Feeding Guide PDF

Dairy cow physiology; optimizing dry matter intake; feeding and the gestation/lactation cycle; ration formulation; purchasing and valuing feed; special feeding challenges; BST; hot weather; 3X milking, revised and updated throughout, with new chapter on applying NRC 2001. Includes metric measures. 2008 edition. 87 pages.

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Feeding a ruminant; Dairy cow physiology

Chapter 2 Feed nutrients

Chapter 3 Optimizing dry matter intake

Chapter 4 The gestation-lactation cycle

Chapter 5 Feeds for dairy cattle

Chapter 6 Feeding systems

Chapter 7 Ration formulation

Chapter 8 Purchasing and valuing feed

Chapter 9 Feeding disorders

Chapter 10 Calf feeding guidelines

Chapter 11 Heifer feeding guidelines