The largest milk production plant in Spain and one of the largest in Europe Cruañes Oliver J. in

Tisserand J.-L. (ed.).

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Options Méditerranéennes : Série A. Séminaires Méditerranéens; n. 6 1989

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J. CRUAÑES OLIVER

TAUSTE GANADERA,

TAUSTE (ZARAGOZA), ESPAGNE

- Tauste Ganadera the largest milk production farm in Spain and one the largest in 2,405 heab, o j which 1,180 adult cows. production between 27,000 and 28,000 kg. per day. Cows give 8,026 kg. milk in 305 days, being milked 3 times a day. Food is distributed a complete ration composed ensiled corn forage, alfalfa hay, wheat straw, pressed sugar beet pub, brewer's drafi cotton seed and soya and sunjlower cake. The herd Holstein breed imported from Canada is assured by semen imported from Canada and USA and by that the bulls at the farm. Cows are divided into 3 groups of 360 animals, in turn divided into 6 lots 60 cows, according to their physiological state and their milk production level. The milk sold high quality fresh milk in the city Zaragoza

words: system* complete ration, reproduction, Holstein, catfle.

- est la plus en Espagne et une des plus 11 80

vaches adultes et 2405 t&es de 27000 et 28000 kg

8026 kg. de lait en 305 avec 3 sous de à base de mais,

ensilé, additionné de de pailles de blé, de pulpes de de de'coton et

de de soja et de

et des Etats-Unis et la Les vaches sont 3 de 360

animaux, eux mêmes divisés en 6 lots de 40 vaches en fonction de et du lait est écoulé sous de qualité dans la ville de

système intensif de

Introduction

. S. A.,

The company was founded 1973 and

on 1974, with the 326

Canada. Subse- quently, between 1976 and 1978,400

in 1984 and 1985, 150 of the US

1987 of 50

in Canada and the United States, as we explain below.

The

total of 2,045 heads of cattle, that calves.

S . A., TG) is situated in

50 km. to of the city of

valley in an of

6,000 is located in the village of Tauste, which has a population of 7,500.

Feeding

six months, the fed by means of a

each passage of two of 120 cows and 100

The same food is given to

in the quantity. The food consists of

pulp and of

The also given oats-vetch hay, oats-vetch

550 of the

to of TG.

The

9,000 m. of which has

amount of land to be cultivated and TG out the sowing on a

so that

the of the of

and on

TG's scales, with the cost of and by TG.

oats-vetch, also sown to the and

ALFALFA is the by

cut, with the to and

qualities 4,000 t. of this consumed.

is the at

time June 20th to August 15th). each kg.

of to us we to them 10 kg. of

and loaded on vehicles. This exchange is highly beneficial to the and means that with the 25,000 t. of that we

the and of the

in of

consumption, including both beds and meals, amounts to the

playing. an the

community and in the village of

in and

of than 250 million pesetas, to which must be added the 60 jobs that

of of

the amount to

company of

the

we that is,

(6,200 m.), in

pellets (870 m.), (632 m.), and also the

and and

(1,800 m.).

The consumption of in plant does not to that included in the TG to the

on the basis of

foods, as mean consumption annum amounts to

1,273 kg., and to 196

than the in systems applied in

which

.

Feeding by the out, we

pointed out of and

calculation of the is to the

and acid

now of

15 and 36 about to give and

of of 12 to 18 months. This is the document

we use calculation in of own

3,300 t.

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and the

of to each of 60 to 120 cows, with mean 15 days, following an individual milk check, any changes that

made in to that each of 60 cows has of i-

Thanks to the handling of the able to obtain nQw see.

Reproduction

. Since the establishment of the

Canadian and

We who

to and to

gynaecological field, and

all cases

insemination is 14

The 1987

as follows:

-

- 100 %

- 6.08 %

'

-

- and 1st 74.21 days.

-

- of 1.68

- and 2nd 83.02 %

-

The following bulls those most used at

.

A.

Stead

Thonyma and

the bulls Salone Valiant

and

Tauste also uses bull semen, which it the United States and Canada, and which it

tests in Spain. The bulls on

Tony

and whose pedi-

The the of cows and

the following: Quality Ultimate;

Ca-Li11 Standout

Job

which 30

young cows.

As we explained at the

of of high genetic quality and (EX), All-Canadian-87, 3

of (EX),

of ET

(VG), with of A

and six of

two with Valiant, two with and two with Chief

the best bulls of the

This is undoubtedly one of the most into Spain in the of

since the of the 50 an of

11,432 kg. of milk and an of

10,670 kg., with the of

classified EX and VG, and having excellent fat and We should simply add that at the

1987, Tauste the following

- -

- Young cows - National champion - Cows -

- -

-

- descendancy of cows.

On the basis of this

developing the (ET

in which TG is to and sell, the best genetic lines in the

and and

semen

Brief summary

the installations

All the installations are in open housing

COWS. into of 360

animals into six units of 60 animals, each with a feeding passage, walking and

15

to in

to facilitate feeding by of 60 cows.

COWS. into 40 cows: two

about to give feeding; one

20

A special unit of ,l4 to give 40

bedding, .and automatic

spend a few days own 5 5

COWS.

An with of 14

bedding and automatic washing, completed with an of seven

milking zoo).

have a milking of 20

20, and

and of 60 cows. milkings of the

1,000 cows

specific task the of 20 X 20,

cows following 20 5 X 5

and the

the is us

of the top

milk-feeding). the

month is in

ments of the second

month the young animals of 10/15, on the

basis of and the last

month feeding is in of 10/15 animals, in feeding

to the animals to

of the milk is so that the

in and hay alfalfa, up to

Only the females kept; the males sold within the

We have 16 the

3 months old up to

2 giving eight units each

housing 60 the

14 months. The 50

15 months (the is made in these units at 17 months), up to 24/26 months.

All the

and to the packing

plant. TG

to 660 sales points in the city of The

milk the

of all the above, it may be said that at the of its size and its TG.is within the of companies dedicated to the selection of

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