Sooner or later in the course of our professional practice, we will be asked: "Why are my cows producing so little milk?" We must then be able to respond professionally, using an analytical approach through static and dynamic analysis of milk production.
Thedynamic analysis examines the trend of the farm's milk production over time (1, 2, 3 years), evaluating the average quantity produced by the herd. Processing these data is essential to understanding the relationship and influence of certain determining factors on the farm's production capacity, highlighting the critical moments and points where action is needed to best express the cows' potential.
Key determining factors include:
– breed
– genetics
– animal welfare
– days in milk
– somatic cells
– metabolic imbalances
Setting aside considerations regarding breed and genetics (which are already widely known and discussed), we will examine the other factors, which are less understood but lend themselves well to a comparative analysis of milk production, establishing reference targets where possible.
