Tremendous opportunities await dairies that increase efficiencies.
By Mary Grace Erickson for Progressive Dairyman Dairy producers must be efficiency experts at every phase of the game. And while it is “all about
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Short communication: Evaluation of the PREP10 energy-, protein-, and amino acid-allowable milk equations in comparison with the National Research Council model
Robin R. White,*1 Tyler McGill,* Rebecca Garnett,* Robert J. Patterson,† and Mark D. Hanigan* *Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg 24060 †Papillon Agricultural Company,
Big cows aren’t efficient cows.
By Jim Dickrell Dairy cows are getting bigger. And that’s not a good thing. Walk any pen of mature cows and you can’t help but
Audits find feeding efficiency progress, but room for improvement, too.
By Dave Natzke, Editor, Progressive Dairyman Audits of 95 U.S. herds found many have addressed dairy efficiency from feed processing and storage perspectives, but cow
Dairy efficiency: Energy-corrected milk per pound of dry matter puts power in the hands of feeders, nutritionists.
By Dave Natzke, Editor, Progressive Forage Faced with the challenge of balancing cow productivity with economics, feeding efficiency has gained increased status as a tool
Let’s look at amino acid balancing.
By Essi Evans We tend to think that cows have a protein requirement and, frequently, diets are balanced to a specific crude protein level: 16
Effects of a supplemental enhanced yeast product on digestion and milk production in dairy cows.
By E. Evans, R. J. Patterson, and N. Clark The use of yeast products based on live Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces cerevisiae cultures are common
Ask your herd nutritionist about rumen efficiency.
By Bob Patterson Rumen efficiency largely determines your herd’s ability to get the most nutrient value possible from its rations. When meeting with your herd
Masked mycotoxin increase challenges in maintaining cow health and performance.
By Lori Weaver New research is shedding more light on how to best detect hidden contaminants and reduce their impact on dairy cattle. For the
Balance rations for all essential amino acids.
By Essi Evans, Robert Patterson and Charles Sniffen Each amino acid profile has specific metabolic and structural roles to play, and no amino acid can