Optimising milk fat strengthens dairy profits

And switch to a quality source of by-pass protein that serves other functions, and use highly-gelatinized starch to stimulate rumen microbial protein. One or two quality ingredients can take the place of many others.

The hormonal changes during pregnancy may be one of factor for the changes?
Since the animal being a heifer , the incidental changes may be found to be odd in nature.
This changes could be reversed after parturition and in one the dairy herd.

Deficiency of various mineral ions in the body of the lactating animals reflect many ways. important is milk production, body weight and lather quality. We have developed mineral mixture to overcome the deficiency, witch can either mix with their food material or can dissolve in their drinking water. Results are very encouraging. It is to apply everywhere.

Copper deficiency in livestock is easily detected just by seeing rough coat and loss of pigments in animals. When dewormers were not available 50 years ago traditional elders n bush doctors used to recommend in very light dose of copper sulfate and used to get successful results in getting rid of worms in animals. The article reconfirms the experiences of our elders about the role of copper in animal feed. It is really good article and I wish the author good luck.

We tend to believe that we should increase linoleic and linolenic acid in feed so that we increase them in milk fat to make milk and milk products more valuable for the consumer. However, we are creating trouble to the cow's metabolism and the consumer could easily balance out his LA and LnA requirement by taking a spoon full of them in the salad dressing.

The real unique fatty acids in milk are those Isomers of CLA. They can be increased in milk and they provide benefit to the consumer as science has shown. This is the ingredient which we should research for the benefit of our dairy industry and the consumer.

Control on ruminal acidosis and use of proper proportion of good roughage in feed are two important keys to get optimum fat level in milk.

Optimize your dairy milk fat and get more profit. Milk fat and protein are two key drivers of dairy profitability positively related to net milk income over feed costs. The quantity of de novo fatty acids reflects rumen functioning, especially fiber fermentation which produces acetate and butyrate, the building blocks of fatty acids.
Feed a well-balanced diet focusing on highly digestible fiber. Of particular importance is a physically effective fiber that promotes cud chewing.

Adding fat to the ration can affect milk component levels depending on the amount and source of fat. ... If fat or oil is rancid, milk fat content decreases even at low levels of consumption. Milk protein content may be decreased by 0.1 to 0.3% in high-fat diets. This may occur due to reduced blood glucose levels.