Ration Management
Youngstock also susceptible to aflatoxin
Consuming excessive aflatoxin levels is detrimental to dairy animals of any age, but clinical signs of toxicity are generally more pronounced in younger animals.
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Webinar looks at forage alternatives
Corn stover and stalks can provide an alternative forage for dairy farms during times when conventional forages are in limited supply.
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Common questions about aflatoxin
Aflatoxin is a concern to many dairy farmers this year. Here are some common questions to help you decide if you have an issue with this dangerous mycotoxin.
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Aflatoxin video on YouTube
Learn several feeding and management strategies for dealing with aflatoxins, all in less than 10 minutes.
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Improving silage piles also protects the environment
By implementing basic management practices, silage leachate and contaminated runoff can be minimized, while feed preservation and quality are maximized.
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5 priorities for fall/winter feeding
Here is the first article in a six-part series on emerging dairy cattle nutrition topics from the DAIReXNET web resource.
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New tool for calculating value of inoculants
Insert information into the Pioneer Inoculant Value Calculator and it evaluates how an inoculant can help your operation.
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Drought has made it important to test for nitrates
A large percentage of nitrates are found in the lower portion of the stalk. If your results confirm that you have high nitrates, raising the cutting height of your corn will help to avoid some of those nitrates in your feed. Allowing the corn silage to ferment for three to four weeks may also allow the nitrate levels to drop, as fermentation causes a decrease in nitrate levels by 25 to 40 percent.
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Using soybeans as forage
This topic is the subject of the fifth and final drought-related video at the University of Illinois Dairy Education's YouTube channel.
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Corn harvesting guidelines
Use this handy online guide to help you decide what to do with corn at various stages of maturity.
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Drought strategies for dairy cattle
Check out this podcast for several strategies that can help you manage dairy cattle through this year's drought.
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