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Transient feeding of a concentrate-rich diet increases the severity of SARA
An interesting study looking at the effect of feeding pattern on subacute ruminal acidosis (SARA) severity and rumen VFA concentrations in dairy cows.
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Associations of feeding behavior and milk production in dairy cows
A new multi-study analysis on the relationship between feeding behavior and lactating dairy cow performance shows that milk yield is increased by 0.02 kg per minute of rumination and confirms that milk fat is related to rumination time.
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Effects of the frequency of forage allocation and harvest maturity
Beef producers can reduce the costs associated with winter feeding by approximately 50%
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Impact of sorting feed on the milk composition of dairy cows
Feeding management factors have great potential to influence activity patterns and feeding behavior of dairy cows.
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How the lactating cows see high-forage
Advances in forage genetics, harvesting, ensiling, management practices and forage analysis – in addition to dynamic ration-balancing software – have allowed dairy farms to progressively feed increasing amounts of forage to their lactating cows.
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