Ayrshire: Drying off dairy cows – an interactive workshop with James Breen

Join us at Millands Farm in Ayrshire to learn how to implement the most effective drying-off procedures and what key considerations should be made to ensure a successful drying-off period.

This will be an interactive workshop where James Breen (Map of Ag) will demonstrate the correct way to dry off cows and discuss the procedure and choices around dry cow therapy and how to avoid introducing infection into the teat.

This meeting will cover

• Preparation for drying off
• What decisions to make when drying off
• Drying off protocol
• The environment required
• Things to consider after drying off

We will also discuss the Mastitis Control Plan, which will lead into the evening meeting at The Ayrshire Food Hub.

We will review the work that has been carried out with the Hendrie brothers and the team at Millands to introduce new protocols and what changes have been made to improve fertility and reduce mastitis in the Millands herd.

About Millands Farm

Millands Farm is located near Kilmarnock, Ayrshire in South West Scotland, where their family have been farming for over 250 years.

The farm is home to 600 Holstein-Friesians on a spring block-calving system. They achieve 5,400 litres of milk per cow per year, averaging 4.2% butterfat and 3.5% protein.