From: The adoption of technologies, management practices, and production systems in U.S. milk production
Technology, Management Practice, or Production System | % of Farms Adopting 2005 | % of Farms Adopting 2010 | % of Milk Produced Covered by TMPPS 2005 | % of Milk Produced Covered by TMPPS 2010 |
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Computerized and/or Automated Technologies | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Computerized Feed Delivery System | 7.1 | 8.7 | 28.2c | 37.7d |
Computerized Milking System | 5.3a | 7.1b | 22.8 | 24.2 |
On-farm Computer for Records | 25.9 | 30.1 | 66.1c | 73.1d |
Internet for Dairy Information | 38.2a | 47.6b | 63.6c | 79.9d |
Automatic Take-offs for Milking Units | 37.5 | 39.7 | 72.9 | 77.0 |
Holding Pen with an Udder Washer | 6.5 | 6.7 | 31.4 | 30.7 |
Breeding and/or Biological Technologies | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Artificial Insemination | 81.5 | 80.1 | 88.9c | 92.2d |
Embryo Transfer and/or Sexed Semen | 10.4a | 17.8b | 15.7c | 24.3d |
Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin | 16.6a | 8.5b | 40.0c | 16.6d |
Management Practices | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Regularly Scheduled Veterinary Services | 68.4 | 65.8 | 87.5 | 90.1 |
Nutritionist to Design Feed Mixes | 71.6 | 72.6 | 87.8 | 90.0 |
Individual Cow Production Records | 60.6 | 63.6 | 81.6 | 84.9 |
Forward Purchasing of Inputs | 19.4 | 21.9 | 44.2c | 53.1d |
Negotiated Price Discounts for Inputs | 34.5 | 36.2 | 60.0c | 71.2d |
Production Systems | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Milk Cows ≥3 Times per Day | 7.0 | 9.4 | 30.4c | 41.8d |
Dairy Parlor | 49.9 | 53.0 | 83.9c | 89.3d |
Pasture-based Milk Production | 18.3 | 20.0 | 6.8 | 6.6 |
USDA Certified Organic Milk Production | 1.6 | 8.6 | 0.7c | 3.3d |
Controlled Breeding and/or Calving Season | 25.3 | 24.8 | 24.2 | 20.9 |