Conference proceedings
Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, 2005
5 documents in this collection.
Feeding Dairy Cows to Minimize Nitrogen Excretion
Summarizes current knowledge about how the diets of lactating cows can affect their nitrogen utilization efficiency and nitrogen excretion.
Formulation of Rations with Optimal Cations and Anions for Lactation
Summarizes research on balancing lactation diets using dietary cation-anion balance (DCAB).
In Vitro Digestibility of Forages
Explains how in vitro fibre digestibility of forages is measured and how the values can be used when formulating diets for lactating cows.
Nutrition and Claw Health
Describes interactions between cow nutrition and lameness.
Optimizing Starch Concentrations in Dairy Rations
Discusses factors that affect the ideal starch concentration that should be included in lactation diets.