Nutrition
Pistachio shells: A hidden danger
Pistachio hulls contaminated with pistachio shells resulted in the death of dairy cows and heifers on three California dairies last month. It's a sober reminder to be vigilant about what is going into your dairy diets.
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Researchers study potassium's effect on milk fat
Researchers at Washington State University and Clemson University are studying options to improve fat production in cows that have a normal fat test. Potassium may play a pivotal role. Here's what they know so far.
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Dairy producers – Get your water tested!
Water is the single most important nutrient for dairy cows.
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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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5 mycotoxin management tips
Due to this year’s ominous drought, many producers are now faced with the challenge of how to feed the 2012 corn and soybean crops to their livestock.
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Precision nutrition: Choline & its impact on subclinical ketosis
In this free webinar, you will learn that subclinical ketosis is a costly problem than affects up to 60 percent of cows in early lactation, robbing profits throughout the lactation.
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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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Use nutrition to boost transition cow immunity
New research that addresses nutrition’s impact on immunity is helping to clarify immunity’s role in keeping transition cows healthy.
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Minnesota Nutrition Conference set
The 73rd Minnesota Nutrition Conference will be September 18-19 at the Holiday Inn, Owatonna, Minn.
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Maximizing innate immunity
Innate immunity in the bovine can be helped and hindered by management of stress and nutrition.
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Adapt your feeding strategies to summer conditions
In addition to cooling, shade and ventilation, strategic adjustments to diet formulation and feeding management can help cows to better cope with extreme weather conditions.
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