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

1 1 Vanden Dool Farms Ltd. Presented by Michael Vanden Dool Alberta

Vanden Dool Farms Ltd. 2 2 • 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 •

Changes 3 3 • 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

4 4

5 5

6 6

7 7

Cows 8 8 • 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

Freestall Barn 9 9

Freestall Barn 10 10

Maternity Barn 11 11

Cows 12 12 • 279 calving in 2016 • 61% heifer calves • 3% twin rate • 872 points on Herd Mgmt Score (DHI) • 22% preg rate • 28% 1 st lact • 30% 2 nd lact • 42% 3 rd + lact • Avg LPI 2137 • Avg Pro$ 581

Breeding Cows 13 13 • 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

Heifers 14 14 • 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

Current Bulls Used 15 15 COWS HEIFERS • AllClass • Defiant • Applicable • Dodge • Dempsey • Elude • Louis • Expander • Mainevent • Kingpin • Mccutchen • Orion • Mogul • Solomon • Unix • Uppercut • Beef • Sanjiro (Beef)

16 16

17 17

Thank You! 18 18