Dairy Production Flashcards
canadian dairy is concentrated in
ontario and quebec
reasons for decline in dairy farm numbers (3)
changing population demographics
economic change
unfavourable cost of quota
Canada dairy herd size has increased ____% since 1970
411%
certifications for organic dairy production (3)
grown without use of pesticides
produced without nitrogen based fertilizers/sewage sludge and GMO
produced without synthetic hormones or antibiotics
transition time for organic dairy production
3 years
reason for decline in processing facilities
mergers, consolidation
fluid milk consumption trend
decrease
total cream consumption trend
increase
cheese consumption trend
increase
yogurt consumption trend
increase
butter consumption trend
steady
ice cream consumption trend
decrease
overall dairy consumption trend
reasons (3)
decline
population demographic (aging, immigration)
Low fat food push
competition (alternative milks)
tie stall barns (2)
limited movement
welfare concerns
free stall barns overstocking rate
can overstock by 20%
where is tie stall still popular
Ont and Qu
smaller farms
major breed in canada
holstein
high butterfat and protein breed
jersey
high milk producer breed
holstein
milk production per cow trend
reasons (5)
increase
milking technology, disease control, genetic advancement, feed research, welfare improvement
how is quota measured
kg butterfat
quota is managed by provincial milk marketing board
what is it in sask?
sask milk
fluid milk classes and %butterfat
class 1
40%
industrial milk classes and %butterfat
class 2-5
60%
overproduction consequence
not paid for milk overage
underproduction consequence
fines
repeated=loss of quota
WMP group vs P5 group
WMP is SK AB BC MB
P5 is the rest of canada
Far off cows
several weeks pre calving
close up/pre fresh cows
2-3 wks pre calve
late lactation
3-4months before dry
dry off time in the cycle
305-320 days
dry period length
60 days
mean culling age for dairy cows
4-5 years
first lactation average
28kg/d
second lactation average
33kg/d
culling rate target
20-30%
involuntary culling reasons(4)
disease, injury, infertility, death