Improving fertility in spring-block-calving-herds

Join us to learn about practical ways to improve your herd fertility with brothers James and Wallace Hendrie of Millands Farm in Ayrshire.

The Hendrie’s want to improve fertility in their spring block calving herd to achieve 90% in calf at 12 weeks and an empty rate below 10%.

In this webinar, you will learn more about their work as they share a review of the previous calving season, their current fertility figures and actions they are adopting now and in the long-term.

They’ll be joined by vet Dr. Dave Gilbert who will examine the farm’s fertility performance for the 12-week spring block herd, their mating targets and highlight critical areas to improve fertility.

In this session you will learn more about:

• Millands Farm’s herd performance and fertility targets
• Key considerations when aiming for a 6-week in-calf rate
• The importance of 21-day submission rates
• Improving conception and empty rates

Who should attend?

If you are interested in further understanding what effects the Spring Block calving herd and how you can influence and improve the areas key in driving good fertility- join us!

Booking Details

Address: Webinar

Date:     Wednesday, 27 January

Time:    11:30 - 13:00

Book your place online or contact the AHDB KE Events Hub on 01904 771216 or via email at ke.events@ahdb.org.uk.

For more information regarding the event please call Sophie Brewster on 0782507700

About Millands Farm

Millands Farm is a 345 ha grass growing farm, owned by brothers Wallace and James Hendrie.  Alongside Wallace and James, there are 2 FT and 3 PT employees.

The spring block comprises of 600 cows, producing 5400 l/cow.  Calving starts in early March and lasts 12 weeks with 71% calving in the first 6 weeks.  Cows are fed on a bunkered silage system with cake in the parlour and rotational grazing measured and allocated with the ambition to improve their milk from forage.

Follow their story by visiting www.ahdb.org.uk/farm-excellence/millands-farm or get the latest updates by searching for #SDFMillandsFarm on Twitter.

About Strategic Dairy Farms

Strategic dairy farms aim to help farmers learn from each other through regular on-farm meetings where we will share key performance data and showcase what the best farmers are doing.

They form part of the Optimal Dairy Systems programme which aims to help dairy farmers reduce costs and increase efficiency by focusing on either a tight block or an all-year-round calving system.

The growing network of strategic dairy farms has calculated KPIs for their enterprises which are shared at meetings and published online. These are physical and financial performance measures that are critical to success. Farmers can benchmark their businesses against these KPIs to help identify areas for improvement.

Follow the programme, explore the learning and find other local SDFs