Items Tagged with 'rumen pH'
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Several key nutrients to optimize maximum butterfat production and how your attitude can drive it.
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Building out rations to optimize feed costs
Focusing on fine-tuning for feed efficiency will be an important strategy as cost pressures continue to rise.
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Feeding efficiently to feed economically
Seven diet strategies that can be readily incorporated into your feed program to make dramatic changes in feed efficiency.
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Managing rations for proper protein consumption
Making sure protein is delivered in the form that allows cattle to metabolize it most efficiently is just as important as the amount of protein made available to them.
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Lameness: Be proactive before heat stress
Have strategies in place to detect and prevent lameness due to heat stress.
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Strategies to overcome heat stress
Understanding heat stress, preparing for it and looking at options to alleviate it will help keep production steady this summer.
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Getting show cattle ready for the fair
There’s a lot more to getting your calves show-ready than making sure they’re fat. Here are some key considerations to make sure they perform both in the show ring and the real world.
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Beyond the hybrid: Dietary factors in NDF digestibility
When considering what corn silage hybrids to purchase, remember that other factors can limit NDF digestion in the rumen, such as rumen pH, growth factors for fiber-digesting bacteria and antagonistic factors.
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The role of essential oils in cattle feeding and nutrition programs
With ionophore products facing increased scrutiny from the consuming public, essential oils are getting a hard look from many beef cattle producers and researchers to gauge their nutritional effectiveness.
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Managing rumen pH for healthy cows and increased profitability
There are many nutrition and management factors, such as social dominance behaviors and feeding patterns, that can impact rumen pH, both positively and negatively.
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