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Expanding your thinking can save tens of thousands of dollars each year while enhancing nutrition, herd health, and milk production. Feed costs are the largest expense for dairy farms, typically making up 50% or more of the total operating costs. ...
Dairy farm consultants and equipment suppliers weigh in on the benefits of properly packed bags, as well as feed management tips to obtain the highest nutrient density feed to promote herd health and production. Silage is critical to dairy farm operations. Compared to hay production, silage increases the potential yield of nutrients from ...
Synopsis: Dairy farmers want a disinfection alternative that is readily available, low-maintenance, effective, and safe for cows. Application: The Scienco®/FAST SciCHLOR® onsite sodium hypochlorite generator can create sodium hypochlorite solutions of various concentrations suitable and safe for dairy farming, and can function automatically. ...
Blood samples were taken from cows in a commercial dairy herd experiencing grass tetany to determine the effects of supplementing the ration with 22.5 grams Mg per day (Contreras, et al, 1992). ...
Measuring Dry Matter Accurately On-Farm With an Affordable Consumer Appliance When assessing the health and productivity of your dairy herd, dry matter intake (DMI) is one of the key data points to consider. ...
According to a 2019 Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research study, the US dairy industry experiences $1.5 billion in losses to heat stress annually. With afternoon humidities of 60-70%, and temperatures at 75-77°F, cows may already begin to experience the effects of heat stress – that’s a temperature humidity index (THI) of 74. Higher temperatures can impact ...
Dried Manure Solids (DMS) can be used as bedding for the dairy industry. A lactating dairy cow can produce approximately 150 lbs. of manure on a daily basis. If the dairy farm has 1,500 cows, that’s 225,000 lbs. of wet manure a day. ...
They aim at preventing diseases and improve production in dairy herds. They produce a great part of our products ourselves and they are able to optimize in accordance with the newest practical results. Their objective is to obtain the best result for your herd by providing the best possible advice as well as well functioning products to the most ...
T he Pelletier dairy operation near La Pocatière, Québec needed a wiring and panel upgrade that would be sturdy enough to manage the demands of an 80-cow dairy herd and the insurance inspectors. Dairy barns are unique environments, aside from the cows, the barns need secure wiring for the milking stations and ...