Nutrition
Warm water near fresh-cow pens
This water hydrant is located adjacent to the maternity pens at the Transition Management Facility near Baldwin, Wis.
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Minimize intake suppression by pre-fresh cows
For years, experts said that you needed to maximize dry-cow feed intake to prevent metabolic disorders and encourage high intakes post-calving.
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Keep fresh cows healthy
New research shows just exactly how much more health fresh cows eat and how much more milk they produce than cows who develop one of the common problems that tend to plague fresh cows.
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Nutrition strategies for transition cows
Feeding practices help head off fresh-cow disorders
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Minimize summer fresh-cow problems
Each summer, I find myself working with producers on the problems that occur when cows and heifers freshen during the heat and humidity that we have in south Georgia. Some fresh-cow problems are always present, but during this time of year the incidence of metritis, ketosis, displaced abomasum (DA) or cows off feed increases. To minimize problems, several areas need to be addressed.
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Rumen pump delivers fresh-cow solution
A 55-gallon barrel and 0.3-horsepower submersible pump is used to deliver a fresh-cow mixture to all fresh cows at Schmidt’s Ponderosa in Bonduel, Wis.
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Feeding strategies to tweak fresh-cow intake
Use these techniques to promote optimum dry matter intake during the first three weeks after calving.
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Fresh-cow problems steal profits
In the first 30 days of lactation, fresh-cow disorders cost you $383 per 100 cows in lost milk production alone.
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Fresh cow feed intake goals
Dry matter intake should peak about eight to 10 weeks after calving, says Bill Weiss, dairy nutritionist at Ohio State University. If peak dry matter intake is delayed, it impacts milk production and reproductive performance.
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