Nutritional needs of dairy cattle

Moderate Energy Dry Cow Diets May Improve Postpartum Health

Have you eaten at one of those ‘all you can eat’ buffets recently? It’s a challenge (if not impossible) to stop eating even when you have met the recommended energy intake for your body size and work load for the day, writes Noah Litherland, University of Minnesota, Dairy Extension.

Nutritional Management of the High-Producing Dairy Cow in the 21st Century

By P.J.Kononoff (Extension Dairy Specialist),R.J. Grant(President,Miner Agricultural Research Institute) and J.F. Keown Extension Dairy Specialist). An article which discusses important aspects of grouping and feeding systems, body conditioning and nutritional requirements for high-producing dairy cows