Items Tagged with 'feed efficiency'
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Rice can be used as a way to provide nutritious feed to cattle while cutting costs and generating revenue from otherwise unusable products.
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The basics of rumen feed efficiency
Feed efficiency involves optimizing nutrient conversion from feed into milk components, enhancing overall cow performance through careful management of carbohydrate fermentation, glycogen production, fat synthesis and protein intake in the rumen.
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A collaboration for data collection
The goal of the incubator farms is to provide field-sized soil fertility and crop nutrient management research to promote sustainable and efficient practices with producers.
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Waste and stress from feed variation: Management solutions to reduce economic losses
Enhancing feed management efficiency on dairy farms involves optimizing bunker silo maintenance, TMR preparation, and digestive tract health to maximize milk production and minimize costs.
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Gut feeling: Improved gut health in the feedlot leads to better nutrient utilization
When feedlot operators find ways to help cattle more fully absorb the nutrients they take in, the finishing period can become one of the most efficient times of those animals’ lives.
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The challenge of marketing ‘sustainable’ beef
Sustainability often means different things at different points of the supply chain. Technology now exists that allows producers to meet consumers’ sustainability expectations while keeping ranches and feedlots economically and environmentally viable.
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Unlock cows’ full potential through consistency
Taking small steps like monitoring mixed accuracy, evaluating tolerance limits and maintaining an appropriate sampling schedule on-farm can help improve feed consistency.
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Balancing GHG emissions within nutritional boundaries
Research and trials are currently focused on reducing enteric emissions in cattle. While a noble pursuit, these reductions are highly influenced by nutritional practices and management. A balance must be achieved for the benefit of both sides of this coin.
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Reducing feed ingredient variability: Know your source of distillers
Strategies to source ingredients from a single producer can help minimize variability and the negative effects on animal performance.
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