Dairy Feeding strategy & Diet formulation for the Dairy Herd By Dr. Ofer Kroll The general approach in Israel Dairy feeding strategy is to maintain two feeding groups: one for early lactation and another for the rest of the milking cows. In family farms, the one-diet method is the most popular one. Ad-libitum feeding, mainly with TMR and minimal transfer of cows between groups is the preferred feeding method in…
Category: Cow Feeding
Cow Feeding is supplying good nutrition to our Dairy cows. Feeding suitable good feed formulation should provide the cow with all the nutrition needs at a competitive cost. So how do we do that? We use the best raw materials available in our area, and we must ensure that all nutrition need will supply. In the Israeli Dairy School, we teach how to create a good feeding formulation.
Proper dairy cattle nutrition is one of the essential elements of milk production. Feed costs for the herd represent 50%-60% of the total expense associated with the production of milk. Still, the type of nutrition offered profoundly affects the dairy cow’s production, profitability, and overall health.
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