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Managing transition cows is a significant problem on dairy farms. The issues include nutritional considerations, stocking rates, metabolic disorders, heat stress, and access to feed and water. Often management of transition cows is limited to nutritional considerations. Facilities, grouping strategies, stocking rates, heat stress, and access to feed and water also have a dramatic impact on milk production, herd health, culling rates, and reproductive efficiency. Often nutritional benefits can...
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The transition from a dry cow to a milking cow is a particularly stressful time for dairy animals. It is important that the nutritional management during this time continues to be as good or better than during lactation. A variety of primary and secondary metabolic problems are common during the transition phase, such as ketosis and milk fever. Minerals and vitamins are essential nutrients. These components of the cow’s diet are not just necessary for meeting minimum requirements to...
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Our thanks to the author and Conference Organisers, a Committee consisting of both University and Industry colleagues. The full paper will appear in the Conference Proceedings ('Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition - 2007', edited by Phil Garnsworthy and Julian Wiseman) published by Nottingham University Press in the autumn of 2007 www.nup.com ...
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Our thanks to the author and Conference Organisers, a Committee consisting of both University and Industry colleagues. The full paper will appear in the Conference Proceedings ('Recent Advances in Animal Nutrition - 2007', edited by Phil Garnsworthy and Julian Wiseman) published by Nottingham University Press in the autumn of 2007 www.nup.com ...
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The following article is a special collaboration from AFMA (Animal Feed Manufacturers Association) www.afma.co.za We thank their kind support. Introduction The objective of this paper is to address recent findings in the field of dairy cattle nutrition that are in the interest of on farm dairy producers in South Africa in order to optimise the efficiency of their dairy cattle operations. Although...
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