Show cow testing pays its way does cow testing pay its way on your farm asks county agent ray thatcher if not whose fault Is it dairy herd improvement commonly called cow testing has been used almost continuously in utah since 1911 it performs three vital services 1 shows by actual records what each cow does docs makes it possible to detect the superior and the inferior cows 2 provides a basis for feadin feeding 9 concentrates 3 aids in the breeding program by assisting with wise herd replacements and in breeding more productive cattle today with an economic squeeze on the dairy industry the milk producer more than ever before needs the advantage that cow testing offers however too few dairymen now testing are culling their herds and applying the information provides the agent gives this evidence that it can be done one entire association applied culling feeding and breeding practices from basic data obtained from cow testing in five years it increased production from to pounds or 96 pounds per cow in 1919 a new herd was put on test the first year t the e average production w was as pounds affat of fat the owner followed a vigorous culling pi program 0 he also culled some of the replacement cows purchased after four years he ha had d increased the production average to pounds or an increase of pounds per cow every dairyman testing cows has already made or can make similar progress by culling breeding and feadin feeding g wisely today eliminating a few cull cows will help to reduce the supply of dairy products will increase the not net income and will put each dairyman applying the practices on a sound economic basis cow testing pays if you let it |