Feed Management
Marginal milk opportunity can be found in perfectly formulated rations with stable forages adjusted for dry matter and 1% refusals.
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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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Inflammation: A problem worth managing in dairy cows?
High-producing cows are the result of less stress and less inflammation. Minimize the degree of inflammation by implementing sound management practices.
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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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Chop talk: The importance of forage particle size in the diet
Minimizing the amount of forage particles retained on the top sieve of the Penn State Particle Separator is a good strategy for promoting desirable feeding behaviors and maximizing dry matter intake.
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Troubleshooting milkfat production problems
Four steps to help you think through milkfat concerns on your dairy farm.
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The effect of sugar supplementation on milk urea nitrogen and protein efficiency
Focus on optimizing milk urea nitrogen (MUN) through sugar supplementation to enhance production and animal performance and reduce protein feed waste and nitrogen excretion.
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Managing rumen pH for healthy cows and increased profitability
There are many nutrition and management factors, such as social dominance behaviors and feeding patterns, that can impact rumen pH, both positively and negatively.
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