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Dairy Numbers Considered: A look at 2019 and 2020
Dianne Shoemaker, Dairy Farm Management Specialist, Ohio State University Extension The first half ... ($/cow) $249 $897 The highest cost on dairy farms continues (and will continue) to be feed costs. On ... committed to feeding the herd. These feed costs are comprehensive and include the feed for cows, calves, and ...
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Monitoring MUN in Dairy Cows- Ohio Data
in 24 randomly selected Ohio dairy herds over a one-year period. Half of the herds (n = 12) were ... protein feeding efficiency, reduce feed costs, and improve profitability of the herd. The association ... entire herd management and not to target at low MUN just to improve reproduction without considering the ...
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Valuing Bedded-Pack Manure
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-23-issue-6/valuing-bedded-pack-manure
Glen Arnold, Manure Management Field Specialist, Ohio State University Extension Due to the ... of bedded manure are beef, dairy, and sheep or goats. Small ruminant bedded pack manure contains the ... most nutrients per ton followed by beef manure and dairy manure. Pen-pack manure contains the macro ...
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Spring Hayfield Scouting
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-25-issue-2/spring-hayfield-scouting
Hartschuh, Dairy Management and Precision Livestock Field Specialist, Ohio State University Extension While ...
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Whole Cow’s Milk to Aid in Infant Formula Shortage
Assistant, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Education Program, Auglaize County, Ohio State University ... Extension Cow’s make some of the most nutrient dense foods that we know of. But can we feed it to infants? ... struggling to find milk for their babies, the light has turned to the dairy industry to help provide that ...
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Tenth Anniversary of Dairy Palooza
demonstration on injections, and bovine nutrition was also spotlighted. If you had dairy feeders, there was ... folding, creating a dairy feed ration, plus artistry as they painted their favorite cow. Not to be outdone ... Bonnie Ayars, Dairy Program Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University ...
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A Farm Advisory Team Can Help You Succeed
University Extension Managing all the complexities of a dairy farm is no easy task. Weather, animal ... nutrition and health, crop variety selection, managing people, and monitoring financial performance are just ... Team Approach to Your Farm Management, ResearchGate, ...
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Milk Production of Ohio Dairy Herds
farmers. The proportions of fat and protein are useful in monitoring cow health and feeding practices ... dairy herds in 2016 and 2017 using the Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI; http://www.dhiohio.com) program are ... Dr. Maurice L. Eastridge, Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins, and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
dairy farms, November 24, 2021. Economic Value of Feeds Results of the Sesame analysis for central Ohio ... 2. Actual, breakeven (predicted) and 75% confidence limits of 26 feed commodities used on Ohio dairy ... protein and butterfat at $3.01/lb and $1.94/lb respectively. Holiday demand for butter and other dairy ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
dairy farms, January 26, 2022. Economic Value of Feeds Results of the Sesame analysis for central Ohio ... dairy farms, January 26, 2022. For convenience, Table 3 summarizes the economic classification of feeds ... nutrient cost, these prices yield an overall nutrient cost to feed that is slightly higher than the 5-year ...