Dairy Nutrition School
(Continued from Pag* A 22)
In order to properly balance the
pH level, a fanner must know the
chemical content of -his ,feed,
including the silage, as well as its
physical properties. He also must
pay attention to the order in which
the various components are fed to
the cow.
If a fanner is feeding the grains
separately from the forages, the
forage should be fed first because,
in general, Hlubik stated, “the pH
is raised when forage is fed, while
the pH is lowered when grain is
fed.” In other words, forages lower
the level of acid, while grains raise
the acidity level.
Hlubik felt the best w r
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mers to feed their herd is to feed
hay first, to promote salivation by
keeping the chop length greater
than 3 /i inch, add buffers where
necessary, watch the forage to
grain ratio making sure that on a
dry matter basis there is 40 percent
or more forage, and to keep the
water pH at about 6.5 to 7.0.
His advice for farmers was to
feed for nutrients, not specific feed
stuffs. Some feeds, such as cotton
seed, may not enter least-cost
ration formulations.
The abomasum in newborn
calves comprises 60 percent of the
stomach capacity. They have an
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animal is weaned.
Rumen activity begins as soon
as the calf starts eating fibrous
materials, but it won’t be function
al until the calf is three to four
weeks old. Until that time, Hlubik
advises that the crude fiber content
of milk replacers should be less
than 0.5 percent. Hlubik also
recommended that, for the first
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replacer with milk protein rather
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Dave Schwartz categorized sev
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rumen. Schwartz emphasized that
oil, such as that supplied by whole
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more than 1 to 1.2 percent of the
total ration.
Glenn Shirk discussed how the
amount of milk produced is direct
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cow consumes. Low dry-matter
intake (DMI) also can cause breed
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in the feed.
Among the point Shirk stressed
are;
•forage must be digestible so that it
doesn’t spend too much time in the
rumen and take up space,
•forage should be the first thing fed
to a cow each day so that the rumen
becomes buffeted.
•heifers should be matched
according to size so that they all
can get to the feed. Introduce a
heifer to the hod shortly before
she freshens.
•keep the feed in the bunk fresh so
the cows will eat. This is especially
important in hot weather,
•activity such as moving feed con
veyors or moving cows from one
area to another stimulates feed
intake.
•a good forage to grain ratio for
high-producing cows is 50:50. The
forage requirements should be met
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