Additives & feedstuffs in dairy nutrition Technical Articles
Article published the October 24, 2008:
Twenty-four lactating Holstein cows were used to determine the production response to the inclusion of brown seaweed in the basal diet during summer heat stress. Cows were blocked by lactation number, days in m...
Article published the September 17, 2008:
We evaluated the effect of supplementing typical dairy diets with yeast and fibrolytic enzymes on dairy cow performance. Twentyfour Holstein cows were used to evaluate the effects of yeast (Procreatin-7, a live...
Article published the July 25, 2008:
Reducing cull rates and improving fertility in early lactation has a dramatic effect on the profitability of many dairies. Continuing research on transition cow nutrition has led to the development of an array ...
Article published the June 30, 2008:
The general guideline out of Cornell University is to have a growth goal for dairy calves of doubling their birth weight by 56 days of age. For example, a heifer calf that weighs 100 lb at birth should be fed a...
Article published the June 2, 2008:
Ethanol is produced when starch in corn grain is fermented. Most other constituents in the grain remain unchanged. The end product of the corn is distiller’s grains or DDGS (distiller’s grains with solubles). T...
Article published the April 29, 2008:
When feeding lactating dairy cows it is best to limit amounts of certain feeds. Reasons can be problems with palatability, high oil or fat content, and imbalances of certain nutrients. Knowing these restriction...
Article published the February 8, 2008:
The decision to use pasture as a major source of nutrients for milking cows must be accompanied by a strong commitment to properly manage the pasture. Determining soil fertility status, choosing a fertilization...
Article published the December 18, 2007:
In recent times there has been a global shift back to pasture-based dairy farming led largely by the “clean green” push. Although philosophically this may be the correct move by the dairy industry, care must b...
Article published the October 26, 2007:
Prior to establishment of the essentiality of selenium (Se) for animals by Schwarz and Foltz (1957), this element was considered primarily as a toxic element. The clinical signs of selenosis in livestock were p...
Article published the October 17, 2007:
Successful dairy farming in the present age is a challenge as today’s dairies face the universal problems of diminishing returns on equity and ever more pressing environmental rules. Solving these problems is n...