Overnight, transition cows are required to shift from being a "couch potato" to a marathon runner. The cow's nutrient and energy demands rise dramatically at this time to support the metabolic marathon...
John Goeser is director of nutritional research and innovation with Rock River Lab, Inc., Watertown, Wis., and adjunct assistant professor, dairy science department, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The author is a dairy nutritional consultant and freelance agricultural writer based out of Connecticut. The author acknowledges Farm Credit East and the 2015 Dairy Farm Summary for information in...