David Jones

High-ammonia forages: Effect on cattle

Taking precautions at harvest, controlling the amount of ammonia in a diet and monitoring cattle to determine if they are being fed too much ammonia can help to manage the forage you have.

August 29, 2023

David Jones

Along with soluble proteins, amino acids, peptides and nitrate nitrogen, ammonia is part of the soluble protein (or ‘A’ fraction) of routine protein analysis and is generated by the deamination (removal of nitrogen-containing amino groups) of proteins, which reduces the overall quality of the protein.

Enzymes in ruminant nutrition

June 30, 2017

David Jones

Given the ever-rising costs of feedstuffs and the tight margins in the livestock industry, animals need to be as efficient as possible at extracting nutrients out of feeds used in livestock operations. Enzymes are one of the tools that can be used to increase the efficiency of nutrient utilization.

Weathering weather: Forage quality in ‘abnormal’ years

August 14, 2013

K. E. Lanka and David Jones

It seems as though the weather this year is abnormal. But then, so was last year, as were several previous years.

Articles by David Jones

High-ammonia forages: Effect on cattle

Enzymes in ruminant nutrition

Weathering weather: Forage quality in ‘abnormal’ years

West: The value of records

South Central: Heifer development from weaning to breeding

Southeast: BCS – one of the best tools you have

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