Dairy Farming General

whelan2

Greengrass1 wrote: »

****in tbc's
Every month for last while were getting a high one and then it drops back down to 10-12.
Don't know why.
Came in at 185 today.
We booked a restest
Parlour got serviced 5 wks ago new liners and new pulse lines all new seals every where.
Tanks are power washed as soon as there emptied and washed detergent.
Parlour washed down after every milking and clusters washed also

descale and do you have an in plate cooler?

RightTurnClyde

Greengrass1 wrote: »

****in tbc's
Every month for last while were getting a high one and then it drops back down to 10-12.
Don't know why.
Came in at 185 today.
We booked a restest
Parlour got serviced 5 wks ago new liners and new pulse lines all new seals every where.
Tanks are power washed as soon as there emptied and washed detergent.
Parlour washed down after every milking and clusters washed also

Are you on a well, last TBC issue I had was well water.

Greengrass1

whelan2 wrote: »

descale and do you have an in plate cooler?

Using detergent in morning paracitic every evening and descale every Sunday.
No plate cooler

Greengrass1

RightTurnClyde wrote: »

Are you on a well, last TBC issue I had was well water.

Yep own well. Very hard water rots out any copper

Timmaay

GG I wouldn't worry hugely, at least enough time for retests. But the cynic in me says it's to keep us on our toes ha. Other problem with the TBC is its very awkward to test for supposedly, and I've heard it's very sensitive to things like the milkman leaving the sample up on the dashboard, or letting a bit of dirt in the sample jar etc. In any case defo don't worry about it yet, sounds as if you are doing as much as you can within your own control.

whelan2

had a problem with thermo for a while, descaled etc , still high ordered a new set of liners and the result came back to normal before i changed them

kevthegaff

What can you do if the well is the problem?

trixi2011

kevthegaff wrote: »

What can you do if the well is the problem?

Know a few lads that have to use mains water for wash due to problems with wells

freedominacup

trixi2011 wrote: »

Know a few lads that have to use mains water for wash due to problems with wells

Know one or two with uv treatment systems.

trixi2011

freedominacup wrote: »

Know one or two with uv treatment systems.

Had them on one of the farms in Nz we still had to treat the water with hypo for the final rinses due to ecoli in the water, never effected the tbc tho just wouldn't pass dairy assurance inspection

RightTurnClyde

kevthegaff wrote: »

What can you do if the well is the problem?

We took 3 water samples, at well, water after rinsing Parlour and water after bulk tank final rinse. Well water showed up contamination. Rinse cycle of the bulk tank was where I was getting caught. Parlour doses with peracetic acid on final rinse, that was clean.
I put in the UV and a auto dose pump for rinse cycle of bulk tank.
The uv probably would have fixed the problem on its own, I"d say. The UV light cost about €500 fitted

kevthegaff

Someone said put a bit of chlorine into the well, cant imagine that would be good for my kidneys

PMU

Greengrass1 wrote: »

****in tbc's
Every month for last while were getting a high one and then it drops back down to 10-12.
Don't know why.
Came in at 185 today.
We booked a restest
Parlour got serviced 5 wks ago new liners and new pulse lines all new seals every where.
Tanks are power washed as soon as there emptied and washed detergent.
Parlour washed down after every milking and clusters washed also

how long is the interval between collections,any more than 3 days will see the tbc rise into the 100`s

atlantic mist

parents hav some sort of filter on water from well to make it soft, hav 2 taps one for the "good water", dog wouldn drink it only water from well or river make ya think sometimes

Greengrass1

PMU wrote: »

how long is the interval between collections,any more than 3 days will see the tbc rise into the 100`s

3 days atm

whelan2

Greengrass1 wrote: »

3 days atm

we have milk collections all over the place, milk man came sunday at 4am , yesterday at 8.30 am and today at 5 am, he would only have had 1 milking this morning.

milkprofit

Greengrass1 wrote: »

****in tbc's
Every month for last while were getting a high one and then it drops back down to 10-12.
Don't know why.
Came in at 185 today.
We booked a restest
Parlour got serviced 5 wks ago new liners and new pulse lines all new seals every where.
Tanks are power washed as soon as there emptied and washed detergent.
Parlour washed down after every milking and clusters washed also

Little bit of old stale milk stuck in plant or tank

frazzledhome

Heifer with Tetney this am, keep ye're eyes peeled

Mehaffey1

milkprofit wrote: »

Little bit of old stale milk stuck in plant or tank

Could be plate cooler or filter cage or milk line. Could be any were lol

Greengrass1

frazzledhome wrote: »

Heifer with Tetney this am, keep ye're eyes peeled

Very high mag soil here have only ever seen one tetany case here

Greengrass1

milkprofit wrote: »

Little bit of old stale milk stuck in plant or tank

Very simple machine here wash line milk line and vaccum line.
Washed out vaccum line yesterday

Deepsouthwest

Greengrass1 wrote: »

Very simple machine here wash line milk line and vaccum line.
Washed out vaccum line yesterday

Have never washed my vacuum line, is this unusual?

Markcheese

Mehaffey1 wrote: »

Could be plate cooler or filter cage or milk line. Could be any were lol

If you've washed out and changed everything - descaled ect , maybe it's time to by- pass the plate cooler see wether you get an improvement -

Greengrass1

Markcheese wrote: »

If you've washed out and changed everything - descaled ect , maybe it's time to by- pass the plate cooler see wether you get an improvement -

No plate cooler here

Greengrass1

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Have never washed my vacuum line, is this unusual?

Second time we've done it in last few weeks can't remember last time we did it up till then

_Brian

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Have never washed my vacuum line, is this unusual?

Nope..
There "should" be no reason to wash it out.. Most I've seen washed were contaminated with milk from a split milk liner, then the milk gets drawn up through the pulsation and over time will colinate the vacuum line with nasty stuff indeed..

_Brian

Greengrass1 wrote: »

****in tbc's
Every month for last while were getting a high one and then it drops back down to 10-12.
Don't know why.
Came in at 185 today.
We booked a restest
Parlour got serviced 5 wks ago new liners and new pulse lines all new seals every where.
Tanks are power washed as soon as there emptied and washed detergent.
Parlour washed down after every milking and clusters washed also

An area that's often overlooked by lesser servicemen is the sanitary jar and the vacuum line from the receiver jar over to the sanitary jar..

Vapor from milk will condense in this line and over time it can become quite contaminated indeed, also if for whatever reason the receiver overflows the sanitary jar will need cleaning.. Some plants are very prone to this and yet some seem to remain clean..

If its easy, just strip down the line and sanitary jar to investigate, give it all a good wash and rebuild. Takes no time and I've often seen it solve the problem of yo-yo TBC results.

whelan2

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Have never washed my vacuum line, is this unusual?

i wash it out every time i descale

darragh_haven

frazzledhome wrote: »

Heifer with Tetney this am, keep ye're eyes peeled

When we were milking cows years ago, I remember my dad going out for the cows in spring time with Mag bottles in his coat pocket "just in case"

Greengrass1

Going around like a blue arsed fly this morning getting as much jobs done as I can for the weekend.
After setting up 10 wires so dad has no excuse not to "just let the cows off"
Calving pens cleaned out and rebedded
Calf pens all cleaned out and bedded ready to go.
Only extra things he should have to do is milk drop the wires and feed calves

Ive a discussion group meeting tomorrow morning which I want to get to so won't have that much time tomorrow

castletrader

Just wondering if any one here is having trouble getting on to the Glanbia agrilink website?Thanks

trixi2011

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Have never washed my vacuum line, is this unusual?

not unusual if its clean as there should be noting but air in there. need to be carefull if washing the vacuum line some of the newer machines that you don't flood the vacuum line as it can damage the pulsaters afaik

atlantic mist

cow got one of her tits stood however she managed it, gon nice cut right at canal opening anyone no of any fast healing creams or gels puttin the good old sudo on might loose the qt tho milk dribbling out, she nearly took the head off me this evenin

Greengrass1

atlantic mist wrote: »

cow got one of her tits stood however she managed it, gon nice cut right at canal opening anyone no of any fast healing creams or gels puttin the good old sudo on might loose the qt tho milk dribbling out, she nearly took the head off me this evenin

Tie her up good and tight in parlour
When teat has stopped bleeding super glue it and wrap teat up in gauz.

Stick a mastitis tube in her if you can

td5man

atlantic mist wrote: »

cow got one of her tits stood however she managed it, gon nice cut right at canal opening anyone no of any fast healing creams or gels puttin the good old sudo on might loose the qt tho milk dribbling out, she nearly took the head off me this evenin

Had one last year and got here stitched up needs to be done fairly soon after happening for it to knit.

Markcheese

atlantic mist wrote: »

cow got one of her tits stood however she managed it, gon nice cut right at canal opening anyone no of any fast healing creams or gels puttin the good old sudo on might loose the qt tho milk dribbling out, she nearly took the head off me this evenin

Hypericum-calendula cream. You'll get it in a health food shop - really good for healing and antibacterial too -

Milked out

Scrapers stopped last night, cows bulling and ****e everywhere. ..

frazzledhome

Milked out wrote: »

Scrapers stopped last night, cows bulling and ****e everywhere. ..

Bastard chain ones or hyd out of oil

orm0nd

PMU wrote: »

how long is the interval between collections,any more than 3 days will see the tbc rise into the 100`s

not if it's ok starting off,

had 7 milkings collected,.. tbc 7

PMU

had a 5 day collection over the winter,at 300,000tbc. I was told it was because of the 5 days

Deepsouthwest

PMU wrote: »

had a 5 day collection over the winter,at 300,000tbc. I was told it was because of the 5 days

Would a 5 day collection drive up to that? 300 is insane

whelan2

Deepsouthwest wrote: »

Would a 5 day collection drive up to that? 300 is insane

I had a TBC of 580 in June 2013

Buford T. Justice XIX

I had one of 35 after a week over christmas.

Dawggone

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

I had one of 35 after a week over christmas.

Your handle there Buford....is that from a movie?.....Trading Places?

Every time I see your name I just can't nail down where it's from. (Head scratcher!).

Injuryprone

Buford T. Justice XIX

Dawggone wrote: »

Your handle there Buford....is that from a movie?.....Trading Places?

Every time I see your name I just can't nail down where it's from. (Head scratcher!).

Showing your age there, Dawg:D

Smokie and the Bandit, the sheriff character played by Jackie Gleeson.

Dawggone

Buford T. Justice V wrote: »

Showing your age there, Dawg:D

Smokie and the Bandit, the sheriff character played by Jackie Gleeson.

Jeez thanks. That has me going for some time now!

God but I loved that movie, must have seen it a dozen times!

If I saw that film now I bet I would be able to recite it by heart.

Buford T. Justice XIX

Dawggone wrote: »

Jeez thanks. That has me going for some time now!

God but I loved that movie, must have seen it a dozen times!

If I saw that film now I bet I would be able to recite it by heart.

It's a fantastic series of films, love coming across one by accident over christmas:)

ganmo

anybody gonna head and pick up that auto scraper??

Buford T. Justice XIX

ganmo wrote: »

anybody gonna head and pick up that auto scraper??

Are they putting in a new parlour or getting a robot?