Finding your best producers using the Yield Ratio
You may want to find your best producers to give them more feed. In the example below we will be finding the top 100 producers and putting them into a group.
1. Go to
Herd Management -> Quick Yield Report. Click on the
Yield Ratio heading to sort from highest to lowest.
2. Decide the number of cows you want to select (Example 100 cows). Go to
Add Criteria, select
Which Column and then select
Rank from the box.
3. In the
Choose Action box select
Less Than or Equals. In the
Value box type 100. Click
Add.
4. Tick the box next to
Actions to select all the displayed cows.
5. Go to
Actions and click on
Group Membership. Click
Add to New Group.
6. Name your group, assign a
Colour for the broadcast display and give your group a
Description.
7. Click
Create Group and Add when you’re done.
Finding your worst producers using the Yield Ratio
This method is suitable if you want to perform routine health checks on your herd or are building a cull list. MilkHub recommends that each cow's yield graph is checked. This can be done by clicking on the cow's VID and selecting the Graphs tab. In the example below we will be drafting out the bottom 30 producers to check them
1. Go to
Herd Management -> Quick Yield Report. Click on the
Yield Ratio heading to sort from lowest to highest.
2. Decide the number of cows you want to check (Example 30 cows). Go to
Add Criteria, select
Which Column and then select
Rank from the box.
3. In the
Choose Action box select
Less Than or Equals. In the
Value box type 30. Click
Add.
4. Tick the box next to
Actions to select all the displayed cows.
5. Go to
Actions and click on
In-Shed Action. Select the
Reason for the draft (“Low Yield”),
Draft Actions,
Audible alert location and
milking time as you would like to. MilkHub suggests setting an Audible alert to sound at the Entry position.
6. Click
Confirm when you’re done.