Forum: Nutrition

Wondering what the majority of you feed your cows. Are most of you on a high CS ration for consistency, or are you switching it up, based on the...

I have been doing some research on Feeding holstein steers, anybody have any ideas on using corn screenings and wet corn gluten feed. In my research...

I have been feeding roasted beans for months now, thought I would cut costs and raise my own protein, anyone feed more than 2 pounds with any luck....

Anybody else feeding this stuff? I found out what it is costing us, and said to myself dang that stuff isn't cheap. We've been on in a couple...

Does anyone use MUN testing to balance rations? I recieved the milk tests for March and happened to notice that 03/02 MUN was 4.9. On 03/30 it was...

Has anyone used the Robert Morgan, Inc. products such as Bypass Choline , Rumolac, Rumofat, and other products they make. I am considering taking...

Does anyone have a good method for determining how many bunker covers they will use if they know about how much tonnage they are putting up? Thanks!

I have been having a few issues with udder edema on cows in the middle of lactation. These cows (10% of herd) are anywhere from 60-200 days in milk...

Check out this link. http://www.silostop.com/ We started using it 3 years ago and wow, what a difference! The first year we used the clear...

We've been using silos for 30+ yrs, they are getting worn out & too slow to feed out of in the winter, we would like to goto something different. Are...

What is your preference. If I had the choice I would be all dry hay, mother nature doesn't play that way so I am looking at putting up higher...

We are considering taking down our Harvestor silos and replacing them with another type of storage. We have a 20x60 and 20x80 Harvestor with bottom...

Thursday we had a Harvestore service guy out for normal maintenance on our Harvestore. We pulled the unloader out and found that both chains were...

What are they exactly. From what I can find on the internet, I gather they are a high fiber grain ration, but that only tells me so much. What...

i mentor a black empowerment dairy farm . we do not have funding for expensive rations . we have small grain silage , alphalfa , corn , wheat straw...

We're looking into investing in a TMR, just looking into opinions and thoughts on people who have experience with them. Wondering if the "vertical"...

We have been salting the top layer of our bunkers and piles just prior to tarping them with phenomenal results for 4 years now. I've heard salt can...

I have recently purchased 2 baby longhorns. They are 2 and 3 weeks old. I can occassionally get the younger one to nurse from a bottle, but the...

Is anybody grazing perrenial rye grass? how hard was it to establish?How does it hold up in hot dry conditions?If you don't graze it off,what kind of...