Hal Arant
Bowman, South Carolina

We've kept cows in our herd making money that would have been sold without POSlLAC," says Hal Arant of Bowman, South Carolina. "We put all cows on around 63 days in milk."

The rolling herd average is 21,640 pounds of milk for this 250 cow Holstein herd. Average summer production runs 55 pounds per cow per day. Cows are milked in a herringbone parlor and housed half in free stalls and the other half in loose housing.

Other special feeding considerations used during heat to maintain dry matter intake include feeding a lot at night when temperatures are lower. Hal also tries to increase the number of feedings and provide fresh TMR.

The use of fans, shades and sprinklers also helps keep cooler and helps maintain DMI. Fans and sprinklers are used in the feeding area and shades in the corral. Fans also provide cooling in the holding area, return alley, free stalls and herringbone parlor.