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Växa Sverige Whose milk is in the vial
Växa Sverige Whose milk is in the vial?Workshop, ICAR Prague 2019Nils-Erik LarssonFactsabout…Växa SverigeOfficialbreedingorganisation -SwedenMembers, farms 6400Cows in Milk recording 200

000 (2200 farms)Cows in AI -280 000
000 (2200 farms)Cows in AI -280 000Employees, 300 full-timeOffices –workingareas 27 Skånesemin, Rådgivarna Sjuhärad organisesMilkrecording, AI locally. •Milkrecording-33 000 cows, 30

0 farmsMilk recording 2017/2018•242
0 farmsMilk recording 2017/2018•2427 herds, full year, 77 % of all herds–In total 2713 herdsincl. herdswith part of year•233 000 cows, 79 % of all cows (Sweden)•Averageproductio

n10146 kg ECM –9827 kg milk•Ave
n10146 kg ECM –9827 kg milk•Averageherdsize, milkrecording91,6 cows Distribution of herdsaccordingto size–Largevariation!Milk recording -Sweden•B4, 100 % •Varietyof meth

odsfor recording and sampling–Stand
odsfor recording and sampling–Stand-alonemilkmeters, TrueTestmodels, DeLaval–Fixedinstalledmeters–AMS-samplers•All milkrecordingequipmentownedby farmers…–… with few

exceptionsas AMS-samplers(DeLaval
exceptionsas AMS-samplers(DeLaval, Lely) and a fewTT Ezi-scanners.Sweden–Largecountry–Largedistances•Växa Sverige has 2200 herdsin milkrecordingin area shown!•Costfor

A4 milkrecordingwouldbe to high!M
A4 milkrecordingwouldbe to high!Milkrecording Support -SupervisionSupport by Phone, E-mail, Skype,Teamviewer-remotesupport tool1.Supervision by Dairyfactorycomparison–Producedmi

lk –Deliveredmilk–Milk-yield
lk –Deliveredmilk–Milk-yield, kg–Fat, protein content2.If necessaryor wanted–visits on farm!Milk recording –Sampling!Farmers canchoose to sampleat all milkings or either

eveningor morning, ex. March2019S
eveningor morning, ex. March2019SecuringCow-Id -Vial•Starts with preparation of testmilking! •Sincelast testmilking….–All calvingsreported–All cullingsreported–All pur

chasedcows reported–All dried off
chasedcows reported–All dried off cows reportedTestmilking canbe stressful! If everythingis wellpreparedat start the lowerthe risk for errorson testday!Testmilking with Cow Id.–Ord

er of vial Cow Id -VialUsing order o
er of vial Cow Id -VialUsing order of vials for connectingto Id of cow:•Cassetessuppliedby Eurofins•Red sideof cassettewith vials –Always to the left!•Numbering –Toplefta

lways vial nr 1 ….•Second row nr
lways vial nr 1 ….•Second row nr 11 ….•Template for numbering available•Vials securedwithlid and elasticrubberband! Testmilking with cowid.–order of vial Mostlyfarmers has a

paper duringtestmilking as basefor
paper duringtestmilking as basefor reporting: Paper for skanning, printoutfrom webb/MinGård (MyFarm).Cow Id -VialOrder of vialsBy cow id, serial nrCow Id -VialOrder of vials:Set as ord

er of milkedcows at sampling!Barcode
er of milkedcows at sampling!Barcodereader: Cow id -vial Usedby herdswith fixedmeters and management systems.•TT Ezi-Scanner.•Canbe combinedwith reportingof milk yieldor onl

y for linkingCow-id with vial.AMS
y for linkingCow-id with vial.AMS-Link: Cow Id -VialBy AMS-Link -barcodereader•Data from AMS-samplerwith position for vial and associatedcow-id.•Barcodeis scannedand connec

tedto test records•Screenviewof v
tedto test records•Screenviewof vials in cassette–possible to followreadingbarcodesAMS-Link: Cow Id -Vial•Vials connectedto cows without milk or not usedis shown•Registering

of drycows possible•Possible to a
of drycows possible•Possible to add cows milkedoutsideAMSAMS –Milkrecording. Handling of vialsVMS-sampler, cassettesfrom Eurofins canbe used!LelyShuttle, vials has to moveto

shuttleand back to cassetteCow Id. â
shuttleand back to cassetteCow Id. –VialMethods usedin Swedish milkrecording65%32%3%HerdsVial ordernrAMS-LinkBarcodesEziScannerBarcodes53%41%6%CowsConclusions, cow-vial link PAG

, pregnancyanalysesintroduced2015,
, pregnancyanalysesintroduced2015, doneon milksamplesfrom milkrecording!Approx1000 herdssubscibefor PAGApprox9000 –10000 analyseseachmonthNo complaintsaboutsuspiscionon results

for pregnancytests nowadays!-�
for pregnancytests nowadays!-� Evidencethat methodsworks!Future plans for improvement?•RegisteringthroughMinGård/MyFarmwebpageintroduced2018/19–Furtherdevelopmentplannedâ€

¢Develop new system for using barcodes
¢Develop new system for using barcodesconnectedto MinGård/MyFarm–Useof Smartphones/Tabletsor otherhandhelddevices!?•Searching for suitablebarcode-readersThankYou for yourattention