Central Asian livestock farmers visited the Larsen Acres farm as part of the Dairy Rodeo across the U.S.
Source: DairyNews.today
Larsen Acres, a fifth-generation family-run farm, welcomed the participants of the Dairy Rodeo. The farm employs 75 people and has a total herd of 2,800 dairy cows, according to Dairynews.today.
Key farm indicators:
Calf rearing and management
Calves are kept in individual huts for up to 60 days before being moved to group housing. They are sold at 3-4 months of age after genomic assessment. Semen from the WWS company is used for insemination.
Insemination and productivity
Sexed semen is used for insemination, and low-producing cows are inseminated with beef breed semen.
Milking
Milking takes place three times a day using modern Baumatic milking equipment (parallel 2x50), with a total length of 400 m and a width of 76 m, ensuring high productivity and efficiency.
Larsen Acres in Wisconsin, USA, represents an advanced approach to dairy farming, noted the event organizers.
- Area: 5,500 acres where alfalfa, corn for silage, and grain are grown.
- Average productivity: 50 liters of milk per cow.
- Milk quality indicators: fat content — 4.5%, protein — 3.2%, somatic cell count — 70,000 units.
- Feeding: Conducted twice a day.
Calf rearing and management
Calves are kept in individual huts for up to 60 days before being moved to group housing. They are sold at 3-4 months of age after genomic assessment. Semen from the WWS company is used for insemination.
Insemination and productivity
Sexed semen is used for insemination, and low-producing cows are inseminated with beef breed semen.
Milking
Milking takes place three times a day using modern Baumatic milking equipment (parallel 2x50), with a total length of 400 m and a width of 76 m, ensuring high productivity and efficiency.
Larsen Acres in Wisconsin, USA, represents an advanced approach to dairy farming, noted the event organizers.
