Maximising milk yields Over the last two years, Dr Donald Lawson, ruminant nutritionist, has worked closely with a feed compounder to consult on a range of changes that led to increasing one dairy farm’s 305-day milk yields from 7,616 kg to 8,986 kg. “For this herd in particular, we used our


extensive insight from the Premier Nutrition Transition Management System (TMS) to concentrate on fine-tuning fresh cow feeding to promote health and productivity. “This involved using the Premier


Rationing Model, which is a bespoke tool that uses the most up to date and values from our own raw ingredients matrix – Premier Atlas.” Donald adds that using this resource


ensures nutritional values are accurate and correct, for maximum efficiency and minimum waste. “In this instance, we focused on using the tool to balance home-


grown forage and compound feed, as well as looking at bypass starch and mineral levels to boost performance. “Not only has performance improved by 18%, but the milk fat


and protein yield has increased by 128 kg per cow. We now regularly monitor cow performance using TMS and milk records, and diets are adapted as needed,” says Donald. For more information on Premier Nutrition’s independent


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