Because of the uncertainty regarding absorption and requirements, a modest safety factor of 1.2 to 1.5 X NRC requirements is appropriate for most trace minerals under normal conditions.
In the US, the majority of producers feed their cows once per day. As long as the mixer wagon is sized adequately, feeding once per day seems like an obvious choice. It reduces labor costs, slows the accumulation of hou
Season-long farm management decisions will affect water use efficiency (WUE) of corn. Several decisions such as varietal maturity, planting date, weed control, and soil fertility management need to be made in the contex
Sponsored by Dairy Nutrition Plus If producers don’t see clinical milk fever and clinical ketosis, they often think all is well with the transition cows. But that is far from the truth. “We miss the big picture when
The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) and the Hoof Trimmers Association (HTA) announce a co-sponsored funding opportunity to support applied research in bovine lameness and hoof health.
The problem of cows walking with a painful limp can be solved by implementing current knowledge targeted at the key hoof lesions; digital dermatitis, white line disease, and sole ulcer.
Dairy producers will have a unique opportunity to hear one of the nation’s leading dairy scientists researching the use of direct-fed microbials in dairy herd nutritional programs.
