1. Is brown sugar as effective in helping a cow with ketosis as propylene glycol? Published: August 20, 2007
2. What are the estimated economic losses due to ketosis in the dairy cow? Published: August 20, 2007
3. When and how much can I use urea for milking cows? Is there anything to be cautious of when I feed urea? Published: August 20, 2007
4. How do feeding practices need to be adjusted to switch to three times a day milking? At the moment, we are milking twice a day starting at 6 a.m. and again at 6 p.m. We feed hay, silage, and pellets around 10 kilos (22 lb) a day per cow. Published: August 20, 2007
5. What is the proper dry matter content for ensiling corn silage? Published: August 20, 2007
6. What is the recommended particle length for dry hay inclusion into a total mixed ration (TMR) to minimize sorting? Published: August 20, 2007
7. What is the lowest inclusion rate for an ingredient on a per head per day basis that can go into a TMR and still get a good mix? Published: August 20, 2007
8. When major forage or grain changes are made in dairy cattle rations, how long does it take for the cow's rumen to adjust to the changes? Published: August 20, 2007
9. Can wheat that is discounted at the elevator for low test weight and some garlic be fed to lactating dairy cattle? Published: August 20, 2007
10. What is the relationship between increasing starch digestion in the grain of silage and acidosis problems occurring? Do you believe you can get to a point where increasing corn digestion is no longer viable due to the fact that it also increases acidosis? As starch digestion goes up, does the pH decrease to stop fiber digestion? Published: August 20, 2007
11. What is the relation between rumen acidosis and urine pH? Published: August 20, 2007
12. We're presently feeding a one group total mixed ration (TMR) with 50/50 forage to grain, and half of the forage is round bale silage. Our butterfat test is 3.0%, and our protein is 3.3%. What can we do to increase our butterfat test to 3.3 to 3.5%? Published: August 20, 2007
13. What could be reasons for herd acidosis? Published: August 20, 2007
14. Should I include buffers in the diet of cows producing 65 lb milk/day, 3.8% fat, receiving corn silage, soybean meal, cottonseed, citrus pulp, and ground corn grain on a total mixed ration? Published: August 20, 2007
15. What would be an acceptable percentage of cows with milk fat to milk protein ratios of 1 to 1 or less? Published: August 20, 2007
16. Do cows that drink soft water (with less than 20 mg/L calcium/magnesium) have increased milk production? Published: August 20, 2007
17. If dairy cows have blood glucose levels of about 40 mg/dl, how can we increase it to about 50 to 60 mg/dl? Can we infuse a glucose solution, and how much glucose do we need to infuse per day? Published: August 20, 2007
18. Is it correct to feed calcium propionate (150 grams) 10 days prepartum to 10 days postpartum without drenching with propylene glycol for prevention of ketosis? Published: August 20, 2007
19. How does propylene glycol increase milk production? How does propylene glycol work in the cow (liver, blood, etc.)? Published: August 20, 2007
20. My dry cow grass hay is too high in potassium (2.3%). Is there anything I can add or do to tie this up or have it not absorbed rather than find a different feed? What are some options to improve my nutrition without switching to a different hay? Published: August 20, 2007
21. What body condition score do you recommend for transition cows? Published: August 20, 2007
22. What should the average urine pH be of cows two weeks before calving if they are fed supplemental anions? What is the expected level of displaced abomasums (DAs)? Published: August 20, 2007
23. Are there negative effects of feeding supplemental anions (e.g., anionic salts) during the dry period? Which salts do you prefer? Published: August 20, 2007
24. Should whole cotton seeds be coarsely crushed before offering to dairy cows, and why? Published: August 20, 2007
25. I have a lot of weeds in my certified organic pastures. What can I do? Published: August 16, 2007
26. Can I use manure from my neighbor’s farm to fertilize my certified pastures? Published: August 16, 2007
27. I understand that crossbred animals are now used in genetic evaluations in the United States if properly identified. What impact does this have on genetic evaluations for purebreds? Published: August 16, 2007
28. I recently had a heifer freshen with a bull calf. The calf seems to be healthy except that it cannot stand. My question is one of genetics. This calf is somewhat inbred. Is inbreeding the cause of the calf's malady, or is it due to other factors? Published: August 16, 2007
29. What information is available on the crossbreeding of Holstein and Jersey dairy cattle? Published: August 16, 2007
30. What are the advantages and disadvantages of crossbreeding in dairy cattle? Published: August 16, 2007

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