Feed Update
NEFA testing now available
Non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) testing is a management tool to ensure that parturient cows are on the right plane of nutrition.
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Make the public aware of these things
As a professional dairy nutritionist, you represent the dairy industry whenever you talk to your relatives, neighbors and other members of the consuming public.
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Step up Vitamin E for transition cows
There is good evidence that close-up and fresh-pen rations should supply 2,000 IU's of vitamin E per day.
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Zinc, manganese and copper in late gestation, early lactation
Research at the University of Minnesota indicates that zinc, manganese and copper status, as measured by concentration in the liver, are decreased in late gestation and early lactation.
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Cottonseed supply could be up this year
While 2009 cotton acreage is projected to decrease for the fourth consecutive year — to the lowest levels since 1983 — experts anticipate that cottonseed prices will remain "surprisingly reasonable."
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$3 corn a possibility
We could see $3 corn later this year, or maybe $5 to $6 corn — it all depends on the size of the U.S. corn crop, says Bruce Babcock, director of the Center for Agricultural and Rural Development at Iowa State University.
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Trace-mineral status impacts reproduction
Cows depend on highly available trace minerals to deliver the essential nutrients needed to achieve and maintain pregnancy.
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We could see $3 corn by October
Dairy Herd Management wrote in April that one of the "silver linings" of the current dairy recession is that corn prices seem tethered to the $3-to-$4 mark. While $3-to-$4 corn is no bargain, it is better than the $7-plus prices that we saw a year ago.
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Crop reports are generally favorable
Since our last update in the July 17 Nutritionist e-Network, most of the cropping regions have experienced favorable weather.
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Water quality could be limiting animal performance
Despite the importance of water quality to livestock, limited research has examined the variability of water composition and its impact on animal performance.
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Will weather spoil crop expectations?
USDA now forecasts U.S. farmers will harvest 13 billion bushels of corn this fall, with yields averaging 164 bushels per acre.
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