Feed Evaluation
Producers should ask themselves and their nutritionists how to be more efficient and handle supply chain disruptions given the present state of milk prices, supply chain issues and lower forage inventories.
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A better way than crude fiber
Distinguishing between neutral detergent fiber and acid detergent fiber can better predict how forages change nutritionally as they grow and mature.
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Feeding Mother Nature’s curveballs
Identifying and understanding feed variability and doing what you can to manage for it is key to keeping cows healthy and performing consistently at a high level.
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Feed efficiency and sustainability pivot on carbon management
Residual feed intake helps identify a measure of feed efficiency. The ration is balanced to animals in certain stages of lactation and determines how cows fed the diet should produce at a certain level.
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Could mycotoxins be robbing your herd of better performance?
Common herd health challenges associated with mycotoxins.
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The new dairy NRC: New thoughts on dairy nutrition
A review of the more significant changes to dry matter intake, amino acids, protein, energy, minerals and vitamins in the new dairy NRC.
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Shopping your silage piles
A major ration component is forage, and the nutrient content of these forages is frequently unknown until the pile, bunker or silo is opened.
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A smooth transition to new corn silage: Focus on starch digestibility
Changing silage sources can have a dramatic impact on cow productivity and health, so it is important to have a proper plan in place to provide a smooth transition.
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Maximize dairy profitability through reduced feed shrink
Taking a hard look at all of the areas where shrink can occur is necessary for minimizing it.
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Critical control points to achieve TMR consistency
Focus on forage dry matter, mixing faced silage, loading location of ingredients, levelness of the mixer, mixer fill, mix time and equipment wear to achieve TMR consistency.
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