The FarmOps Dry Off Module seamlessly makes sense of all the relevant information relating to drying off cows. The two big questions that need to be answered for each cow in the herd:
When should she be dried off?
What treatment should she receive?
FarmOps users will receive weekly reminders of the cows to be dried.
These cows can be viewed individually in detail or in their dry off group.
They can easily be marked as dried with all treatments recorded in the remedies section.
All cows can be viewed in table view with DIM, production information, SCC and mastitis details and their plan for dry off displayed together for convenience.
FarmOps will fulfil your compliance requirements while also rewarding your effort by using this data to generate trusted and accurate decision support. A great example is how mastitis cases and treatments will feed into the dry off plan.
With the changing legislation relation to the use of antibiotics, SDCT will become the norm when drying off dairy cows.
FarmOps will ensure this transition is successful while eliminating the requirements for lengthy data analysis.
Herd Suitability - FarmOps will use all milk recording data from the current and previous lactations and will ask key questions to ensure the suitability of the herd and farm for SDCT.
Cow Suitability - Once FarmOps has established herds suitability, herdowners can select "Yes" for SDCT. FarmOps will then calculate the number of cows that meet the criteria for SDCT. The % of cows that herdowners wish to use SDCT on can then be selected. Cows that are not suitable for SDCT will be assigned a treatment category based on their milk recording SCC history and their clinical mastitis history.
Timing of dry off will be calculated for each cow based on the best available information - expected calving date (from recorded serves or pregnancy diagnosis) and days in milk.
Vulnerable cows (1st lactation or carrying twins) can be given a longer dry period in addition to cows requiring a longer dry period for SCC reasons.
All dairy farmers will benefit from the dry off function in FarmOps. However, the more information that flows into FarmOps, the more feedback FarmOps will give you. FarmOps will make use of your milk recording data like never before!
Recording mastitis, other treatments, recording serves and scanning your cows will result in accurate appropriate dry off dates for all your cows.
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