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Friday, November 21, 2008
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Barybino farm
The Farm:
- Barybino Farms Agro Complex
- Located 60 km south-east of Moscow in the Domodedovsky district of Russia
- They milk 3200 cows (Black and White Holsteins)
- The largest dairy herd in the Russian Federation with the highest productivity of 6800 kg/cow (in 1986 it was 2600 kg/cow)
- For more than 10 years Barybino has cooperated with the Lianozovo Baby Food Dairy
- Also an honored partner of McDonalds from the beginning of their activities in Russia
- Participate in the National Programs "Milk of Moscow area" and "Milk Concept 2010". As a result Russian milk producers will produce all necessary volume of milk to meet European consumer standards
Farm Location: Russia
Utilizing resources on the web we have found the following links relevant to the dairy industry in Russia:
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/FOR/russia_cd/agr_dat.htm
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/FOR/russia_cd/site.htm
http://www.flags-by-swi.com/
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/FOR/russia_cd/agr_des.htm
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/FOR/russia_cd/agr_maps.htm#hus
http://www.dairy-industry.ru/eng/index.html
http://www.iiasa.ac.at/Research/FOR/russia_cd/agr_des_liv.htm
http://www.fao.org/regional/seur/russian/pubs_en.htm
Farm Management:
- The official name of the Farm is Agricultural Production Cooperative "Breeding Plant Barybino"
- All farmers are members of cooperative
- Of 754 employees there are 113 involved in milk production.
- One-third of the staff have secondary specialized or higher education
- Milk production gives 90% of total income
- Decisions are made at different levels:
o Annual meeting of the Cooperative members
o Board of the Cooperative
o The Director (60%)
- Each employee has a detailed job description which is written in accordance with the Russian Federation Labor Code and Cooperative Code
- Average workload per employee in milk production is 40 animals per person.
- Milkers receive the highest salary in the Moscow region
- The farm has regular Sanitary and Veterinary inspections and reports to a regional ecology committee.
- Two German consulting companies are contracted:
o "Manager Milk" for two years for milk production technology, feeding
o "LUB" for animal productivity.
Nutritient Management:
A lagoon system is used
Slurry is distributed on fields and ploughed in
Feeding/Cropping:
TMR and PMR fed
Use 8 optimixes
Use ALPRO™ Herd Management
Feeding stations have corn and grass silage, combicorn, molasses and grain byproducts
The major protein and energy sources: combicorn, sunflower meal, wheat and barley and corn silage.
All silage, haylage, wheat and barley needs are grown.
Arable land is 9570 ha:
o Grain 3050 ha, yield 12302 tonnes
o Corn 1217 ha, yield 26143 tonnes
o Perennials 4043 ha, yield 22269 tonnes
o Annuals 907 ha, 17015 tonnes
1164 ha of pasture but tend not to use.
Harvested in 2002: 12246 tonnes hay, 21904 tonnes silage, 14428 tonnes hay silage
Feedstuff reserves for 1.5 years
Milking:
Milking herd is 3200 cows
Average age is 2.8 years
Calving interval is 398 days
Updated!: 400 of the 3200 milking cows at Barybino Farm Agro Complex are getting the “circular” treatment in the new HBR milking parlor by DeLaval.
This new rotary parlor was opened on a sunny but frosty December 10, 2003.
The farm is still milking 3200 cows. Average milk yield is 7000 kg, 4% fat.
The ribbon cutting ceremony for the new facility was attended by over 130 guests
Cows are milked in a Herringbone Parlour 2x8 (4 pcs), Herringbone Parlour MidiLine (4 pcs) and a EuroParallel 2x12 (1 pcs), UNICALA 220 Comfort with "EasyLine" (1 pcs) and UNICALA Standard 200
3x milking
Fat 3.98%
Protein 3.23%
Somatic Cell count: 120,000
Young Stock and Replacements:
3150 Heifers, 1800 fattening bulls that are sold for slaughter at 450kg
Best breed bulls are kept for Breeding Association
Culling rate is 10%
Age at first calving is 28 months
Artificial insemination used
From time to time they buy heifers - 200 were imported from the Netherlands in 2002
All heifers are dehorned at 1 month
Housing:
1000 cows are tied
2200 cows are in loose housing
Sawdust bedding
Ventilation is natural with windows and ceiling ventilation slot
The choice in favor of tied up or loose housing is based on two key parameters: economics and animal comfort. J
All young stock are in loose housing
Economics:
- Profit: 42500 000 RUR
- In Husbandry: 39200 000 RUR
- Cost efficiency in husbandry is 54%
- Milk production income is 83% of total farm revenue
Community:
For four years the leader in the Best Dairy Farm of all Russia
1995 - International award "Birmingham"
1996 - Special award of agri committee of EU
1997 - Personal award of President of Russian Federation
1999 - First Diploma of all Russia Breeding contest
Since 1997 - member of Organizational committee and diplomate of 6 Regional contest in Breeding (2001 for the best group of cows)
1999 - Presented Russian Milk Production at World Dairy producer round table in Vancouver
Actively promote and strive for progressive decisions for milk producers interests in the legilature (manager is a delegate of Moscow region Duma), State (RF Ministry of agriculture and food), and agri community
Mr. Gulko is a member of the Board of Directors of all Russia "Milk Producers Union", the Head of the Moscow Region Association of the Breeding Plans, Deputy Chief of "Agrarian Movement"
Barybino has been selected as one of six key partners of CLAAS company
For many years Barybino has had the status of a DEMO farm - to promote progressive technologies, educational center for seminars, congresses, expo activities on a regional level and as a launching pad for new DeLaval products for the Russian market
Future:
In four years the farm plans to increase labour productivity two times, milk production to 8000 kg, harvesting to 70-80 ce/ha.
Herd size will grow to 4000 cows
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