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Nutrition of Jersey Cows- Little Holstein Cows or a Breed Apart?,
mastitis and lameness, and greater longevity, while their temperament and size means they are friendly to ... the above factors, it is likely that interest in the Jersey breed will continue to increase. In ... which guidelines for Jersey cows can be based. This article reviews some of this information. Feed ...
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Stretching Corn Silage Supplies
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-3/stretching-corn-silage-supplies
NDF). To account for a loss in effective NDF, total NDF intake should be increased by 1.1 x 2 = 2.2 ... (minimum concentration for adequate forage diets) to about 35% (i.e., 21% forage NDF (requirement with ... corn silage was harvested last September. The silage is fed to 150 lactating cows at the rate of 40 ...
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MarketView...U.S. Dairy Outlook Brief March- May 2011
production year to the 3,250 reported for the 2010 production year. To keep up with the daily dairy futures ... production for the United States over the last 10 years. This edition of MarketView will highlight a few of ... feed prices back in early 2009 has all but vanished, as milk output has now returned to its long term ...
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Nutrition
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-10-issue-6/nutrition
Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University Which forage is usually more economical for Ohio dairy farmers ... to produce and feed to their cows? This article provides the answer to that pressing question. ...
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Milking Machines and Milk Quality
or nominal vacuum on the system should be 12.5 to 13.5" Hg for low lines and bucket milkers and ... 14 to 15" Hg for high lines. Measurement: Measurement of effective reserve and manual reserve on ... claw. Cluster- There should be a provision for release of vacuum in the claw prior to removal of the ...
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Where are Your Records for Manure Application
Ms. Amanda Meddles, Extension Program Coordinator for Environmental Management, The Ohio State ... if this happens to you? Keeping accurate and detailed application records could mean the difference ... between avoiding a complaint and being fined for misapplying. Good records should include details about ...
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Ohio State Student Wins National Black Farmers Scholarship
to food security for generations.” Scholarship recipients were selected based upon several criteria, ... fund up to $100,000 for a second year of the program. “The plight of the black farmers and the loss of ... program will begin to address black land loss.” Information about how to apply for the 2016 NBFA ...
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15- Measures of Competitiveness
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-8/15-measures-competitiveness
sold Competitive Level: Less than $6.00 per cwt. of milk sold (May range from below $5.00 to around ... $8.00, depending on feed prices) Calculation: Total cost of all feeds fed to all dairy cows and ... replacement heifers ? total cwt. of milk sold for the same period Total feed cost per cwt. of milk sold ...
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Does it Pay to Increase Milk Components at Current Prices?
relatively unchanged at –9.0 and 4.0¢/lb, respectively. It is common for neNDF to be negative, as feeds that ... rations to reduce feed costs within limitations for providing a balanced nutrient supply to the dairy ... it is easier to achieve larger improvements in milk fat than protein. Fortuitously, quite often ...
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MarketView...U.S. Dairy Outlook Brief October-December 2010
consider the prospects for the observed variability in dairy commodity prices to continue into the future. ... MarketView, I will take a look at the variability for both dairy commodity prices (butter, cheese, nonfat dry ... depth of the increases and decreases will grow greater and deeper” (italics added for emphasis). Now, ...