SUPPORTING HIGH YIELDS BY UNDERSTANDING MYCOTOXIN RISK
When cows are producing over 10,000kg of milk a year and under considerable metabolic stress, even the smallest disruption to digestive health can push them over the edge, causing a drain on immunity, fertility and yields.
For Dutch farmers Pieter Terpstra and Jan Gerbrandy, achieving yields of 11,200kg a cow a year requires precision management, efficient labour and strict attention to ration stability. The business partners farm 138ha across two locations in Friesland, milking 130 Holstein Friesian cows in Scharnegoutum, and another 110 cows in Nijland.