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Nutrition and Feeding Fundamentals in Automatic Milking Systems

Nutrition and Feeding Fundamentals in Automatic Milking Systems

This article explores how feeding at the AMS works, options for feed types, strategies for feed allocation and formulation, and bunk management.

▶️ Watch: Entendiendo el ciclo estral bovino para mejorar la detección de calores

▶️ Watch: Entendiendo el ciclo estral bovino para mejorar la detección de calores

En este seminario, explicaremos los temas fundamentales para entender el ciclo estral bovino.

▶️ Watch: Hay There! Let’s Talk Feed Centers and Inventory

▶️ Watch: Hay There! Let’s Talk Feed Centers and Inventory

Managing feed inventory and waste is a critical nutrition practice. Hear from dairy farmers Grant Grinstead, Jake Peissig and Ryan Shultz talk about how their farms built a feed center to reduce waste and save them money. The UW-Madison Extension Dairy Team will also give a walkthrough of a free tool you can use to calculate forages needs and track inventory.

Body Condition Score in Dairy Cattle

Body Condition Score in Dairy Cattle

Research shows that maintaining target BCS levels at specific stages of lactation supports optimal energy balance, which improves milk yield, reproductive performance, and disease resistance.

How Can You Improve Your Dairy’s Data?

How Can You Improve Your Dairy’s Data?

This article explains the difference between dirty and clean data, pillars of quality data, and practical tips to prevent entering dirty data.

▶️ Watch: Prácticas de manejo para mejorar la calidad del forraje

▶️ Watch: Prácticas de manejo para mejorar la calidad del forraje

En esta charla se abordan los factores que influyen en la calidad del forraje, como la madurez al momento de la cosecha, la genética, incluyendo el uso de variedades BMR y otros forrajes modificados para mejorar la digestibilidad, y las diferencias de manejo entre gramíneas y leguminosas.

Madigan Squeeze in Calves

Madigan Squeeze in Calves

The Madigan Squeeze technique has been shown to help alleviate neonatal maladjustment syndrome in various livestock species.

▶️ Watch: Ask the Experts: Your Automatic Milking System Questions Answered

▶️ Watch: Ask the Experts: Your Automatic Milking System Questions Answered

Dr. Doug Reinemann, Dr. Marcia Endres, and Dr. Nesli Akdeniz Onuki – experts in Automatic Milking Systems (AMS) – answer questions submitted by farmers and their advisors.

Feeding Dairy Cows for Milk Protein

Feeding Dairy Cows for Milk Protein

Understanding and optimizing the factors influencing milk fat and protein is important for improving income as well as cow performance and overall efficiency.

Consejos de Higiene de la Ubre Que No Estresarán sus Vacas

Consejos de Higiene de la Ubre Que No Estresarán sus Vacas

Un método para mejorar la higiene de la ubre es eliminar el pelo de la ubre, ya que puede atrapar estiércol, residuos, y albergar bacterias que aumentan el riesgo de infección y el conteo de células somáticas.

▶️ Watch: Rol de la capacitación de los trabajadores en granjas lecheras

▶️ Watch: Rol de la capacitación de los trabajadores en granjas lecheras

Este seminario abordará las oportunidades y desafíos asociados con la capacitación de trabajadores en granjas lecheras, con énfasis en la calidad de la leche.

▶️ Watch: Fibra, diferentes tipos y efecto en producción lechera

▶️ Watch: Fibra, diferentes tipos y efecto en producción lechera

Entender qué es la fibra y cuál es su impacto en la producción de leche es fundamental para tomar decisiones acertadas en la nutrición del ganado.

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