Feed Ingredients
Avoiding overconditioned cows at time of dry-off and replacing inorganic trace mineral salts with organic trace minerals can help make the transition period successful.
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Lameness: Be proactive before heat stress
Have strategies in place to detect and prevent lameness due to heat stress.
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Evaluating feed additive pertinence in dairy rations
Feed additives can be divided into two categories: nutritional and non-nutritional. When deciding to implement a feed additive, consider making a complete production assessment.
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Heat stress and essential nutrients for rumen microbes
By feeding the rumen microbiome, you can protect your herd from heat stress and maintain better body condition for a successful, more profitable lactation period.
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Have you for-cotton something in your ration?
Now may be a good time for producers to take advantage of low whole cottonseed pricing and affordable transportation costs.
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What is a trace mineral and why does a cow need it?
Ensure cows receive the mineral nutrients required for immune function and reproductive efficiency.
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Improving milkfat production in the U.S.
Feed additive increases milkfat production and income over feed cost on Southwest dairy farm.
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Essential fatty acids: Still a lot to learn
We know a lot about the benefits of EFAs, but we continue to learn more about the mechanisms involved in how a cow’s nutritional status impacts postpartum immune function and subsequent reproductive performance.
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Been there, done fat: A revisit to fat feeding and sources
A refresh on the roles of fat sources, components and combinations, and how they play into production, health and reproduction.
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A tale of two cows: Dosing the animal versus the feed
Rethink quantity versus concentration when dosing feed additives, especially when the mode of action is in the rumen.
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