Tocal Dairy Breeding & Herd Reproductive Performance with Year-Round Calving

01/10/2021 36 min Temporada 1 Episodio 5
Tocal Dairy Breeding & Herd Reproductive Performance with Year-Round Calving

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Episode Synopsis

Breeding and reproduction targets in a year-round calving system are the focus this month. Matt Brett from Tocal Dairy joins us again to talk about the breeding program at Tocal, looking at their strategy, the systems they have in place to manage and monitor herd reproductive performance and their use of sexed semen.Dr Luke Ingenhoff, veterinarian from Sydney University visits Tocal on a monthly basis and compiles an invaluable report which is used by the Tocal team to monitor the herd reproductive performance and pick up any early issues before they become a costly problem to the business. Luke explains what occurs during a monthly visit and gives us an excellent outline on some of the key targets to monitor in year-round calving systems.Useful resources related to this podcast:Tocal Dairy Monthly Business ReportThis podcast is an initiative of the NSW DPI Dairy Business Advisory UnitIt is brought to you in partnership the Hunter Local Land ServicesPlease share this podcast with your fellow farmers and colleagues and feel free to contact us with suggestions or comments via this email address [email protected] NSW DPI Dairy channels to follow and subscribe to include;NSW DPI Dairy Facebook pageDPI Intensive Livestock Twitter feedNSW DPI Dairy NewsletterAccess the episode transcript here Produced by Video LiftThe information discussed in this podcast are for informative and educational purposes only and do not constitute advice.