DairyPilot® | Shorter Calving Intervals and Improved Fertility

At Tobias Hutter’s dairy farm, DairyPilot® helped reduce the calving interval from 405 to 380 days and improve the insemination index from 2.5 to 1.8, while supporting increased milk production.

Josera DairyPilot success story with dairy farmer Tobias Hutter standing next to a Simmental cow on the pasture

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The operation

  • 250 cows in lactation
  • TMR
  • Average herd production: 11,500 litres | 4.0% fat | 3.6% protein
  • Early lactation 38 litres, late lactation 28 litres per animal per day

Our solution

  • Since 2019: 150 g DairyPilot® + 450 g Josera FeedMix per animal/day
  • Early lactation ration: full TMR with 26–28 kg DM intake per animal per day (adjusted for 42 litres)
  • Components: corn and grass silage, wet brewer’s grains, grain mix, rapeseed, sugar beet pulp silage

The success

By using DairyPilot®, distinct improvements were achieved. The calving interval was reduced from 405 to 380 days, while the insemination index improved from 2.5 to 1.8. Milk production has also increased considerably over the past few years.

The goal

  • Improve fertility
  • Minimize the calving interval
  • Better insemination index

The statement

DairyPilot®

"I was aiming to improve fertility and create a homogeneous herd. That’s why I added DairyPilot® to the ration. This product has helped me not only to achieve this goal, but also to maintain it over the years."

Tobias Hutter, dairy farmer in the Ostalbkreis district, Germany

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