UNIVERSITY PARK - Many
dairy fanners carefully control
rations for milking animals, but
neglect to do the same for dry cows
and springing heifers. Rations for
dry cows, particularly during the
last 2 to 3 weeks prior to
freshening, greatly influence
health and production at calving
and during the critical early
lactation period. Cows with
disorders at freshening or in early
lactation are more apt to become
problem breeders and may
produce less milk, depending on
the types of problems encountered.
To help prevent disorders at
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Watch that dry cow feeding ration
freshening, it is especially im
portant to avoid excessive
amounts of protein, calcium, and
energy during the dry and pre
freshening period. This means that
only 6 to 7 lbs. of the daily forage
dry matter per head should be
alfalfa or mixed legume forage. If
pasture containing a lot of clover
or other legumes cannot be
avoided, dry dows need to be fed
levels of other forages to limit
legume intake. Whole plant corn
silage should not provide over 50 to
60 percent of the forage dry
matter. Also, it often is better to
keep dry cows on dry cow forage
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ON ANY NEW CASE 90 OR 94 SERIES TRACTORS
PURCHASED BEFORE OCTOBER 31. 1984.
8.8% A.RR. FINANCING FOR UP
TO 48 MONTHS
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Lititz, PA
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than to convert them prior to
freshening to a milk cow forage
ration that is too high in protein,
calcium or com silage.
Excessive intake on protein may
make cows more susceptible to
ketosis, off-feed problems, twisted
stomachs, udder congestion. Too
much calcium in the total ration
can lead to retained placenta and
milk fever. Insufficient calcium
intake throughout the dry period
also may lead to disorders at
calving.
An abnormally high ration of
energy in late lactation and
throughout the dry period can
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produce obese cows. This makes
them more susceptible to difficult
calvings, metabolic disorders, and
infections. It is important,
however, to feed a moderate
amount of concentrate at least
during the last 3 to 4 weeks prior to
expected freshening, to establish a
microflora and rumen lining that is
adapted to a combination of forage
and concentrate in the diet. Rumen
pH will be appreciably lower and
mineral uptake improved when 3
to 5 lb. of concentrate are fed per
head daily. Exceptionally high
producing cows that are good
eaters may have then' concentrate
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increased to 6 to 8 lbs.
during the last week prior to ex
pected freshening. This amount of
concentrate also will provide an
opportunity to balance the forage
ration for pre-freshening animals.
It is important that trace elements,
such as selenium, and vitamins A,
D and E are provided, as well as
protein and major minerals, in
cluding salt.
Low selenium status can occur
within three weeks after sup
plemental selenium is removed
from the ration. Vitamin A and E
levels also may be depressed if
cows and heifers are not on sup
plementation, pasture or green
chop during late gestation. Since a
lack of these important nutrients
can reduce disease resistance,
special care must be taken to feed
dry cows sufficient amounts of
them. Although the concentrate
requirement for dry cows is
relatively low compared to that of
milking cows, their needs for some
nutrients are close to those of milk
cows. Thus, the concentrate for
non-milking animals may require
higher levels of supplementation
than for milk cows, to ensure
adequate vitamins A and E, as well
as the appropriate selenium
status, injectable preparations
may be used at drying off or at
least 3 to 4 weeks prior to expected
calving. Five ml of MuSe can be
administered to provide selenium
and vitamin E, and one to two
million units of vitamin A can be
given in an injectable ADE
preparation. Vitamin A intertables
are of greater importance when
feeding primarily hay or com
silage and should not be needed
when the animals have been on
good pasture recently.
Manure for dry cows and heifers
should be frequently observed.
Constipation or feces that are too
hard indicate that the diet is low in
protein and minerals or that water
intake is too low. Making certain
that dry cows are fed adequate
amounts of forage will also reduce
constipation.
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