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Kingshay Dairy Costings - National
Published 16 May 12
Kingshay National Production
- Average daily yields for farms using Kingshay costings rose 0.5 litres/day between February and March. This average was unchanged from March last year.
- Average butterfat levels fell by 0.04 percentage points between February and March to 4.10%. This is 0.03 percentage points higher than in March 2011.
- Average protein levels fell 0.03 percentage points between February and March. This figure was 0.01 percentage points lower than March 2011.
- The average milk price of 29.09ppl in March 2012 was 0.20ppl (0.7%) lower than the average price in February 2012; but 2.73ppl (10.4%) above the March 2011 figure.
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Monthly results for: |
Mar-12 |
Feb-12 |
Mar-11 |
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Yield per cow in milk (litres/day) |
27.2 |
26.7 |
27.2 |
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Butterfat (%) |
4.10 |
4.14 |
4.07 |
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Protein (%) |
3.24 |
3.27 |
3.25 |
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Bactoscan (000) |
34 |
32 |
31 |
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Cell count (000) |
177 |
176 |
186 |
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Milk Price (ppl) |
29.09 |
29.29 |
26.36 |
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Concentrate use per litre (Kg/litre) |
0.31 |
0.33 |
0.31 |
Source: Kingshay
Rolling Annual Averages
Rolling annual data for the 12 months to March showed a 110 litres per cow increase in the average milk yield to 8,284 litres per cow, equivalent to an increase of 1.3%. Butterfat levels increased by 0.02 percentage points but protein levels have fallen by 0.01 percentage points. The milk price has increased over the 12 months by 2.94ppl (11.7%) to 28.09ppl.
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Rolling annual averages to: |
Mar-12 |
Mar-11 |
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Yield per cow (litres) |
8,284 |
8,174 |
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Butterfat ( %) |
4.03 |
4.01 |
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Protein (%) |
3.24 |
3.25 |
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Milk Price (ppl) |
28.09 |
25.15 |
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Concentrate use per litre (kg/litre) |
0.31 |
0.31 |
Source: Kingshay
The tables above show the average performance of herds using the Kingshay Dairy Manager recording system. When using Kingshay data, it must be noted that a certain amount of caution should be taken. Although the sample size Kingshay use to collect the data is relatively large, it does not necessarily reflect the trends and performance of UK dairy herds. It is also worth noting that retrospective adjustments to the data may also occur. For more detailed information or to contact Kingshay click here.