Key benefits include:
- Somatic cell count (SCC) monitoring: Identify mastitis cases prior to dry off to enable the correct form of dry off treatment. Get the most up to date SCC report to understand the current SCC, history of the last ten years SCC as well as the number of exceeded thresholds for an individual animal.
- Dry-off decisions: Use herd test data to identify poor-producing cows to guide optimal dry off times and focus on feeding more productive animals better.
- Targeted dry cow treatments: Tailor your dry cow treatments based on up-to-date data, ensuring effective prevention and better outcomes.
- Complete lactation picture: Get a full view of each cow’s performance, to make more informed decisions for the next season and have more data contributing to your herds overall Production Worth (PW).
- Culling decisions: Have confidence in your culling decisions by spotting cows with low-production or health issues, reducing costs and improving the quality of your herd.
- Late-season milk pregnancy test: Identify empty cows before winter hits, to help make informed stock decisions.
- Animal health testing: Ensure animals are identified, treated and correctly dried off to reduce future cases and spread.
For more information on late-season herd testing talk to your local Agri Manager or take a look at our herd testing page.
