Fairvale Holsteins – Milk Taxi

Milk taxi Fairvale Story 
The next generation of calves in Fairvale Holsteins’ pens are now being fed by a 400-litre Holm & Laue Milk Taxi Mobile Mixer & Dispenser, which has significantly lightened their workload.

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Upgrading a dairy while still milking has never been so achievable

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Peter West and Brendan McGrath (Daviesway – right). The milking machine change over was completed in a day. At 10:00am there was nothing in the pit and Peter and his team were milking in the afternoon with the new equipment.

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Rotary Dairy Upgrades

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Paul and Lisa Mumford decided to add significant automation to their dairy so they could support their manager, Aaron Thomas, who has been with them 16 years.

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Bayriver Pastoral - Rotary Dairy Project

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Bayriver Pastoral's new 60-unit dairy and feed-pad on 2.5ha at Curdievale in the Western Districts of Victoria is saving the family four hours a day at the dairy, milking 80 more cows.

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Vital addition for your calf-rearing toolbox

Nutra Kel feed liquid seaweed supplement

Cindy Lucas joined Daviesway late in 2020, bring with her many years of experience rearing
upwards of 500 calves every year.

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Your dairy, Your way – Daviesway

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Nico Polato checks out Daviesway new CR-1 Automatic Cup Remover

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Calf Shed Hygiene – Keeping it clean

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The challenge with calf sheds, is that you’re housing calves with little immune function in an intense non-sterile environment.

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Newborn calves are like cancer patients

Newborn calves

A newborn calf’s immunity is similar to that of a cancer patient, according to one of Australia’s premier dairy veterinarians, Rob Bonanno.

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It was the phone call every dairy farmer dreads when they are off-farm

Newborn calves

On March 17, 2018, Brad and Jill Porter were in Tasmania for a short break when a devastating fire engulfed their farm

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Walk-through dairy benefits from Milkrite triangular vented liners

Newborn calves

Anyone who thinks they have seen everything in dairy configurations, is in for a surprise at Francis and Leanne Hawker’s Victorian operation.

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Predicting the future

Newborn calves

DASCO led the way when it introduced Ready-To-Use Redene (RTU) teat spray to Australia’s dairy community back in 2000.

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Calf rearing challenges

BRENDAN JOHNSON Calf Rearing Specialist

There is no handy “one size fits all” when it comes to rearing calves.

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Calf feeding – key points to managing colostrum

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While for many years Australian dairy farmers have recognised the importance of their calves receiving maternal colostrum, it continues to be an evolving story. The reality is that a calf is born with no immunity.

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The power of shared knowledge

Newborn calves

Few things are as frustrating as high Thermoduric and Bactoscan counts.

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Water quality and temperature can be the enemy

Newborn calves

Two critical areas are often overlooked in the dairy washdown space.

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Teat hygiene has never been more critical

Newborn calves

Teat hygiene has never been more critical

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Two clear advantages on new calf tube-feeder

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The Trusti Tuber has two significant design advantages which have drawn the praise of well-known veterinarian Rob Bonanno.

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Biggest single improvement our dairy – Triangular Vented liners

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“Biggest single improvement our dairy”

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