Research Nuggets
Heifers can succeed on distillers grains
If you’re looking for a high-quality heifer feed with a lower cost than traditional corn and soybean feed grains should consider distillers grains, says Tamilee Nennich, Purdue Extension dairy nutrition specialist.
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Identify at-risk fresh cows
A 1,000-cow dairy in western New York is reaping the benefits of a testing procedure for at-risk fresh cows.
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Step up calf nutrition in cold weather
Falling temperatures can compromise calf growth and health.
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MUN could serve as financial incentive
The correlation between milk urea nitrogen and reduced ammonia emissions from cows is strong enough that the dairy industry may want to consider offering financial incentives for milk shipped with the desired range of MUN values.
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Short dry period: Some pros and cons
The University of Laval in Canada recently compared the effects of two different dry period lengths on health and reproduction.
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Molasses can boost milkfat
At a time when many people are leaving money on the table when it comes to butterfat depression, researchers at Kansas State University have come up with a possible new strategy: molasses.
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Economics of intensified feeding
Intensified feeding of calves has gained a lot of interest. In a research experiment at Michigan State University, Holstein heifer calves were randomly assigned to one of two dietary treatments, with an average of 40 head per treatment.
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Maintain transition cow metabolism to reduce immune dysfunction
To date, no single factor has been reported to be responsible for the immune dysfunction that cows experience around the time of calving.
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Temperature affects calves’ water intake
Very limited information is available on the effects of drinking water temperature on dairy calves.
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Meta-analysis affirms value of biotin supplementaton
Biotin rocks! That is the conclusion from a meta-analysis done by researchers at Zhejiang University in China and reported in the July edition of the Journal of Dairy Science.
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Not just what they eat, but how they eat it
A growing body of research proves it’s not only about what a cow eats, but also how the cow consumes the ration.
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