date:Mar 25, 2014
ilk yield of 4,222 litres and milk solids yield of 369 kilograms per cow was achieved during the 2013 lactation. Even though 34% of the herd were 1st lactation cows, this level of milk production is still comparable with a large proportion of Irish dairy farms. Total milk volume and milk solids produced by the automatic milking unit were 263,529 litres and 23,112 kilograms, respectively. The average number of milkings per day was 104, ranging from 70 to 123 per day in the March-to-August period.