Ration Management
Nutrition tweaks for a better 2013
Use your forage resources wisely in 2013. Here is some advice.
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High-quality corn silage: A gift that keeps giving
New research findings suggest the milk-yield benefits of feeding highly digestible corn silage to transition cows may continue for at least two or three months after the silage is removed from the diet.
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Research leads to more answers about amino acids
Are there amino acids besides methionine and lysine limiting milk production? Penn State researchers have determined that histidine also may be a limiting amino acid in high-producing dairy cow diets.
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Should you leave ensiled feeds in storage longer?
A field study looks at changes in starch digestibility over the winter months on commercial dairy farms in Wisconsin.
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Feedipedia for worldwide livestock feeds
Feedipedia is an open-access information system on animal feed resources that provides information on nature, occurrence, chemical composition, nutritional value and safe use of nearly 1,400 worldwide livestock feeds.
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Get back to the basics of forage analysis
Here's some help for understanding the “what’s and why’s” of basic wet chemistry analysis.
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Insights on rumen fiber digestion
In this era of high-priced grain and higher-forage diets, our ability to predict forage digestibility is more crucial than ever.
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Snaplage in the dairy ration
Feeding snaplage/earlage has advantages and disadvantages. Producers must carefully evaluate their feeding situations and decide if snaplage is a good fit for their operation.
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Mycotoxin contamination: Effects on dairy production
Solutions to mycotoxin issues will be the topic of a South Dakota State University Extension seminar on Nov. 7.
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Advice on feeding corn stalks to dry cows and heifers
General recommendations are to feed corn stalks to dry cows and heifers up to 33 percent of the forage content of the diet.
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Advice on feeding corn stalks to lactating cows
Corn stalks can be used sparingly in lactation diets, but you need to use caution.
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