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Use of a proactive herd management system in a dairy farm of northern italy: technical and economic results

Journal of agricultural engineering (Pisa, Italy), 2013-09, Vol.44 (2s) [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2013. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License. ;ISSN: 1974-7071 ;EISSN: 2239-6268 ;DOI: 10.4081/jae.2013.283

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  • Title:
    Use of a proactive herd management system in a dairy farm of northern italy: technical and economic results
  • Author: Leonardi, Stefania ; Marchesi, Gabriele ; Tangorra, Francesco Maria ; Lazzari, Massimo
  • Subjects: Dairy farming ; Dairy farms ; days open, oestrus detection, proactive herd management ; Economic analysis ; Economic models ; Farm management ; Milking ; Mountains ; Reproduction ; Return on investment
  • Is Part Of: Journal of agricultural engineering (Pisa, Italy), 2013-09, Vol.44 (2s)
  • Description: Reproductive and economic data were recorded before and one year after the installation of Herd Navigator™ in a dairy farm with AMS (Automatic Milking System) located in a mountain area of Northern Italy. Number of days open reduced from 166 to 103 days, number of days between the first and second insemination decreased from 45 to 28 days, and days for identifying an abortion were 80 % less, from 31 to 6 days. The preliminary results highlight the usefulness of the proactive herd management system installed for the reproduction management. A basic economic model is proposed to evaluate the potential economic benefits coming from the introduction of this technology. The model considers the benefits deriving from the reduction of reproduction problems and, consequently, of days open. Considering the effects related to the above mentioned aspects in a case study involving 60 dairy cows, a return on investment over 5 years has been calculated.
  • Publisher: Bologna: PAGEPress Publications
  • Language: English;Italian
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1974-7071
    EISSN: 2239-6268
    DOI: 10.4081/jae.2013.283
  • Source: ROAD: Directory of Open Access Scholarly Resources
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