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Group-feeding complete rations to lactating dairy cows

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Authors

D. A. Toenjes
D. L. Bath, U.C.
M. Borges, Chico State College

Publication Information

California Agriculture 23(10):4-5.

Published October 01, 1969

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WITH MODERN RAPID MILKING techniques today's high producing dairy cows often are not in the milking barn long enough to consume sufficient concentrates to fulfill their energy requirements for high milk production. Elaborate concentrate feeding guides based on varying milk production levels are useless if the cow does not have time to consume her allotted amount. In many barns and parlors, the correct amount of feed is given to high producing cows but often some is left behind for the next cow. Some dairymen have attacked the problem by feeding a portion of the concentrates with roughage outside the milking parlor. A base amount of 5 to 10 lbs per cow is fed outside daily and the remainder is fed in the milking parlor.

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Miller Manufacturing Company, Turlock, supplied the hay shredder used in this trial.

Group-feeding complete rations to lactating dairy cows

D. A. Toenjes, D. L. Bath, M. Borges
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Group-feeding complete rations to lactating dairy cows

Share using any of the popular social networks Share by sending an email Print article
Share using any of the popular social networks Share by sending an email Print article

Authors

D. A. Toenjes
D. L. Bath, U.C.
M. Borges, Chico State College

Publication Information

California Agriculture 23(10):4-5.

Published October 01, 1969

PDF  |  Citation  |  Permissions

Author Affiliations show

Abstract

WITH MODERN RAPID MILKING techniques today's high producing dairy cows often are not in the milking barn long enough to consume sufficient concentrates to fulfill their energy requirements for high milk production. Elaborate concentrate feeding guides based on varying milk production levels are useless if the cow does not have time to consume her allotted amount. In many barns and parlors, the correct amount of feed is given to high producing cows but often some is left behind for the next cow. Some dairymen have attacked the problem by feeding a portion of the concentrates with roughage outside the milking parlor. A base amount of 5 to 10 lbs per cow is fed outside daily and the remainder is fed in the milking parlor.

Full text

Full text is available in PDF.

Author notes

Miller Manufacturing Company, Turlock, supplied the hay shredder used in this trial.


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