Regional dairy meetings offer calf management, industry advice
Indiana dairy farmers and industry professionals have opportunities to learn about important herd-management topics at six regional dairy meetings in February and March.
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Small DG particle size can lead to milk fat depression
Fernando Díaz-Royón, DVM, and Álvaro García, DVM, PhD, South Dakota State University, say there is agreement between dairy producers and their nutritionists that the high fat concentration in distillers grains (DG) can result in milk fat depression.
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Actualizing the profit potential from amino acid balancing
What does a water barrel have to do with amino acid balancing? A dairy marketing nutritionist uses an illustration of a water barrel to show how amino acid balancing is preferable to balancing for crude protein.
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What's new in vitamins for dairy cattle?
An eXtension paper takes a look at the latest research on vitamin nutrition of dairy cows and current recommendations.
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Hybrids holding you back?
Is your herd’s milk production in a rut? Could it have something to do with your corn hybrid choices? A nutritionist weighs in on the importance of selecting for better fiber digestibility.
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‘Corn Advisor’ app available
An app developed by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture can turn a smartphone or tablet into an anytime, any place corn expert.
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Study looks at effects of feeding flaxseed
Dairy cows fed flaxseed produced milk that contained more omega-3 fatty acids and less saturated fat, according to a new study from Oregon State University.
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Maintain good rumen health
Upcoming Penn State Extension program to explore nutritional and environmental issues related to providing and maintaining good rumen health in high-producing cows.
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Rumen microbiology textbook now online
The textbook provides an overview of rumen microbiology and its role in ruminant nutrition. A PDF can be downloaded for free via the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center web site.
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Custom harvester meeting set
Join Vita Plus in "Mastering the Forage Challenge" during its Custom Harvester Meeting, Feb. 19-20, in Madison, Wis.
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Effects of 2012 drought on feeding dairy animals
Here are some answers on how to handle feeding challenges presented by the drought of 2012.
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