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The management apply good
disease control, for example, a
TB- and CA-free herd and
inoculations against any other
diseases prevalent in the area
where the animals are kept.
They follow good, healthy
calf-rearing practices to avoid
stunted calves.
The cows are housed in a full
feed feedlot system.
The farm “Wynandskraal” is 310
ha under irrigation from the
Orange-Fish River State Water
Scheme with 12 500 cubic meters
of water allocated per hectare.
At a conservative stocking rate
of only 4 cows per ha, the farm
can produce enough roughage for
approximately 1 200 cows. Should
there be more animals, feed will
be bought in from nearby farms
Thanks to the performance
testing scheme and the use of
AI, the Holstein breed continues
to improve in conformation and
milk, butterfat and protein
yield. The heifers born to any
herd using genetically superior
bulls and semen have a higher
production potential than, say,
five years earlier.
In this project Mooimelk
Koeihotel “Cow Hotel” use proven
AI bull semen and AI-quality
registered Holstein bulls in the
herd so as to be in a position
to return animals of, at least,
the same quality as those which
were originally received from
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