Spreadsheet to Compare Cost of Milk and Milk Replacer

Learn how to use feed analysis to determine forage quality, and exactly what feeding a high quality forage means.

We can measure how well a colostrum program is working by estimating the IgG in calves' blood.

A review of feeding distillers grains to lactating dairy cows and challenges that may arise due to their use.

Feed efficiency measures the relative ability of cows to turn feed nutrients into milk or milk components. In the simplest terms it is the pounds of milk produced per pound of dry matter consumed.

Soybeans are an excellent source of essential amino acids and complement most forages, but have some limitations.

Considerations of implementing on-farm pasteurization, discussion of waste milk quality, and evaluation of heat and UV methods.

Discussion of whey protein prices, alternative proteins, cost comparisons, and considerations for feeding waste milk.

Provided feed intake is restricted to allow for an optimal average daily gain, high concentrate, precision-fed rations can be fed to dairy heifers successfully.