Dairy Cattle Technical Articles
Article published the June 15, 2017:
Relative feed value has been used for a number of years to indicate the overall feed value of forage. In recent years, there have been some changes considered to make this assessment more accurate in regards to...
Article published the December 23, 2016:
Introduction
In temperate regions, grazing livestock production systems are primarily constrained, both biophysically and economically, by the amount, seasonality, and interannual variability of forage produce...
Article published the April 4, 2013:
Technologies are the mile stones for developments. The high cost evolved in developing such tools make it non reachable for the poor nations. However, the obsolete technologies are being awarded as ai...
Article published the November 21, 2012:
Drought conditions will force dairy producers to look for alternative crops to feed as forages. Oilseed crops, such as soybeans, may be harvested for forage when the decision is made that drought conditions hav...
Article published the June 9, 2009:
Silage is the product of the fermentation of different crops caused mainly by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) based on the acidification of the material under anaerobic conditions. Biological silage additives are us...
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 ...
The release of a new variety, Falcon, is generating considerable interest in hulless
barley this spring. Falcon, a variety developed in Alberta, is not recommended
for growing in Manitoba because of its poo...