Post on 04-Jan-2017
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES ALLOWS SMALL DAIRY FARMS IN ISRAEL TO BE COMPETITIVE
I. FlamenbaumState of Israel, Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development
Extension Service, Cattle Division
israflam@shaham.moag.gov.il
Facts about the dairy sector in Israel
• Milk Production: 1,15 M’ tons/year.• 115,000 cows.• Mostly, Israeli-Holstein breed.• Intensive production.• large scale units.• Well protected (Production Quota, “Target price”, Partial
control on market prices and Limitations on import).
• Well supported ( by government and farmers institutions and organizations).
Institutions in service of the dairy farms in Israel
• IDB - Israel Dairy Board -(A company shared by Government, Farmers and Industry).
• ICBA - Israel Cattle breeders Association –(milk recording, data processing and management programs ).
• “HAHAKLAIT” –(Clinical Veterinary services – farmers cooperative).
• “SION” –• (Genetic improvement and A.I services – farmers cooperative )• MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE –
(Extension service, Applied research and Disease control)
KIBBUTZ (cooperative)185 Farms (3X milking)
Average 330 cows/farm
MOSHAV (family)850 Farms (2X milking)
Average 60 cows/farm
Milk 10,430 Kg.Fat 3.57% - 353 KgProtein 3.13% - 309 Kg
Kibbutz56%
Moshav42%
Data from the “Israeli Herdbook Report “ - 2005
Milk 11,540 Kg.Fat 3.60% - 397KgProtein 3. 15% - 344 Kg
The “Reform in the dairy sector” in Israel 1998 – 2006
• Signed by the Ministries of Agriculture and Finance and the IDB.
• Main Goals- Prevent environment contamination by
dairy farms.- Reduce number of farms and Increase farm
size (improve production efficiency).- Reduce milk price to farmer and consumer
Total Investment in infrastructure made in family dairy farms through the “Reform in the dairy sector”
1998 – 2006
2000100,00086,000,000Government grants (40% of cost)
4300250,000215,000,000Total investment
Per cow(U.S $)
(50,000 cows)
Average for farm
(U.S $)(850 farms)
All Family farms
( U.S $)
Trends in number of family dairy farms in Israel (1998 – 2005)
1445604787085505140541475738800413050846776921031284984787996202120468479851025011104304699010910010340447497117599100389470100121198
% of 98Av. farm Production(000 lit/year)
Sector Production
(million lit)
% of 98
FarmsYear
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES IN SERVICE OF THE FAMILY DAIRY FARMS IN ISRAEL
• REGIONAL “FEEDING CENTERS”
• COMPUTERIZED MILKING EQUIPMENT
• UDDER HEALTH and MILK QUALITY PROGRAM
• COOLING METHODS FOR COWS IN SUMMER
REGIONAL “FEEDING CENTERS”
• Private enterprises all over the county.• Based on TMR feeding system.• Flexibility in formulation. • Different rations for Milking cows, Dry
cows, Heifers and Fattening bulls.• Rations provided to farmer in the
feeding center or in his farm. • “liberate” farmer from dealing with
feeding.
COMPUTERIZED MILKING EQUIPMENT
• Based on Leg or Neck tag.• Cows are detected in the milking parlor 2-3
times /day and transfer information to farm computer .
• Information include :- Milk volume.- Milk electrical conductivity (Mastitis detection).- Cow’s activity ( Heat detection).- Milk fat and protein content . - Cow’s rumination.
National Service for Udder Health and Milk quality
Israel Dairy Board (IDB)
-- A non profit organization, dedicated to A non profit organization, dedicated to improving the udder health and milk improving the udder health and milk quality of all milk produced in Israelquality of all milk produced in Israel
-- Service provided by virtue of a levy on Service provided by virtue of a levy on all milk marketed , with no further payment all milk marketed , with no further payment on behalf of the producerson behalf of the producers
Trends in Somatic Cell Count (SCC) in milk 1995 - 2005
150250350450550650
1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005יפותישיתחפשמcooperativefamily Year
000/ml
DEVELOPMENT OF COOLING METHODS IN ISRAEL
• Definition “ summer problem” to the dairy sector.• Development of cooling methods based on
wetting and forced ventilation.• Implementation of cooling methods in farm
milking parlor and feeding line.• Creation of a “computerized report” (based on
“Herdbook” data), which compares Summer/Winter “performance ratio”, as a tool for the evaluation of the efficiency, farm deal with summer effect.
Cooling cows long the “Feeding strip”
39.8 36.5 91.7% 36.0 32.3 89.7%2004
37.7 31.0 82.2% 32.2 27.7 86.0%1994
W S S:W W S S:W
Year Cooperative farms Family farms
Trends in Summer (S) to Winter (W) production ratio
cooperative and family farms 1994 - 2004
Flamenbaum et. al. 2004
Trends in Production and Fertility data in Family farms in Israel (94 – 05)
343.083.591052004
313.083.501092005
343.083.551019003
333.103.461012002
343.073.431021001353.063.371022000
353.073.291004099
323.083.28987098
363.063.31986097
373.023.24958096
372.993.18965095
363.003.12930094
Conception Rate (%)
Protein (%)Fat (%)Milk (Kg/Year)
Year
Efficiency of production in small and large dairy farms in Israel (IFCN 2005)
170175Labor productivity(kg ECM/hour)
0.100.09Profit (US$/kg ECM)
0.3050.310Cost of milk production (US$/Kg ECM)
0.4050.400Milk price (US$/Kg ECM)
10,7009,700Milk yield (Kg ECM/Year)
Large farms260 cows
Small farms65 cows
Due to government grants, supporting institutions and adoption of advanced technologies, small family dairy farms in the last decade :- Increased in size- Improved milk quality- Increased cows performance- Reduced seasonality in milk supply - Increased production efficiency
Conclusion
Reached competitiveness when compared with “large scale” dairy farms
Thanks for your attention