5 years ago, Benedic JOB, a breeder in Oermingen, decided to change production, moving from suckler cows to dairy cows. A big challenge! “Hardly any dairy processor in France wanted us because being new,no one trusted us, so I knocked on the door of our German neighbours.”
After visiting the farm, the German dairy processor agreed to sign a contract for one million litres, the adventure for Monsieur Job could begin. We were not followed by the banking organizations, so we had to keep our suckling barn in a straw area and bought a mixed Holstein, Brune and Montbéliarde herd. Today we have 92 milking cows”
The herd arrives with an annual production of approximately 6500 L to reach an average of 9200 L 5 years later. Schaeffer, were beneficial to be able to evolve.
It was Fabien who suggested using OmniGen, initially to secure the health of the udder, the strawed area sometimes leading to increases in the cell rate.
“We managed to have 10 months without cells and penalties but with more milk thrown away. We wanted to improve further. After starting OmniGen, we could see a decrease in cell count and mastitis, reaching 12 months without penalty and hitting premiums. We have been using OmniGen for 4 years and have achieved the processor bonuses every month for 2 years”
