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  1. Harvesting Hay Crop Silage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-3/harvesting-hay-crop-silage

    Dr. Bill Weiss, Dairy Nutrition Specialist, The Ohio State University  In Ohio, the first cutting ... decreases about 0.3 lb/day for every 1 unit increase in NDF concentration above about 37%. A good compromise ... in purchasing contact Mark Sulc, sulc.2@osu.edu). You go out into a field and measure the height of ...

  2. Evaluate the Total Amount of Corn-Derived Protein in Diets When Considering Using Distillers Grains

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-13-issue-2/evaluate-total-amount-corn-derived-protein-diets

    starch source, and soybean meal was the primary source of supplemental protein (at least in the diets ... without distillers grains).  The concentration of crude protein (CP) in the diets averaged 16.7% and ... because of its amino acid profile.  The protein is quite low in lysine and many other essential amino ...

  3. Heat and Colostrum, Friend and Foe

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-4/heat-and-colostrum-friend-and-foe

    environmental temperatures, combined with high humidity, can negatively impact colostrum production in first ... hours. Environmental heat Heat stress of first calf heifers is likely to cause a drop in IgG ... concentrations in their first milking. An Italian study using 12 Holstein heifers kept in environmentally ...

  4. Feed Sorting and Acidosis

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-4/feed-sorting-and-acidosis

    that promoted diet sorting.  They collected data from 50 freestall herds in Minnesota.  Sorting was ... particle size of the diet increased as time after feeding increased.  In other words, cows had a preference ... for small particles and left larger particles in the bunk.  Larger particles tend to be forage and ...

  5. Harvesting and Storing Corn Silage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-12-issue-3/harvesting-and-storing-corn-silage

    Several important decisions regarding corn silage harvest must be made in the next few weeks and these ... is an excellent feed and one of the cheapest sources of nutrients in the Midwest.  On the other hand, ... lower nutritional value resulting in higher supplementation costs.  The decisions that must be made (in ...

  6. Forage Planting Decisions: Corn Silage or Alfalfa?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-7-issue-6/forage-planting-decisions-corn-silage-or-alfalfa

    'best' forage for lactating dairy cattle. All forages provide the three nutrients needed in the greatest ... production and alter the conclusions. In addition, all the following calculations were made assuming ... a conventional corn hybrid is used. Hybrids with high in vitro NDF digestibility can increase milk production and ...

  7. CD Wire- March 12, 2013

    https://comdev.osu.edu/cd-wire/2013-03-11

    When you are ready to report, I encourage you to do so in what is probably the one-best place: our new ... friend, RiV. Why? RiV is designed to serve many purposes. For example, what you enter in RiV informs your  ... here.) Third, what you enter in RiV informs your portion of the Annual Federal Report to USDA. Reporting ...

  8. Collegiate Dairy Judging and 4-H Dairy Program Updates

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-14-issue-1/collegiate-dairy-judging-and-4-h-dairy-program

    place in Ft. Worth, Texas at the stock show. This was our second appearance at the contest. The results ... were outstanding. Our accomplishments included High Team and Individual in the Holstein breed, three ... members in the top 10, and a third place for the team overall. Attached is a news release of our trip and ...

  9. Heat Detection in Dairy Cattle- Part II

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-6-issue-4/heat-detection-dairy-cattle-part-ii

    content in the herd of one of his clients. Cows were producing quite well, averaging 80 lb/day of milk, ... point). The producer did not want to implement changes in the feeding program because he feared that if ... the last Federal Milk Marketing Order reform, milk in Federal Order 33 is now priced based on ...

  10. Milk Prices Begin to Firm as U.S. Production Begins to Cool Off

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-3/milk-prices-begin-firm-us-production-begins-cool

    where we are milk price-wise and where we are likely to go in the next 12 months. In this column, I will ... review the trends observed in the cash markets for dairy commodities. If you would like to follow my ... prices. Cheese market After peaking at $1.73/lb in last week of January 2005, the Chicago Mercantile ...

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