Finding Lost Feed Dollars by Reducing Variation in Rations
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The economic downturn has certainly hit dairy farms. Producers are looking for help from nutritional consultants in getting the best return from their feed investment. One way that nutritionists can assist with this objective is in helping feeders to develop habits that result in an accurately prepared ration. Training should occur in a variety of areas, including the collection of the sample for analysis, the dry matter concept, the importance of accurately and properly preparing a load of feed, the goal for ort percentages and how the feeding rate should be adjusted based on the amount of refusals, and how these refusals should be handled. Proper training in these areas should result in more consistent intakes and production, improved health, and the ability to reduce the rate of refusals.
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تاریخ انتشار 2010