Dairy Management

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Dairy Management

"All things are created twice. There's a mental or first creation, and a physical or second creation of all things. You have to make sure that the blueprint, the first creation, is really what you want, that you've thought everything through. Then you put it into bricks and mortar. Each day you go to the construction shed and pull out the blueprint to get marching orders for the day. You begin with the end in mind." - Steven Covey

Management

	0121	Dairy business cycle
	0211	Dale Carnegie Golden Book
	0227	Plan Herd Size
	0243	Developing Effective Dairy Protocols-SOP's
		Successful Delegation
	0250	0250Cooling Cow basics
	0251	11 key management opportunities on dairy farms
	0256	Dry cow Critical Control Points
	0302	What’s a Dairy Farm Manager’s Real Job Description
	0303	Management is the #1 reason why employees quit their job
		10 Tips for Supervising Dairy Employees

Monitoring

	0170	Parlor wash monitor
	0181	Rotary parlor preformance calculator
	0215	Vaccination protocol - example
	0220	Generator start up

Protocols

"If you can measure it, you can manage it" - unknown

Protocols are a vital part of the success of dairy farms. In a recent survey of top successful dairy farms, 97% had protocols implemented on their farm and in the top elite dairies with >1000 milking, 100% had detail protocols and a monitoring system in place.

(The following are examples of protocols from some of the top dairies around the world. Every dairy is unique and should develop protocols according to their needs, environment, and management structure. When setting up protocols, always work with your vet, nutritionist, or consultant to ensure the maximum effectiveness of the protocol and to set up a means to monitor the results.)

Fresh Cows

	0140	fresh cow
	0141	fresh cow flow chart
	0143	fresh cow process
	0146	sick cow check-list
	0147	sick cow identification
	0228	Fresh Cow Drench Recipe

Maternity

	0153	close-up and calf cow management
	0155	maternity sheet
	0156	maternity to fresh pen flowchart
	0159	transition cow Process

Hooftrimming

	0149	hoof trim flow chart
	0150	hooftrim list
	0239	Footbath protocol poster

Parlor and Milk Quality

	0168	parlor poster dbl 10
	0166	milk filters changed
	0236	Parlor Wash Set Up
	0237	Mastitis sampling

Reproduction

	0171	breeding sheet
	0172	CIDR protocol
	0173	cow heat list
	0174	ovsynch protocol
	0176	repro flow chart
	0178	semen thawing procedure
	0179	tail chalk decision
	0180	visual heat detection decision tree