The Sandisfarne Herd http://sandersisleofman.com The herd of long-lived cows Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:46:36 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Found out today….. http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/02/found-out-today/ http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/02/found-out-today/#comments Sun, 19 Feb 2012 19:46:36 +0000 sue http://sandersisleofman.com/?p=253 Continue reading →]]> We have just received our 100 tonne special Holstein ‘Journal’ today and found  that our Sandisfarne herd is number one herd in the UK for the highest number of cows that have achieved lifetime yields of over 100 tonnes!

Today we have 78 cows that have given over 100 tonnes since 2000, 15 are actually milking in the herd at the moment!

It has been worked out that our herd contributes some 3% of these LP100 cows to the national total….. There is no special treatment to any individual here, we do not have loose boxes or individual housing, no individual feeding, until the ‘Out of Parlour’ feeders were put in this Christmas!

It is the survival of the fittest.

 

 

 

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]]> http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/01/tucking-in/feed/ 0 Oldest cow in the herd – 18 years old, LP130 tonnes of milk! http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/01/oldest-cow-in-the-herd-18-years-old-lp130-toones-of-milk/ http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/01/oldest-cow-in-the-herd-18-years-old-lp130-toones-of-milk/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:14:40 +0000 sue http://sandersisleofman.com/?p=244

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]]> http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/01/more-space-for-the-girls/feed/ 0 Moved in their new quarters! http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/01/moved-in-their-new-quarters/ http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/01/moved-in-their-new-quarters/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:58:42 +0000 sue http://sandersisleofman.com/?p=236

]]> http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/01/moved-in-their-new-quarters/feed/ 0 Cubicles ready for filling, lower division rope to be added! http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/01/cubicles-ready-for-filling-lower-division-rope-to-be-added/ http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/01/cubicles-ready-for-filling-lower-division-rope-to-be-added/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:48:47 +0000 sue http://sandersisleofman.com/?p=230 Cubicles ready for filling,lower rope division to be added

]]> http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/01/cubicles-ready-for-filling-lower-division-rope-to-be-added/feed/ 0 Nearly finished the cubicle extension! http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/01/nearly-finished-the-cubicle-extension/ http://sandersisleofman.com/2012/01/nearly-finished-the-cubicle-extension/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:40:16 +0000 sue http://sandersisleofman.com/?p=227 Nearly finished the cubicle extension

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