The prepartum and postpartum with the dairy cow

Forum: The 100-day contract with the dairy cow: 30 days prepartum to 70 days postpartum

Published on: 08/03/2007
Author/s : JAMES N. SPAIN - University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA (Courtesy of Alltech Inc.)
The concept of setting goals and time constraints is not new in business management. But how does it apply to dairy farm management? In evaluating the production cycle of the dairy herd, a 100-day period of critical importance exists. The ‘100 day contract’ with the dairy cow begins 30 days before calving and runs through first breeding to 70 days postpartum.The terms of the contract include birth...
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08/03/2007 |

Very good article for Dairy cow" style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-family:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;">Dairy cow managers, progressive livestock owners and person who are thinking to start livestock farming.
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08/04/2007 | A lot informative article, should be seen and gone through by all dairy farmers and dairy consultants. But, some information pertaining to negative energy balance should have been highlighted in this particular article.

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Krishan Agarwal
Krishan Agarwal
lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Animal Nutritionist
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12/08/2010 |

a very good article for dairy cow" style="font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-family:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;">dairy cow care during 30days prepartum to 70 days postpartum for obtaining peak production level.feeding to animals is also very sensitive &scientific as last 2-3 week feeding grain is very important whereas after parturation excessive grain feeding may lead to acidosis.housing in prepartum is equally important.thank you for such fine tuning.
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Ikramullah Khan
Ikramullah Khan
Peshawar, North-West Frontier, Pakistan
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine
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01/23/2012 |

its my pleasure to talk about such a beautiful article about the prepartum and postpartum with the dairy cow. It gives beautiful information about animal nutrition and reproduction. to myself it is more informative as i am working on oxidative stress in dairy cows

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