LIFESTART Global
Dairy Calf Symposium
October 22/23rd 2014,
Eindhoven
LIFESTART applied on a dairy farm
Martin Wufka
Structure
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Operating data
Dry cow feeding
Calves and young cattle rearing
Impact of LIFESTART System on my farm
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General information
The farm is located between Nürnberg and München
Farm managers: Bernhard and Martin Wufka
Farm manager:
Bernhard Wufka
1 FTE
Farm manager:
Martin Wufka
0,25 FTE
Farm´s
5,75 FTE
4 employees:
each of them
1 FTE
Trainee
0,5 FTE
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Structure of the Farm
Farmland:
Animals :
230 dairy cows
Grassland
Corn- Silage
Triticale
Barley
Breed : Simmental
(Milk yield 2013: 9507 kg)
185 young cattle rearing (female heifers)
Beef cattle will be sold at the livestock
market in Ansbach (7 Weeks ; 105 kg, 550 €)
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Farm development
The Farm is managed by the family since 1951, at the beginning (9 ha, 3 cows, 5 heifers)
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1993- Cow stable modification for 47 cows + heifers
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2000- Hall building and Land Acquisition new court location
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2003- New stable building for 120 Cows
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2006- Storage silo for cereals and building calves village
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2008- Biogas plant 440 KW, 1800 m³ Fermenter and 3000 m³ gas-tight repository and
74 kWp photovoltaic system
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2013- Dairy stable extension to 320 places and driving silo facility (7000 m³)
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Milk kg
I.Performance development in the last 5 years
9697
9507
2012
2013
8800
8165
2009
8306
2010
2011
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II. Performance development in the last 5 years
Age at first calving
(in month)
Average lifetime
productivity(kg)
2010
2011
2012
2013
30,4
30,2
29,8
29,3
28,9
19811 21312 21180 21788
23188
Average lifetime prod.
at slaughtering (kg)
2014
till
April
31118 29256
Open days
79
86
81
77
74
Non-Return-Rate-90 days (%)
66
63
76
66
64
Calving interval (days)
396
397
397
386
388
Cell count 1000/ml
207
209
199
196
237
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Structure
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Operating data
Dry cow feeding
Calves and young cattle rearing
Impact of LIFESTART System on my farm
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Calf rearing starts with optimal
dry cow feeding
Raw material
Dry cows
(8-3 Weeks a.p.)
kg
Close-up
(3-0 Weeks a.p.)
kg
Maize silage
15
14,5
Grass silage
20
14,5
Barley straw
2,5
1,4
0,15
0,15
Mineral TMR Sincrono TS
Milki CalFix 2. Generation
1,8
Total fresh matter
37,65
32,35
Total dry matter
11,4
10,5
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Calf rearing starts with optimal
dry cow feeding
Dry cows
(8-3 Weeks a.p.)
Ingredients
Crude protein, %
MJ NEL
Calcium, g
Phosphorus, g
Sodium, g
Magnesium, g
In total ration
Crude fibre, %
Close-up
(3-0 Weeks a.p.)
12,8
14,5
5,8
6,2
27,8
23,9
49
25
31
57
14
12
31
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Observations in the consultation:
• Protein lack in the Dry cow period
• Protein overfeeding at the close-up period
• Beta-carotene deficiency
• Mouldy silage
• Deficiency in vitamins and trace elements
• Magnesium deficiency (target close-up: 0,4% Mg/kg DM)
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ß-carotene in the dry cows period decrease
occurrence of diarrhea
(Prof. Lotthammer)
Diarrhea within
Losses by
diarrhea
Number
of calves
On the 3rd
day
On the 12th
day
Within the first
week
Controlgroup
17
35.3%
52.9%
11.8%
Cows with
Carotenesupplement
16
12.5%
18.8%
0
• Carotenoids stimulate immunity defense of animals
• Increase Colostrum quality!
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Structure
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Operating data
Dry cow feeding
Calves and young cattle rearing
Impact of LIFESTART System on my farm
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The Intensity of calf nutrition
increased in May 2010
• Change of calf rearing to LifeStart approved calf milk
• Change to Dry–TMR in calf nutrition (no silage)
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Calf rearing plan
Calf
muesli
1. Day
4 liters of colostrum, for two meals - no
Drenching
2.-14. Day
LifeStart approved calf milk : 150g / litre,
drinking 5-6 l/day (Milkivit Immunstart)
LifeStart approved calf milk :
StrawTMR
15.-40. Day 7 litres per day, 150 g/litres (1050g
CM/day)
40.-70. Day
Slow reduction of feeding milk to 2 litres
per day
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Why LifeStart approved calf milk
- Milkivit Immunstart?
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Increase security in the first two weeks of life with a simple system
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Stimulate the natural bacterial intestinal flora, before the
pathogens can multiply significantly
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Higher daily gain
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Milkivit Immunstart is a kind of life insurance for me!
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Mixtures of straw - TMRs for calves and
young cattle until 10 months
Raw material
(in %)
Calves
0–4
months
Young cattle
5 - 10
months
Barley straw
12
22
Maize
30
19
Soybean meal 47
18
12
Milkivit Appetito
10
Sugar beet molasses
12
17
Barley
18
12
Rapeseed meal
8
Dried beet pulp
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Milkinal Calves
2
Sum
100
100
Ingredients
kg FM
Calves
0–4
months
Young
cattle
5 - 10
months
Crude protein
15,6%
14,5%
MJ ME
12,00
11,17
Crude fibre
7,09%
12,4%
Young cattle ration 11 to 27 Months
Easy change of straw- TMR to grass silage
Raw material
FM kg
DM kg
Grass silage
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8,05
Straw
1,5
1,29
Total
24,5
9,34
Crude protein , %
MJ NEL
13,5
5,6
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Mixing a straw-TMR for calves
Dissolve straw
Mix with feed
concentrate
Add molasses
Cover with
foil
Feed
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Structure
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5.
Operating data
Dry cow feeding
Calves and young cattle rearing
Impact of LIFESTART System on my farm
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Advantages of LIFESTART System
on my operational result
Feeding with LifeStart approved calf milk - Milkivit Immunstart
Pro :
• High Security
• Low use of antibiotics
• Work Economic Benefits
Cons :
• Higher costs 10 € / calf
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Advantages of the LIFESTART System
on my farms result
Benefits of the straw – TMR:
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Good acceptance
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High daily gain (≈1000g);(in the past : 700-750g daily gain)
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Good rumen development
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Better body development
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High feed intake during the "hot" summer months , no mouldy feed
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Labour management benefits: stock feeding possible
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Homogeneous calf by homogeneous feeding –
each "bite" is equal
Cons:
• Higher costs, particularly in the phase from 5-10 months, but
considerably low working costs.
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Development of milk yield in my farm with the
LIFESTART System
Number of cows,
1.Lactation
Milk yield
1.Lactation,kg
2012
2013
2014
till April
39
50
100
7730
7919
8052
Difference, kg
189
322
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Structure
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5.
Operating data
Dry cow feeding
Calves and young cattle rearing
Impact of LIFESTART System on my farm
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Impact LIFESTART System in my agricultural
advisor practice
• Awareness for better dry cows- and calves nutrition is
increased (Prof. Kaske, Dr. Kunz)
• Higher calf health (stronger calves manage better with
pathogens)
• Better looking calves
o Shiny, smooth, close „hair dress“
o Higher weight and better body development
o Higher milk yield of young cows
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View from Germany
• In Germany 40- 50% of farms are already feeding on basis of the Life
Start System
• Future-farms will switch to the LifeStart Program
• Early calf diarrhoea prophylaxis has the highest priority, almost every
second calf has early diarrhoea (Cryptosporidia is №1, Rotavirus is №2)
• Objective: To improve the intestinal health through nutrition
(LifeStart approved calf milk - Milkivit Immunstart)
• Trend to use acid in calf rearing
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Farm of the future
Problems
• Growing stocks
• Changing staff
• Higher bacterial pressure
Priority
Healthy calves !!!
Nutrition on intestinal health with simple methods
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Thank you for
your attention !!!
Bild:art.Panorama
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