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In layman’s terms,what does NDFd mean?
NDFd stands for neutral detergent fiber digestibility. NDFd is a tool to help benchmark fiber digestibility and compare the feeding value of forages. In the past, it has been referred to as digestible neutral detergent fiber (dNDF) or cell wall digestibility (CWD).
Corn silage is far and away the most important ensiled crop in virtually all U.S. dairy areas. As in most aspects of life, where we want to receive all of whatever it is we pay for, losses of corn silage post-harvest during the ensiling period represent an economic loss to the dairy industry.
Seldom does a week go by without the dairyman receiving at least one dairy-related magazine covering nutrition, and more specifically, amino acid (AA) nutrition in the dairy cow. Countless articles and papers have been written the last few years discussing research and practice and the evolving understanding that is updated almost daily.
Since mycotoxins were first identified in the 1960s, there has been an increased focus on contaminated feed due to global trading, increased monitoring and technology, changing agricultural practices, unexpected weather, food safety regulations and mycotoxin interactions.
Calcium is a key ingredient to growing up big and strong. Of course, this isn’t just limited to humans. The presence of low calcium levels in the blood, or hypocalcemia, is a serious medical condition that cows face during the lactation process.
In addition to using traditional cooling methods, have you ever given thought to how your cows’ diets could play a role in tackling heat? Recent research suggests certain nutritional strategies can actually help lessen the effects of heat stress.
Even though there has been variation within the marketplace, the overall value of milk components has risen in the past decade. Milk fat and protein are the principal drivers of prices paid to dairy producers. Plus, research shows greater net income from a 5 percent increase in milk fat or protein versus a 5 percent increase in milk yield.
Arguably the single greatest expense in silage production is not land cost, fertilizer, planting, seed, pesticide or even harvest cost – it is silage shrink. With energy values similar to corn grain, the material lost represents some of the highest value nutrients in the feed.
In layman’s terms,what does DCAD mean?
DCAD stands for dietary cation-anion difference. It is a simple calculation of adding together the milliequivalents of dietary cations (sodium + potassium) and subtracting the sum of the milliequivalents of dietary anions (chloride + sulfur).
An investment in your calf nutrition program is an investment in the future of your herd. Research has shown that a calf diet focused on good, healthy growth from birth to breeding can reap significant increases in first-lactation milk yield.
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