Finca Albania increased its milk output from 80 to 400 litres daily

Finca Albania, located in Santander, has expanded its daily milk output from 80 litres to 400 litres. The figures are presented in a report on a Colombian dairy-farming model focused on increasing production without relying on a larger herd.

The farm’s approach combines Girolando genetics with changes in grazing management. The report identifies the breed, rotational grazing and improvements in feeding as the main elements associated with the farm’s higher production.

Girolando cattle are part of the farm’s production system. The source does not provide the number of cows currently kept at Albania, but it describes the operation as one that produces more milk with fewer animals.

Rotational grazing is another component of the system. The practice is cited alongside genetics and feeding improvements in the description of how the farm multiplied its output.

The farm has also changed the way its cattle are fed. The source refers to improvements in nutrition but does not specify the feed ingredients, quantities or costs involved.

One of Albania’s cows produced more than 34 litres of milk a day during its first lactation. The result is cited as an individual example within the farm’s broader increase from 80 to 400 litres per day.