Who is CowSupport for
You have a dairy farm?
You want to optimize your farmmanagement?
You want to use more on-farm feeds?
You want a healthier herd?
You want to maximize the performance potential of your animals?
You want to achieve a higher contribution margin?
You're open to new things, want to make economic progress and strengthen the future of your farm? This is what you can achieve with CowSupport - your independent and professional feeding- and management consultancy.
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And this is how it works:
Based on regular analyses of the individual components and the mixed ration, we offer continuous advice and support with the ration that is right for your herd. The goal is to achieve optimal performance with the best animal health and welfare. In addition, you will receive support in questions of feed cultivation, optimization of milking robots, milking work and farmmanagement.<br>
Independent and competent!
Forage cultivation and extraction
Support and advice on forage cultivation and extraction.
Innovative ways to refine your own forage (concentrate – saving), as well as to optimize your pasture – and arable land.Regular sampling of silage by our team (mobile silo driller up to 5 m long).
At the beginning of a silage or at the change of ration. Also on request
for control. Analysis directly on site or in a specialized laboratory.On-site analysis of silage samples: immediate evaluation and application in ration design.
For corn and grass silage you get the results for Ts, XA, XP, XP incl. NH3, nXP, XF, XS bzw. XZ, NDF, ADF, NEL, ME, RNB, UDP.
Interactive ration design
We import the analysis data into the ration program
Fodjan. You have a mobile app on your smartphone.
Ration changes can be followed directly. Active
change options for you as well.Regular and constantly updated evaluation of your milk performance test (MLP).
Data in written form with problem analyses, graphic
presentation and concrete recommendations for action to optimize
the herd health and performance.
Dairyfarmers & References
Hof Prüser Agrar
Farm presentation:
- 153 Holsteins and 44 Jerseys plus female offspring.
- Year-round stable management with partial TMR via mixed wagon and transponder feeding (milking parlour/station)
- Herd yield of 10,412 with 4.00 fat and 3.45 protein
What is most appreciated about the support from CowSupport:
- Our advisor is on site in a fixed rhythm but also additionally on request in a timely manner and supports us in making the right decisions for our herd.
- The adviser always goes into the stable between our animals and checks the entire herd. If necessary, faeces, urine or blood samples are also taken in order to quickly uncover problems and to be able to correct them in a targeted manner.
- The fact that the Dairy Guard can be divided up farm-by-farm according to Holstein and Jerseys enables us to have an exact overview of the herd and is a great advantage for our management.
Goals
- Improve utilisation period and animal health
- Optimisation of land management and forage quality
Wilhelm u. Renate Scheele GbR
Farm presentation:
- 130 dairy cows & 90 female offspring
- Milking is done with two Lely Astronaut A4
- Herd yield : 11.000kg milk at 3,85% fat and 3,35% protein
What is most appreciated about the support from CowSupport:
- We enjoy the short distances and the on-site visits to the barn. In addition, the advisors are able to answer questions promptly and are quick to respond to problems.
- The advice has shown us possibilities for improvement and helps to keep the farm blindness under control. Developments are taking place that further advance our farm management and improve the animal health of the herd.
Goals
- Improve the life span and animal health, especially hoof health.
- An even better view of feeding and control of feed costs.
Focken, Dirk
Farm presentation:
- 82 dairy cows with offspring, mating heifers outsourced.
- Pasture grazing and daily stall feeding via mixing wagon + transponder feeding (milking parlor / station)
- 11.000l herd perfomance at 4,09% fat and 3,56% protein with 2 milking times
What is most appreciated about the support from CowSupport:
- Constant accessibility
- Immediate action in case of problems
- Good data evaluation and timeliness
Goals
- Consolidation of current performance level
- Improvement of useful life and lifetime performance
Pott GbR
Farm presentation:
- 250 dairy cows
- Double 20’s swing-over, full TMR,
- 10,500l herd performance with 3.8% fat 3.48% protein
What is most appreciated about the support from CowSupport:
- Attention to cow signals
- Good evaluation of the data
- Farm specific feeding and management advice
- Quick help in case of problems
- Short communication channels and good networking
Successes to date:
- Improvement of animal health
- Improvement in hoof health
- Performance improvement in milk yield as well as ingredients
Goals
- Increase in useful life
- Further improvement of hoof health
- Cost reduction in existing animal health (also through cultivation of own feed)
Hof Rheinhard Eickhoff GbR
Farm presentation:
- 220 dairy cows, bull fattening, biogas
- 4 milking robots (Lely)
- Daily one feeding via mixing wagon, partial TMR
What is most appreciated about the support from CowSupport:
- Honest advice: -> positive, as well as negative things are honestly addressed, discussed and debated.
- Independence
Successes to date:
- Improvement in hoof health
- Animal health (cell counts down, fertility significantly improved)
- Stabilization of performance and improvement of ingredients
Goals
- Animal health and useful life in focus
- Herd performance of 10,000l
Maria Kocks GbR
Farm presentation:
- 70 dairy cows with offspring, chicken fattening.
- Milking robot (Lely)
- Daily one feeding via mixing wagon, partial TMR
What is most appreciated about the support from CowSupport:
- Independence of advice
- Uncomplicatedness and quick problem solving
- Close look at the cows
- Imparting knowledge, especially about feeding/feedstuffs
Successes to date:
- Increase in output to 11,500 l
- Increase in fertility
- Better utilization of the farm’s own feedstuffs
- Feeding adapted to performance and animal health
Goals
- Healthy herd with few problems
- Performance increase through old and healthy cows.
Dommerhold KG
Farm presentation:
- 240 dairy cows
- Milking parlor double 10s (Side by Side)
- Daily one feeding (full TMR) + attract feed in the milking parlor
What is most appreciated about the support from CowSupport:
- Constant accessibility
- Ambition in solving problems
- Open to new ways of doing things with simple but high-quality components
Successes to date:
- Significant health improvement
- Increase in herd level from <7,000 l to nearly 9,500 l
Goals
- Healthy herd with few problems
- Performance increase through old and healthy cows.
Esbach, Hermann-Josef
Farm presentation:
- 135 dairy cows with female offspring
- 2 milking robots (DeLaval)
- Daily one feeding (partial TMR) + robot feeding
What is most appreciated about the support from CowSupport:
- Independence of the advice (optimization from the animal’s point of view).
- Consideration of overall farm influences
- Total package crucial (data evaluation, barn rounds, cow signals).
Successes to date:
- Reduction of concentrate consumption
- Increased use of on-farm feeds
Goals
- Ensure herd health
- Good utilization of on-farm feeds
- Fulfillment of company requirements (non-GMO, regional)
- Promotion of health and robustness of the herd.
Your advantages:
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Optimal use of available feed for best animal health and high performance of your herd
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Increased profitability of your farm
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Complete support and advice for your business
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independent and competent
Through intensive exchange and consultation, we pursue the goal of a healthy herd through performance-oriented feeding within the framework of our independent feeding and management consulting!
All consulting elements can be booked individually or as a package. With an increased milk yield of 250 ml per cow and day, the monthly basic fee for “Cow – Support” is covered*. (*referring to a herd of at least 100 cows)
— individual price models tailored for you —
Check Up
Companyvisit and advisory report- Contact | Shaking box | Manure screening
- Tank milk samples (trace elements / mycotoxins / determination of germs)
- Manure sample / water sample (bacteriological)
- Urine Sample NSBA (Urea)
- Silopsample draw and NIRS quick analysis (if no current data, <2 months, are available)<
- MLP-Analysis | Travel costs (extra)
LIGHT*
Stock date every 12 weeks- Ration calculation
- Manure screening
- Shaking box
- Transit management
PRO*
Stock appointment every 6 weeks- Ration calculation
- Manure screening
- Shaking box
- Transit management
- Management consulting
- Young cattle rearing
- Pasture coaching
FLEX
Visitfee (85€ / hour)- Silo sample draw
- NIRS quick analysis
- Evaluation MLP
- Milk tank samples (trace elements / mycotoxins / determination of germs)
- Manure sample / water sample (bacteriological)
- Travel costs (extra)
(* Flexible additional to order in the packages “Light” and “Pro”: – MLP analysis – silo samples – NIRS quick analysis – tank milk samples, faecal samples, water samples – NSBA samples)
Your contact
Arno Pentinga
- Specialised Adviser Cattle Feeding
- Forage Cultivation
- Milking robotsystem optimisation
- Managementconsulting
Hinke Visser Schievink
- Data analysis & Support
- Project management
- Controlling
Alexander Kuhlmann
- Specialised Adviser Cattle Feeding
- Data preparation and data analysis
- Management consulting
Florens Stockamp
- Specialised Adviser Cattle Feeding
- Data preparation and data analysis
- Management consulting