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Failure to detect and intervene in feed composition changes during the production and delivery of dairy cattle diets increases the uncertainty of the nutrients actually delivered which, in turn, increases the risk of underfeeding or overfeeding cows.
LOW DIET ACCURACY DECREASES PROFITABILITY
High feed prices and volatility due to market and supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID pandemic are restating the importance of maximizing feed use efficiency.
Forrest Gump’s momma always said, “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.” In a way, feeding cows is the same. You never really know the true composition of the feeds and diet that make it to the bunk or what makes it into each cow.
