Vanden Dool Farms Ltd. Presented by Michael Vanden Dool Alberta - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Vanden Dool Farms Ltd.

Presented by

Michael Vanden Dool

Alberta

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Vanden Dool Farms Ltd.

• Started in 1959
• I bought into the farm in 1997
• I farm with my wife and kids
• My brother and his wife and kids
• My parents still involved a little
• Own 1000ac
• Built current barn in 2009
• 240 freestalls and bedding pack
• Tunnel ventilation freestall barn
• Big fans over bedding pack
• Boumatic double 12 parallel parlour
• Automatic footbath controller

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Changes

• 2015 Added separator for manure
• March 2016 switched to 3X milking
• 2016 added on to the bedding pack

barn for more room for close up cows and fresh cows

• 2017 added Airwash Auto Teat Dip

System

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Cows

• Milk 240-250 cows
• Dry Cows 30-40
• Heifers 240-260
• 1 EX,25 VG,137 GP, 108 G and 3 F
• 305M –12,545kg
• Pct F 4.06
• Pct P 3.2
• DIM 188
• Milk/cow 40kg

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Freestall Barn

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Freestall Barn

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Maternity Barn

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Cows

• 279 calving in 2016
• 61% heifer calves
• 3% twin rate
• 872 points on Herd Mgmt Score (DHI)
• 22% preg rate
• 28% 1st lact
• 30% 2nd lact
• 42% 3rd+ lact
• Avg LPI 2137
• Avg Pro$ 581

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Breeding Cows

• 80 day VWP
• Heattime collars
• 100 DIM start on Ovsynch
• Breed for type, production and

longevity

• Low classified and low LPI cows bred

beef semen

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Heifers

• Avg LPI -2500
• Avg Pro$ -1175
• Start breeding at 12 ½- 13 months old
• All heifers over 2350 LPI bred first 2 services

sexed semen

• Heifers >2100-<2350 bred conventional semen
• Heifers <2100 LPI bred Wagou Beef semen
• Sold 29 open heifers for breeding or

implanting

• Sold 36 preg heifers <2350 LPI

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Current Bulls Used

COWS

• AllClass
• Applicable
• Dempsey
• Louis
• Mainevent
• Mccutchen
• Mogul
• Unix
• Beef

HEIFERS

• Defiant
• Dodge
• Elude
• Expander
• Kingpin
• Orion
• Solomon
• Uppercut
• Sanjiro (Beef)

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Thank You!