1. Dairy Business Up date Egypt (November 2010)
Dr. Alex Santos. DVM, Ph.D.
Ruminant Specialist
Van Beek Nutrition

2. Professional Background
Born and raised in a small dairy farm in Brazil:
1998: Veterinary Degree (Dairy and Beef consultant in Brazil)
2003: Master Degree in Animal Nutrition UC-Davis - CA
2006: Doctorate Degree in Animal Physiology – Mississippi State University
2006: Dairy/Beef Consultant with Van Beek Nutrition (Idaho, Utah and Colorado)
Dairies serve:
Idaho: 1) Johnson Dairy (350 Milking cows) Utah: 1) Parker Dairy (150 Milking cows)
2) Perez Dairy (150 Milking cows) 2) Olson Dairy (150Milking cows)
3) Frontier Dairy (850 Milking Cows) 3) Zilles Dairy (250 Milking cows)
4) Bryant Dairy (300 Milking cows) 4) Hall Dairy (260 Milking cows)
5) Ballard Dairy (100 Milking cows) 5) Task Master (550 Milking cows)
6) Hatifield Dairy (500 Milking cows) 6) Bliss Dairy (6000 Milking cows)
7) Bookma dairy (3000 Milking cows) 7) Andrade Dairy (3000 Milking cows)
Colorado: 1) Monte vista dairy (3500 Milking cows)
2) Strayker Dairy (2800 Milking cows)
Total: Feeding about 22,000 to 25,000 Milking cows

3. Conception Rate x Pregnancy Rate
Findings
Lack of Concepts
Conception Rate x Pregnancy Rate
# of Eligible Cows cycling
# of Heats
Serviced
Breeding Submission rate
# of Pregnancies
Conception Rate
(CR)
Pregnancy Rate
(PR)
100 56
56% 20
36%
20% 80 63
79% 22
35%
28%

4. Findings Lack of data and Nutritional information www.Dairyone.com
1) Protein
2) ADF / NDF
3) Crude Fat
4) NFC
5) Starch
6) Sugar
7) Digestible Fiber
8) Ph (Corn Silage)

5. Suggested requirements
NUTRIENT LEVELS
Nutrient Required
Dry matter 23 Kg
NE, lactation Mc/Kg 1.75
TDN % NFC% 40.00
Crude protein % NSC% 32.00
Soluble protein % CP Starch% 28.00
ADF % Sugar% 4.00
NDF % Crude Fat% 5.00
RDP % CP IVTD-24% 75.00
RUP % CP IVTD-48% 80.00
NDFD-24% 42.00
NDFD-48% 58.00

6. Misconception on Feed Ingredients
Findings
Misconception on Feed Ingredients
Analysis
Wheat Bran
Cotton Seed
Sun Flower
Soybean
Better Cost/kg
Protein 17 25 34 44
Fat
4.4 20 5
1.5
NFC 35 7 42
Cost
1500
2500
2000
2850

7. Findings Unbalanced Rations 1) Are not Costly effect
2) Underperformance Production
3) Can compromise animal health such as:
Laminitis / lower conception rates (MUN)
Reteam Placenta / DA’s / Ketosis / Acidosis

8. Cows have to be fed like a ruminant, not like a Pig
RDP (rumen degradable protein) 67 %
RUP (rumen undegradable Protein) 33%
Advantages to feed more RDP:
Better Animal Health
Better Production Performance
Better Reproduction Performance
More Longevity
Cost/Effective

12. Findings
Lack of cow comfort
and Management

13. A Daily routine of a Cow

14. Findings Calf Management: Clean Water Clean environment Umbilical care
Free Choice Hay

15. Take care of your future
Milk, grain and hay
(calves at 4 weeks)
Milk and hay
(calves at 4 weeks)

16. Suggestions Get to know more about your business
Check some Parameters such as:
1) Feed Efficiency
2) Calve Interval
3) Feed Cost

17. Business Check up Feed Cost Analysis Ration Cost = (43LE)
Milk Gross Income (28 kg x 2.6 LE = LE)
Ration Cost / Gross Income = 59 %
40% %
(more profitable) (less profitable)

18. Business Check up Reproduction Parameters Conception rate
Pregnancy Rate
Calf Interval (the shortest the better)
Voluntary Period

19. Calving Interval

20. Business Check up Feed Efficiency 1.0 1.5
Total Milk production (28kg) / Total DM intake (25kg)
28/25 = 1.12
(less efficient) (more efficient)

21. Business Check up
Feed Sampling (every time a new forage is introduced)
TMR Sampling (every 2 months)
Remember: There is always 3 rations being fed to the cows
1) Ration Soft wear (prepared by the Nutritionist)
2) Ration Mixed (prepared by the feeder)
3) Ration Delivered to the cows (in the bunk)
MUN (Milk Urea Nitrogen) ( mg/dl)
(impacts production and reproduction)

22. Business Check up Culling Rate

23. Look the whole Puzzle not only one piece

24. Shukran !! Dr. Alex Santos. DVM, Ph.D. Ruminant Specialist
Van Beek Nutrition
Questions?