Feed Ingredients
Feeding adequate levels of either methionine or EPA/DHA pre- and post-fresh to dairy cows shows strong improvements in milk production and liver function.
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Nailing down individual sugars in dairy rations
Ethanol-soluble carbohydrate and water-soluble carbohydrate levels are a good start to evaluating total dietary sugar levels and digging deeper into the individual sugars' help in fine-tuning rations.
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Revisiting essential oils in dairy feeding
A practical understanding and application in feeding essential oils and plant extracts.
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'Probiotics, prebiotics and postbiotics, oh my!'
The effects of probiotic additives in dairy cows and calves, and how they can be affected by prebiotic supplementation.
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Amino acid nutrition in lactating cows: Understanding and utilizing amino acid efficiency
By understanding a cow’s metabolic flexibility, one can develop targeting amino acid feeding strategies.
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Four hurdles of trace mineral nutrition in the close-up dry cow
Four major hurdles that must be addressed for micro-minerals in the close-up dry cow are intake, absorption, excretion and antagonism.
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Hydroponic culture effects on lactating dairy cows
Cows eating hydroponic forage had higher feed efficiency resulting from improved rumen function, increased production and reduced methane losses.
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