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Results from Research Supported by the Ohio Dairy Research Fund
levels of endophyte (5 to 40% endophyte infection) are also cause for concern, with 24% of the ryegrass ... endophyte-free seed for establishing new pastures. The use of endophyte-free seed to establish new ryegrass (and ... CLA for humans, and 'naturally' enriched high CLA butter has been shown to reduce the number ...
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Important Wheat Management Decisions
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/important-wheat-management-decisions
Among the questions that we have had to answer thus far this season as we get ready to plant wheat ... therefore, planting wheat after wheat or wheat after corn drastically increases the risk of losses due to ... management program. For mildew, Septoria and Stagonospora, planting a resistant variety and applying a good ...
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From Weaning to Freshening, Dairy Heifer Care and Management Workshop: Fun for the Serious Heifer Raiser
tracking growth. For the people working with heifers, it is highly rewarding to work with barns full of ... as well as unsustainable for the farm. At an average total cost of $2 a day to raise bred heifers, ... revenue stream for the farm. If the farm is raising replacement heifers for others, producing healthy, ...
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Harvest Alfalfa Based on Quality Goals
Optimal NDF concentration for pure grass forage fed to lactating dairy cows is between 50 and 55%. For ... higher. You also need to adjust for the time it takes to harvest all your acres. During the spring, NDF ... reliable for alfalfa shorter than 16 inches or taller than 40 inches. The PEAQ procedure is NOT intended to ...
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Managing the Work Schedule for Personnel in Large Dairy Herds
there is a minimum of 672 man-hours required per week to keep the parlor operational. For this example, ... the assumption was that personnel work for 6 consecutive days and have 1 day-off. To illustrate the ... plus 1 relief worker per week to keep the milking parlor operational (Table 2). For these two ...
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Changes in Iodine Availability for Dipping Calf Navels at Birth
2 chemical, to a list 1 chemical. For us, that means that the DEA will now regulate sales of all products ... calf's body until total closure takes place. Nature provides for the umbilical cord to close off, dry ... off, fall off, and heal over, just as nature provides for the calf to receive passive immunity through ...
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2013 Ohio Dairy Challenge Contest – Program Continues to Expand
also invited to participate in the same manner as veterinary students. The farm selected for the ... strengths and opportunities for the operation in the format of a MS PowerPoint presentation that had to be ... hosted by Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton, WI to be held February 5-7, 2013. The coach for the ...
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Milk Prices Begin to Firm as U.S. Production Begins to Cool Off
review the trends observed in the cash markets for dairy commodities. If you would like to follow my ... inventory. While this is good news, do not look for the cheese price to regain its old glory anytime soon. My ... weeks of August through early October of that year. For this to happen again, we need a serious slowing ...
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Handling Abrupt Changes in Silage Dry Matter Concentrations
bouts (separated by 6 days) water was added to the silage to reduce DM by 10 percentage units. For one ... offered to the cows must be increased and remain increased for several days. If this is not done, cows ... should be provided for 1 or 2 days after the silage DM has returned to normal because cows compensate for ...
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2011 Ohio 4-H Dairy Judging Contest at Spring Dairy Expo
4-H events for dairy enthusiasts, I would suggest a quick peruse of all the programs/events we have to ... event for youth, there were nearly 375 attending. Our contest is also held in conjunction with the Ohio ... FFA. With 6 classes to evaluate, the Expo exhibitors were generous in supplying us with quality ...