Moxey Farm Open Day
Eagle Direct was born through the obsession of dairy farmers Michael Perich and Quentin Moxey to find the best approach in the world to systems agriculture, They have looked at the overall animal comfort and health then engineered and designed systems to suit. It’s a simple approach to a more profitable agriculture enterprise. At Eagle Direct our market difference is we can take you on farm to see how this system approach works and creates a better environment for your animals.
We are delighted to offer these products not only to our few selected dairies but also to the wider Australian and New Zealand market. This is a brilliant opportunity to get best in the world to design, build and deliver your new animal housing system.
PROGRAM
Thursday 22 February 12:00 – 7:00pm
Karl Burgi – Preparing for a New Era in Hoof Health Management
Drive Time and Machinery Demonstrations – Mensch, Fritsch, Loewen
Alain Holues – US Farm System – Work Around Slurry Management System.
Paul Fetzer – Management changes in US.
Dinner sponsored by Wallandra – http://www.wallandra.com.au
Friday 23 February 8:00am – 4:00pm
Quentin Moxey – Barn Evolutions and the process.
Breakfast – sponsored by MaxCare – http://www.maxumanimal.com
Dr Wolf – Integrating Hybrid Tunnel Ventilation in Modern Dairy Facilities
Lunch – sponsored by – McLanahan – http://www.mclanahan.com/
Sam Mensch – Slurry and Bedding Machinery.
Group 1: VES Smoking Barns and Evolution of Barns, Dr Wolf and Peter Fahrngruber
Group 2: CHC Hoof Trimming, Karl Burgi
Price:
$198 inc GST Single
$275 inc GST Twin Share
Full Rebate on all purchasers with Eagle Direct in 12months
Price includes accommodation, transport and catering
Spaces are limited, to confirm your attendance please contact Mike Ryan at Eagle Direct
on 0458058124 or sales@eagle.direct by Monday 12 February.
Our Guest Speakers:
“Preparing for a New Era in Hoof Health Management”
Karl Burgi
A dairy hoof health consultant, instructor and hoof trimmer, Karl travels throughout the world working with dairy producers and hoof care providers to develop treatment and lameness prevention strategies. Originally from Switzerland, he traveled to the United States for his post-secondary education. In 1989 he founded Comfort Hoof Care Inc., began a hoof trimming business in south-central Wisconsin and started designing upright hoof trimming chutes. He invented the Accu-trim® Leg Restraint System, currently featured on all Comfort Chutes in addition to developing other trademarked hoof care products. In 1995, Karl co-founded Dairyland Hoof Care Institute, teaching a scientifically-based method of Functional Hoof Trimming. Karl is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. “As care takers of dairy cattle, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to improve hoof health, maintain productivity, and keep cows in the herd as long as possible. My personal passion and business mission is to SAVE COWS®.”
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Integrating Hybrid Tunnel Ventilation in Modern Dairy Facilities
Dr. Mike Wolf:
Dr. Wolf has been a dairy practitioner since graduation from University of Minnesota 1979. He has been the owner of Country Drs. Veterinary Service since 1988 in Menomonie, WI. Since 2007 he has had an increasing role as the consulting veterinarian for VES Environmental Solutions of Chippewa Falls, WI. This role has involved research in barn design, fresh air flow delivery and cooling strategies in new and refurbished adult and young stock facilities. By studying air flow patterns with sectional velocity mapping and video taping in multiple barn arrangements has lead to improved ventilation designs. The success of these systems is reflected in improved production, reproduction and animal health parameters with a ROI to the dairy owner. This includes design variations of crossvent, tunnel & natural ventilated barns, parlor/holding and robot facilities. This research has included VES sponsored research projects with Kansas State University on the effectiveness of creating air flow at the animal level with ECV72 fans & high pressure fog to encourage increased laying times and core body temperature control. Dr. Wolf is involved with initial design and follow up performance evaluations of VES systems as well as independent ventilation consults. This has included projects in the UK, Slovakia, Japan, China, Indonesia, Australia as well as throughout the United States.
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Improving Cows Health over 4 Generations.
Paul Fetzer – Fetzer Farms Inc., Elmwood, WI
is a fourth generation dairy man. With his brothers, Steve and Joe, they milk 1350 cows and crop over 2500 acres of corn and alfalfa. The dairy started growing from 100 cows in 1996. The last expansion in 2008 saw a double 20 parallel parlor, a switch to sand bedding, and an eight row cross ventilated barn. The new barn brought about a commitment to power ventilation and a relationship for research with VES. The last 3 years 2 power ventilated heifer barns have been built to bring all animals back home from custom raisers.
