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Linking early-lactation systems to peak milk performance

Common challenges to achieving higher peak milk and how to approach them from a systems-level perspective before and during early lactation.

October 6, 2025

Jay Giesy and Cesar Matamoros

How a dairy achieves their next increase in peak milk production is unique to their operation. We have many keys in our proverbial keychains that might unlock the door to greater peak milk, but it’s not always easy to know which key to use.

Who's taking up parlor space?

Evaluating cow value from a parlor perspective can improve your bottom line.

January 26, 2024

Derek Nolan

Economic culling decisions can be very complex and challenging to make. Ensuring every cow that passes through the milking system holds value will help lead to increased farm profitability.

Does your reproductive plan match your reality?

Plans and protocols can put you on the right track to reproductive success, but checking on performance indicators can boost productivity.

September 7, 2023

Jaimie Strickland

Regardless of your type of plan, why do we wait for pregnancy check day to evaluate reproductive data?

How does age at first calving affect the bottom line?

May 8, 2022

Robert Fourdraine

Data show that earlier calving may result in less milk produced during the first lactation. However, by the time the cow reaches her third lactation, production levels are almost the same.

'20 by 20’: Getting 20 additional pounds of milk by 2020

August 9, 2013

Mark Armfelt

“Doc, when you come to visit next week, I want to talk about what I can do to get my cows to produce 20 more pounds of milk per day by the year 2020,” said a dairyman. On the day the producer called, his cows averaged 104 pounds of milk in the tank.

The importance of good reproductive performance

August 24, 2011

Amin Ahmadzadeh and George Heersche

One of the major factors determining dairy herd efficiency is the amount milk sold per cow per day of life. Several factors contribute to pounds of milk sold per day of life, but reproductive performance is a major contributor. The two main reproduction influences on lifetime milk production are age at first calving and percentage of time a cow spends in the first months of lactation.

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Linking early-lactation systems to peak milk performance

Who's taking up parlor space?

Does your reproductive plan match your reality?

How does age at first calving affect the bottom line?

'20 by 20’: Getting 20 additional pounds of milk by 2020

The importance of good reproductive performance

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