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Sulphur in Ruminant Nutrition
The efficacy of a feed supplement for ruminants depends mainly on its effect on the ecology and nutrition of the micro- organisms inhabiting the rumen. Sulphur (S) has long been recognized as an essenti...
Author: Stephan Breytenbach
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Health Management Practices for Dry Dairy Cows
Introduction Dairy cows require a rest period between lactations. The udder and the digestive tract especially benefit from rest during the dry period. The dry period is actually the beginning of the...
Author: J.F. Cote
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Selenium nutrition of dairy cows: comparing responses to organic and inorganic selenium forms
ALLTECH 2003 CD: Selenium nutrition of dairy cows: comparing responses to organic and inorganic selenium forms Department of Animal Sciences, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State...
Author: William P. Weiss
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Milk quality issues: what does it take to get somatic cell count down to100,000 and keep it there?
ALLTECH 2002 CD: Milk quality issues: what does it take to get somatic cell count down to 100,000 and keep it there? Department of Animal Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA Introduc...
Author: Robert J. Harmon
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Diagnosing Mastitis by Milk Culture - Commonly Asked Questions
Introduction This winter OMAF vets, Raw Milk Quality staff and Livestock Advisors conducted 20 workshops about mastitis for producers. Collecting milk samples to identify mastitis-causing bacteri...
Author: Ann Godkin - Veterinarian/OMAF
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Preventing Milk Fevers
Milk fever is one of the more expensive metabolic diseases faced by dairy producers. Costs can easily exceed $400/cow in terms of vet and drugs, discarded milk and lost milk production. Cows with milk fever...
Author: Karen Dupchak (Animal Nutritionist)Animal Industry Branch - Manitoba Agriculture & Food
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Nitrates in Dairy Forages
Early frosts raise the concern of nitrate accumulation in forages. High nitrate levels are particularly toxic to cattle, less so for horses. What are nitrates? Nitrates are one of the raw materials taken ...
Author: Karen Dupchak (Animal Nutritionist)Animal Industry Branch - Manitoba Agriculture & Food
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Potassium in Dairy Cow Diets
Although potassium (K) is an essential nutrient for dairy cattle, increasingly high levels in forages have made cattle more susceptible to metabolic diseases such as grass tetany, udder edema and milk fever...
Author: Karen Dupchak (Animal Nutritionist)Animal Industry Branch - Manitoba Agriculture & Food
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