@dominiquer60 25246 wrote:
Certainly a 10 gallon a day cow is not meant for the woods, or to last long as a dairy cow either. A neighbor down the road here used to milk cows, he said that they didn’t really hit their prime milking until 9-10 years old. He never pushed, never asked for 10 gallons a day, he said that type of cow doesn’t last long. With many enterprises slow and steady can get the job done, time and time again and with any luck, for many years.
Erika
Certainly agree with this – our jersey cull is steady away on the yield front but she’s 9yrs old and got in calf on her first AI service again this year. The people I milk for could not believe it, they struggle terribly trying to get their 3yrs olds in calf after many servings!!!
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