Negative DCAD Diets for Milk Fever Prevention in Dairy Cattle

By feeding prefresh (21 days from calving) animals a low DCAD diet, dairy producers can help prevent the occurrence of milk fever.

Navigating Low Colostrum Yields in Dairy Cows

Colostrum is an essential source of nutrients, antibodies, and growth factors that set calves up for a strong start to life. Years of research have consistently shown the most critical management factor for calf health and survival is providing early, adequate volumes of high-quality colostrum.

Troubleshooting Milk Fat Depression, Key Questions to Ask

This article will explain the factors, farm practices associated with them, and key questions to help you investigate and manage milk fat depression in your herd.

Understanding Dry Matter: A Key to Better Dairy Feeding Management

Dairy cattle diets are formulated on a dry matter (DM) basis, so it is important to understand what that means. All forages and feeds contain both water and dry matter so, in a simplistic way, the DM fraction refers to the absence of water.

Entender Materia Seca: La clave para un mejor manejo de la alimentación en ganado lechero

Las dietas del ganado de leche se formulan usando materia seca (MS) y por ello es importante entender que es lo que significa. Todas las pasturas y alimentos contienen agua y materia seca, en una manera muy simple de explicarlo, la materia seca hace referencia a la ausencia de agua.

Healthy Cows: Nutrition Recommendations for Transition Periods

We can manage some metabolic diseases by managing dry matter intake, nutrient needs, body condition score, and stress during this critical timeframe of the dry cow, transition, and fresh cow periods.

Advantages of Feeding On-Farm Soybeans to Livestock

Soybeans are great for livestock feed because they provide a lot of protein and oil. They need to be processed correctly to avoid digestion issues and maximize benefits.

▶️ Watch: Nutritional Strategies to Reduce Methane Emissions in Lactating Cows

In this video, Matheus Pupo, a passionate PhD student at UW-Madison, dives into innovative nutritional strategies to cut down methane emissions in lactating cows. Chuck Nicholson, an agricultural economist from UW-Madison, breaks down the financial impact of feeding 3-NOP on income over feed costs in the U.S.

▶️ Watch: Grazing and Virtual Fencing on Dairy Farms

Much research is taking place on how heifer grazing can fit into the modern dairy farm. Virtual fencing is also becoming more popular. This presentation will cover what you need to know to incorporate virtual fencing into an operation.