Milk Production - Sheep
Milk production (Sheep/Goat)
The Milk Production tab is used for recording an animal's milk production.
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Clicking the Calving button will open a window where you can enter the last calving date. Enter the calving date, click OK, and the calving date will be saved. |
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Clicking the Dry-Off button will mark the animal's lactation period as finished. |
| Calving Date |
The calving date is filled in automatically when using the Calving button. |
| Lact. Days |
The number of lactation days is calculated based on the calving and dry-off dates. |
| Milk (kg), Std. Lact. |
The quantity of milk in the standard lactation period (305 days) is calculated based on the recording method. |
| Fat (%), Std. Lact. |
The fat content (percentage) in the standard lactation period (305 days) is calculated based on the recording method. |
| Protein (%), Std. Lact. |
The protein content (percentage) in the standard lactation period (305 days) is calculated based on the recording method. |
| Milk (kg), Full Lact. |
The quantity of milk in the full lactation period (from calving to dry-off) is calculated based on the recording method. |
| Fat (%), Full Lact. |
The fat content (percentage) in the full lactation period (from calving to dry-off) is calculated based on the recording method used in a lactation period. |
| Protein (%), Full Lact. |
The protein content (percentage) in the full lactation period (from calving to dry-off) is calculated based on the recording method used in a lactation period. |
| Dry-Off Date |
The dry-off date is filled in using the Dry-Off button. |
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All data is calculated automatically and cannot be changed. |
For milking controls, we have 2 different milk controls: AT4 and Monthly. To determine, which calculation to use, user has to set this in Administration panel. All calculations in panel above are adapted according to selected milk control method.
| Type of Method |
The milk reporting method. |
| Date of Method |
The date when the method was applied. |
| Days since Calving |
How many days have passed since calving is filled in when confirming the line. It is calculated automatically based on the calving date and method date. |
| Milk (kg) |
Enter the quantity of produced milk in the period. |
| Som. Cells (in 000) |
Enter the somatic cells count (in thousands) in the milk sample. |
| Fat (%) |
Enter the fat content (percentage) in the milk sample. |
| Protein (%) |
Enter the protein content (percentage) in the milk sample. |
| Lactose (%) |
Enter the lactose content (percentage) in the milk sample. |
| MUN (mg/dl) |
Enter the milk urea nitrogen concentration in the milk sample. |
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All these are entered manually. You can edit values until the lactation cycle is not completed. Values can no longer be edited after the lactation cycle is completed. |
On the right, there are some lifetime statistics about the animal's milk production: lactation count, average lactation length, milk quantity, fat and protein content.