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Introduction
Feed costs for the dairy cattle herd represent 50 to 60% of the total cost associated with the production of milk. In addition, properly implemented dairy cattle nutrition programs can improve milk production, health, and reproductive performance of dairy cows for both the milking herd and dry cows. In this section, articles on various aspects of dairy cow nutrition and feeding and dairy feeding management are provided. Articles pertaining to acidosis and lameness in dairy cattle, feed additives, the use of by-products in dairy cattle diets, fats, water quality, protein nutrition, minerals and vitamins, feeding management, troubleshooting nutritional problems, and forage information for dairy diets are available below.
Acidosis and Laminitis
- Effective Fiber for Dairy Cows
- Feeding to Minimize Acidosis and Laminitis in Dairy Cattle
- Forage and TMR Particle Size and Effects on Rumen Fermentation of Dairy Cattle
Additives
- Effect of Supplemental Biotin on Performance of Lactating Dairy Cows
- Feed Additives for Dairy Cattle
- Rumen-Protected Choline
- Use of Rumensin in Dairy Diets
Animal Health
- Body Condition Scoring as a Tool for Dairy Herd Management
- Gossypol Intake from Cottonseed Feedstuffs – A Performance Concern for Dairy Cattle?
- Impact of Milk Fever and Hypocalcemia on Reproductive Performance of the Dairy Cow
- Minimizing Subclinical Metabolic Diseases
- New Developments in Understanding Ruminal Acidosis in Dairy Cows
- Nutrition and Claw Health
- Prevention and Control of Nitrate Toxicity in Cattle
- Prevention of Displaced Abomasum
- Prevention of Udder Edema in Dairy Cows
- Progress in the Understanding of Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome
- Therapeutic Nutrition for Dairy Cattle
- Understanding Fungal (Mold) Toxins (Mycotoxins)
Links
Byproducts
- Controlling Feed Costs Over the Long Haul
- Distillers Grains
- Feeding Byproducts High in Concentration of Fiber to Ruminants
- Randomness Rules: Living with Variation in the Nutrient Composition of Concentrate Feeds
- Storage of Wet Distillers Grains
Carbohydrates
- Dietary Effective Fiber, Particle Length and Sorting
- Feeding Sugar to Ruminants
- Glycerol as a Feed Ingredient in Dairy Rations
- Optimizing Starch Concentrations in Dairy Rations
- Reaping the Most Nutrients: Working with Starch and Nonfiber Carbohydrate Digestibility
- Starch Digestibility of Corn - Silage and Grain
Dry and Transition Cows
- Dietary Cation-Anion Difference for Dairy Rations
- Modified Dry Periods in Dairy Cattle: Implications for Milk Yield and the Transition Period
- Optimizing Transition Cow Diets
- Rethinking Energy for Dry Cows
Fats
Feed Management
- Considerations in Feed Bunk Management
- Dry Matter Determination
- Effect of Photoperiod on Feed Intake and Animal Performance
- Feeding and Nutrition Management for Hot Weather
- Grain Supplementation to Grazing Herds
- Managing Measures of Feed Costs: Benchmarking Physical and Economic Feed Efficiency
- Managing Nutrition for Optimal Milk Components
- Mold and Mycotoxin Issues in Dairy Cattle: Effects, Prevention and Treatment
- New Developments in TMR particle Size Measurement
- Practical Approaches To Feed Efficiency and Applications on the Farm
- The Feeding Behavior of Dairy Cows:Considerations to Improve Cow Welfare and Productivity
Forages
- Corn Silage Considerations When Feeding Corn Milling Co-Products
- Evaluating Corn Silage Quality for Dairy Cattle
- Feeding Dairy Cows: In Vitro NDF Digestibility
- Help in Choosing an Effective Silage Inoculant
- In vivo Digestibility of Forages
- Predicting Optimum Time of Alfalfa Harvest
- Ranking Corn Silage Hybrids
- Silage and Dry Hay Management
Milk Composition
Minerals and Vitamins
- Appropriate Methods of Diagnosing Mineral Deficiencies in Cattle
- Dietary Cation-Anion Difference for Dairy Rations
- Managing Dietary Phosphorus to Reduce Environmental Impact of Dairy Farms
- Mineral Tolerances of Animals
- Selenium Sources for Dairy Cattle
- Update on Trace Mineral Requirements for Dairy Cattle
- Update on Vitamin Nutrition of Dairy Cows
- Water-Soluble Vitamins for Dairy Cattle
Protein
- Current Status of Amino Acid Requirement Models for Lactating Dairy Cows
- How Efficiently Are Your Cows Using Ration Nitrogen?
- Understanding Nitrogen Utilization in Dairy Cattle
- Why Use Metabolizable Protein for Ration Balancing?
Troubleshooting Tools
- Energetics for the Practicing Nutritionist
- Feed Efficiency and Its Impact on Feed Intake
- Interpreting Milk Urea Nitrogen (MUN) Values
- Managing the Total Mixed Ration to Prevent Problems in Dairy Cows
