Department clarifies cull cow nitrate excretion rates
After some cull cow buyers discovered dairy cows had retained nitrate excretion rates introduced as part of nitrates banding earlier this year, the Department moved to clarify the situation.
In 2021 cows delivered an average of 536kg of milk solids.
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The Department of Agriculture has clarified the nitrates excretion status of dairy cull cows.
“If a cull cow moves to a non-milk producing herd, that cow defaults to a nitrates excretion rate of 65kg N/head/year, which is applicable to cattle [under] two years of age.
“A dairy cull cow that remains in a milk-producing herd is considered to be a dairy cow regardless of her lactation status.”
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The clarification comes following concerns from some buyers who discovered cows purchased into their non-milking herds had retained their nitrates excretion rates from the dairy farm where they originated.
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The Department of Agriculture has clarified the nitrates excretion status of dairy cull cows.
“If a cull cow moves to a non-milk producing herd, that cow defaults to a nitrates excretion rate of 65kg N/head/year, which is applicable to cattle [under] two years of age.
“A dairy cull cow that remains in a milk-producing herd is considered to be a dairy cow regardless of her lactation status.”
The clarification comes following concerns from some buyers who discovered cows purchased into their non-milking herds had retained their nitrates excretion rates from the dairy farm where they originated.
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