Industry Presentation Feed Efficiency Is an Important Management Tool for Dairy Producers
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The ability of dairy cows to convert feedstuffs into products for human consumption is generally referred to as feed efficiency and is expressed as pounds of milk produced per pound of dry matter consumed. This expression represents a gross measure of feed efficiency and does not account for nutrients partitioned to reproduction, growth, and tissue deposition; thus interpretation of the value obtained should consider stage of lactation, age, and stage of gestation for the herd in question.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006