GENERAL PLAN and PERSPECTIVES

Present targeted size of the herd to be housed at the farm Cows Heifers Presetly targeted area for the dairy farm site (not including field crops) Is it the presently considered size of the herd the final size? Do you consider further expansion of the herd? Which will be the final size of the herd to be housed at the farm?

Hectars

Yes

No

Yes

No

Cows Heifers

When the further expansion will take place?

in

years from now

Presetly targeted area of land for field crops Is it the presently considered size of the land for field crops the final size? Do you consider further expansion of the land for field crops? Which will be the final size of the land for field crops? When the further expansion will take place? in

Hectars

Yes

No

Yes

No

Hectars years from now

Which is the main limitating factor for the presently planned herd size?

Quantity of milk that may be marketed

Size of the farm site (sheds to house animals)

Budget limitations

Other

TOPOGRAPHIC DATA

Type of soil at farm site: Level of surface at farm site: (difference of level between extremes of site) If there is a slope, evaluate it: Natural drainage of water and effluents Level for underground water

sand flat

silt

limestone

clay

small slope large slope

degrees poor high

(close to ground)

good medium

excellent low very low

Is the planned farm site closely surrounded by hills?

Yes

No

METEOROLOGIC DATA
General description of weather:

Seasons along the year. Define by months

spring summer autumn winter or hot season cold season

from from from from from from

till till till till till till Humidity (%) Maximum Minimum mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm mm

Rain and Humidity Total annual rainfall Monthly distribution of rain

mm
January February March April May June July August September October November December

Temperature Fill the data as completely as you can (in degrees Celsius)

Maximun Minimum
January February March April May June July August September October November December

Wind Prevailing direction in the rainy season Prevailing direction in the hottest season Are there months with special wind flows such as monzoons, tornados?

from from

to to

from

to

SUPPLIES and BASIC SERVICES

Water supply Source: Are there limitations in the supply of water:
public supply system own, by pumping

Quality of water: Is the water apt for human consumption: Where was the water quality examined?

Yes

No

Electricity Source: Voltage : Phases:

public supply system

local, by generators

V 2 3

Are there limitations in the supply of electricity:

Accesibility Which type of road accesses to the farm: How far away from the farm is the closest paved road: How are the roads inside the farm: How are the roads from the cultivated fields to the farm site? Distance from fields to the farm site
paved paved not paved but hard natural ground

Km
not paved but hard natural ground

paved

not paved but hard natural ground

Km

DAIRY FARMING MODEL

Milk production level Expected milk production per cow/year Expected milk production by farm/year Marketing of milk
own processing plant supply contract with dairy company

Kg milk/cow/year Kg milk/farm/year

Milk will be sent to Source of animals for herd Type of animals for herd building

Existing animals at the farm

Cows will be bought

Heifers will be bought

Pregnant Heifers will be bought

Implanted embryos

Source of animals If imported, which country from? Which countries may be available for importing animals from (local country has Veterinary Protocol with them) Semen

Existing animals at the farm

From other farms in the same country

Imported

Kind of semen to be used Which countries may be available for importing semen from (local country has Veterinary Protocol with them) Market for animals exiting the herd Is there a market for Young Female Heifers? Is there a market for Pregnant Heifers?

Regular

Sexed

Combination of regular/sexed

Yes Yes

No No

Male calves Fate of male calves: If sold out without fattening, at which age? Housing system Type of housing at sheds Use of head-locks at feeding lane Heat-stress control
Fattenning at farm Sold out without fattenning

months

Kg

Free-stalls

Tied-stalls

Loose barns

Corral

Yes Yes
Holding pen of Milking Parlor

No No
At sheds along feedbunk At a special separated shed

Site for heat-stress control Milking system Type of Milking parlor Size of Milking parlor Milking shifts per day Manure disposal

Parallel

Herringbone

Rotary

Robot

Tandem

posts 2 3

Manure treatment system

Immediate spreading to the fields

Storage in ponds for months and later spreading to fields

Compost

Separation of liquids and solids and further treatment of both

Disposal in the surroundings

FEEDINGS and CROPS

Feeding system
TMR preparen in own Feed Center Concentrates and forages given by separate

Feeding system Feeds which may be considered: (mark for the available feeds and state the price for 1 Kg in US$)

Autofeeders

Other

Price for 1 Kg in US$ Corn, grain Wheat, grain Sorghum, grain Barley, grain Soybean meal Rapeseed/Canola meal Palm kernel meal Sunflower meal Peanut meal Sesamee meal Whole Cottonseed DDGS Corn Gluten Feed Molasses Wheat bran Soybean hulls Fruit by-products Cassava pulp Wet/Dried Brewers grain Fish meal Bone meal Blood meal Protected Fat Milk replacer for calves Others (detail)

Field crops which may be considered: (mark for the possible crops)

Corn Sorghum Mulato grass Guinea grass Elephant grass Alfalfa Others (detail)

LABOR
(posts, qualifications and salaries)

Availability and professional level and annual salary for each post (US$/post/year)
low level fair good excellent level level level

Annual salary for each post (US$/post/year)

Farm manager Veterinarian manager Veterinarian assistants Inseminators Feed manager Calves and heifers manager Milking parlor manager Milkers Tractor drivers Workers

Number of posts

Farm manager Veterinarian manager Veterinarian assistants Inseminators Feed manager Calves and heifers manager Milking parlor manager Milkers Tractor drivers Workers

ECONOMIC DATA - INCOMES

Prices (in US$) MILK Price for milk 1Liter at Farm gate MEAT-Farm gate Cows culled from herd (500 kg) Not-pregnant heifers (300 Kg) Male calves (500 Kg) ANIMALS SOLD TO OTHER FARMS Pregnant heifers (to other farmers) / animal / animal / animal / animal / Liter