Farm systems - Impact of stocking rate on dairy farm efficiency

Authors

  • K.A. Macdonald
  • J.W. Penno
  • P.K. Nicholas
  • J.A. Lile
  • M. Coulter
  • J.A.S. Lancaster

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https://doi.org/10.33584/jnzg.2001.63.2403

Abstract

Two years of results from a 10 farmlet, farm systems trial (ending May 2001) are presented. The trial was designed to determine the efficiency and profitability of milksolids production when annual drymatter intake/cow and subsequent milksolids production/cow is increased within a whole farm system. Operating within the trial were five levels of feed intake and two farm management systems. The data presented show that with increasing kg liveweight/tonne of drymatter/ha, there was an increase in efficiency of pasture utilisation but a decrease in per cow efficiency. Extremes in increasing kg liveweight/tonne of drymatter were inclined to decrease the Economic Farm Surplus. Keywords: allowance, dairying, efficiency, milksolids, model

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2001-01-01

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