Feed Ingredients
As every farm strives for greater production efficiency and lower costs, it makes sense periodically to evaluate what is being fed, especially in the premix.
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The perfect marriage: Oral plus injectable trace minerals
The transition period can be stressful and is generally accompanied by an increased demand for trace minerals for fetal growth, colostrum/milk production and to support a challenged immune system.
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Butterfat 101: There’s more to it than nutrition
Several key nutrients to optimize maximum butterfat production and how your attitude can drive it.
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The blooming onion of milkfat: Understanding the layers
The two pathways for fatty acids to be transformed into milkfat are either derived from the diet or from the rumen.
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Reducing feed ingredient variability: Know your source of distillers
Strategies to source ingredients from a single producer can help minimize variability and the negative effects on animal performance.
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Assessing the value of protein feedstuffs for lactating dairy cows
AA Index can be used as an additional tool to compare different protein sources for lactating cow diets.
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Weekly Digest: Southeastern U.S. FMMOs amended
Changes address transportation and marketing costs in the milk-deficit region.
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Approaches for evaluating RUP and intestinal digestibility
Overcome challenges and become familiar with analysis results when assessing the commercially available methods for evaluating rumen-undegradable protein (RUP) and intestinal digestibility of animal-rendered byproducts.
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Supporting normal with effective bacilli-based probiotics in dairy cattle diets
There are thousands of strains of bacteria, and each can have a different effect and sometimes no positive effect. Use specific strain, viability, manufacturer and feeding frequency when selecting a probiotic.
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