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1 "Hachaklait" Society for Veterinary Services in Israel, Tel Adashim. 19315, Israel
2 Emek Yizrael Dairy Council, Kibbutz Yifat, Israel
3 Israel Cattle Breeders' Association, 38900 Caesaria Industrial Park, P.O. Box 3015, Israel
4 "Sion" Insemination Services, Kibbutz Sarid, Israel
5 Ministry of Agriculture, Dairy Production Department, Extension Services, 24 Yasmin St., Binyamina 30500, Israel
A field trial was conducted to examine the effect of extended calving interval (CI) on production and profitability of high yielding cows (n = 937). First insemination was performed at 154 and 93 d postpartum (pp), for treatment and control primiparous cows, respectively, and at 124 and 71 d pp for treatment and control multiparous cows, respectively. During the first experimental lactation, average daily value-corrected milk (VCM) yield was 28.5 and 27.7 kg/d of CI for treatment (n = 131) and control (n = 133) primiparous cows, respectively. No significant difference in average daily VCM yield (33.0 and 32.8 kg/d of CI) was found between treatment (n = 271) and control (n = 215) multiparous cows . In the first 150 d of the subsequent lactation, there were significant differences in milk and VCM production in favor of the treatment primiparous cows (41.4 vs. 39.7 kg of VCM/d) but no significant differences in the production of multiparous cows. Primiparous and multiparous cows with extended lactations were more profitable. During the first experimental lactation, there were advantages of $0.19 and $0.12/d of CI in the net returns for primiparous cows and multiparous cows with longer CI, respectively. When the economic analysis included the first experimental lactation plus the first 150 d of the subsequent one, the net return per day of CI was higher for cows with an extended voluntary waiting period: $0.21/d and $0.16/d for primiparous and multiparous cows, respectively. A delay of 60 d with respect to the usual voluntary waiting period in the beginning of inseminations of high yielding cows has economic advantages and allows the farmer an option for decisions regarding individual cows.
Key Words: calving interval • lactation length • milk production • reproductive management
Submitted on May 15, 2000
Accepted on November 18, 2000
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