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Don’t upset the digestive microbiome: Utilize direct-fed microbials

October 20, 2015
Keith A. Bryan, John Kurtz, and Steve Schwager
High-producing dairy cows like consistency, but more importantly, the microbiome in the digestive tract of a high-producing dairy cow likes consistency!
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Stabilizing rumen microbial populations during feed changes

September 30, 2015
Keith A. Bryan and John Kurtz
Many dairy production operations have achieved very high performance levels, and change of any type can have a significant impact on milk production. Dairy cows perform at their highest levels of production when everything is consistent.
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Alfalfa haylage: Avoiding the clostridic time bomb

June 30, 2014
Keith A. Bryan and John Kurtz
Alfalfa haylage has become a staple in the diets of high-producing dairy cows across the nation, due primarily to its significant contributions of crude protein and physically effective fiber (peNDF) in most TMRs, but still it remains one of the most difficult and challenging forages to ensile properly.
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