Dairy Feed & Diets
Understanding heat stress, preparing for it and looking at options to alleviate it will help keep production steady this summer.
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Strategies for managing heat stress in ruminants
Feed quality can aid in heat stress management during times of lower feed intake due to heat stress.
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Focus on feed hygiene for resilient cows
Steps to help minimize feed contamination on-farm and improve feed hygiene to limit a cow’s exposure to pathogens and toxins.
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Nutrition’s role in udder and systemic health
Nutrition and animal health are “joined at the hip.” Udder health is highly dependent on nutrition, and specific nutrients work to support the immune system as well as reproduction.
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Different rations may be necessary with different grouping strategies
Grouping cows and providing specific rations has its efficiencies and benefits that include increased production, reduced incidences of metabolic disorders, increased income over feed costs and improved cow health.
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The sweet secret to surviving the new SNF-BF quota ratios
Increasing butterfat in the herd through sugar supplementation can increase fibre intake while decreasing feed sorting.
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Consider brown midrib corn silage as an option in transition cows
Brown midrib corn silage has the potential to increase DMI throughout the lactation when fed in the transition period.
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Managing nutrient absorption: Dealing with poor absorption, antagonisms
Focusing on maximizing nutrient availability and absorption is critical to develop and maintain a cost-effective nutrition program.
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Trace mineral supplementation in the diets of dairy cows
The impact of trace mineral supplementation in dairy cow diets depends on the source, and a recent study finds organic trace minerals may help optimize herd health.
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