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Oats as a Late Summer Forage Crop
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-4/oats-late-summer-forage-crop
conditions, 3 or more tons/acre are very possible. The nutritional value of oats without fertilizer is about ... crop after wheat. When planted between mid-July and mid-August and fertilized with at least 46 lb/acre ... $250/ton of dry matter, and when fertilized, the value increases to about $280/ton. Oats make an excellent ...
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The Costs of Nutrients, Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices and the Current Dairy Situation
some suppliers in the form of nutritional services, blending, terms of credit, etc. In addition, there ... Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Extension Dairy Management Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, The ... a real danger that our domestic prices might collapse later this year. As I write these lines (May 24, ...
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Milking Frequency in Early Lactation: The jury is still out
management and nutrition factors may modulate the response to milking frequency. For example, it has been ... Dr. Normand St-Pierre, Dairy Management Specialist, Ohio State University (top of page) It is ... on the management is an important reason that many farms abandon or never use increased milking ...
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Even With $20/cwt Milk, Controlling Feed Cost Is Important,
observations are supplemented with some type of aid. These aids are especially important to help the manager ... a supplement to visual observation and management. Research indicates that standing heat identification is ... manager should develop specific and measurable goals for the upcoming reproductive year. Some of the goals ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
some suppliers in the form of nutritional services, blending, terms of credit, etc. Also, there are ... April Frye White, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State ... type can vary considerably because of quality differences as well as non-nutritional value added by ...
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Roundup Ready Alfalfa Available for Planting in 2011
considered? Where might Roundup Ready alfalfa be of benefit? We know that good managers have been able to ... control weeds in alfalfa to acceptable levels with current herbicides and best management practices for ... and decreased NDF by 3.8 units. During the seeding year of our study, alfalfa yield was 0.44 ton/acre ...
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Protein and Amino Acid Nutrition of Fresh Cows
Dr. Alex Tebbe, Former PhD student (currently Dairy Consultant for Purina Animal Nutrition) and ... CP in SOY and BLEND, we removed some corn grain and soybean hulls. All diets contained supplemental ...
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NEW RELEASE: 15 Measures of Dairy Farm Competitiveness
Competitiveness in 1997. The publication was revised in 2008 to mostly update some of the benchmarks for the ... measures, but some of the measures were totally revised and some new measures provided. The financial ... and milk prices create many challenges for dairy farm families, thus management of key financial ...
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Heat Stress in Dairy Cows
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-3/heat-stress-dairy-cows
2003). Therefore, managing heat stress in dairy cows is an important challenge that all producers should ... fertility, potential lameness, and longer calving intervals (Tucker et al., 2019). On the other hand, dry ... signs that fans need some attention. Water lines and nozzles are important areas to check for wear on ...
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Antibiotic Stewardship in Calves – Part 2
Therefore, if a couple of calves appear sick, take a look at calf management before heading to the medicine ... a continuous cough, there is likely some degree of respiratory disease. In conclusion of part 2, knowing the ...