related Info
	AMS farm layout
	Raising cows for AMS
	AMS Guidelines 2010 Feedpads
	Feedpad Design (External website)
Further reading
The Info Sheet library contains detailed information on a range of topics.
AMS Case Studies: In 2013 FutureDairy conducted labour and lifestyle audits on five commercial AMS farms in Australia.

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What infrastructure will I need? Supplementary Feeding: Pre or Post Milking

Kirsty Jaensch — Tue, 09 Feb 2016 05:17:15 +0000

The Prezi’s (slide shows) presented in this theme “What Infrastructure?” take you through the key infrastructure options to consider when planning an automatic milking system.

A much more detailed account of the options and key considerations is presented in the information sheet (on the RHS panel) titled “Infrastructure for large herd automatic milking systems (AMS)”.

There are 7 Prezis in this theme.

This Prezi explains how backing gates can be used in an AMS.
Click on the graphic to view the Prezi.

Prezi 5 highlights factors to consider when incorporating a feedpad with an AMS.
Click on the graphic to view the Prezi.

Including a buffer vat in your design can mean less machine down time when milk collection and vat cleaning occurs.
Click on the graphic to view the Prezi.

There are seven Prezis related to infrastructure, covering: backing gates, animal treatment facilities, priority laneways, automated feeding stations, feedpads, pre or post feeding and buffer vats.

Main Document
	Infrastructure for large herd automatic milking systems
Related Info
	AMS farm layout
	Raising cows for AMS
	AMS Guidelines 2010 Feedpads
	Feedpad Design (External website)
Further reading
The Info Sheet library contains detailed information on a range of topics.
AMS Case Studies: In 2013 FutureDairy conducted labour and lifestyle audits on five commercial AMS farms in Australia.

The post What infrastructure will I need? Supplementary Feeding: Pre or Post Milking appeared first on Welcome to Future Dairy.

LargeHerdPrezi | Welcome to Future Dairy

Raising replacements – Training Heifers

There are 2 Prezis in this theme.

Main Document

Case Studies

Further reading

Raising replacements

There are 2 Prezis in this theme.

Main Document

Case Studies

Further reading

Daily routines and monitoring – Monitoring

There are 3 Prezis in this theme.

Main Document

Case Studies

Further reading

Daily routines and monitoring – DailyRoutines

There are 3 Prezis in this theme.

Main Document

Case Studies

Further reading

Daily routines and monitoring – Maintenance

There are 3 Prezis in this theme.

Main Document

Case Studies

Further reading

Managing colostrum and hospital cows

There is 1 Prezi in this theme.

Main Document

Related Info

Further reading

Managing Incentives – Encouraging Movement

There are 2 Prezis in this theme.

Main Document

Related Info

Further reading

Managing Incentives – A basic intro

There are 2 Prezis in this theme.

Main Document

Related Info

Further reading

What infrastructure will I need? Is a Buffer Vat necessary

There are 7 Prezis in this theme.

Main Document

Related Info

Further reading

What infrastructure will I need? Supplementary Feeding: Pre or Post Milking

There are 7 Prezis in this theme.

Main Document

Related Info

Further reading