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  1. Corn Silage Harvest is Imminent

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-12-issue-3/corn-silage-harvest-imminent

    plant moisture content now, if you haven’t done so already. Ensiling corn at the proper dry matter (DM) ... content provides high quality preservation, resulting in good animal performance and lower feed costs. ... Harvesting corn too wet (low DM content) results in souring and seepage of the silage and reduction in animal ...

  2. Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-22-issue-2/milk-prices-costs-nutrients-margins-and-comparison

    its NE L and MP content Appendix For those of you who use the 5-nutrient group values (i.e., replace ...

  3. Managing for High Quality Stored Forage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-20-issue-3/managing-high-quality-stored-forage

    moisture content at the time of the mechanical operation. The harvesting operation results in DM, crude ... to being ready to bale in a dry hay system can cause DM losses of 8 to 17%, results in NDF content ... harvesting at higher moisture contents that can reduce quality losses due to leaf shatter. These systems also ...

  4. Early-Spring Planted Forages for Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-2/early-spring-planted-forages-dairy-farms

    protein content, but peas are generally higher in seed cost. Small grains can be planted about 1.5 inches ... energy and about the same CP content as high-quality alfalfa.  At the milk stage, CP averages 12%, NDF ... Compared with alfalfa, milk stage small grain forage has about the same energy content but lower CP.  When ...

  5. 2005 Ohio Dairy Challenge

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-7-issue-2/2005-ohio-dairy-challenge

    Mike Klein, Matt McVey, and Jason Nuhfer. The Awards Banquet was held at the Buckeye Hall of Fame Café, ... this years national contest include: Mike Allerding, Kelly Epperly, Matt McVey, and Stacey Shipley. Dr. ...

  6. Botulism Prevention with Small Grain Baleage

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-18-issue-3/botulism-prevention-small-grain-baleage

    content and wrapped with plastic as baleage. Both of these harvest methods depend upon fermentation to ... to 4.5 or lower, ensiling or wrapping at the proper moisture content, and the exclusion of air. ... acid-producing bacteria to lower the pH. Cereal forages, such as rye, wheat, and oats, have lower WSC contents ...

  7. First Harvest of Forages is Just Around the Corner!

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-1-issue-6/first-harvest-forages-just-around-corner

    concentration, particularly neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content, is the primary variable of concern when ... evaluating quality of alfalfa for use by ruminant animals. On May 1st, the estimated NDF content of alfalfa ... of 1997 (this should come as no surprise, given the early spring this year). The optimal NDF content ...

  8. Release of eXtension for Dairy Cattle

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-9-issue-4/release-extension-dairy-cattle

    the Land Grant University System customized to focus on your needs where you live, 4) its content is ... (COP). The internet content for the COP for Dairy Cattle (http://www.extension.org/dairy_cattle) was ...

  9. 2006 Ohio Dairy Challenge Contest

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-2/2006-ohio-dairy-challenge-contest

    Zann; Team #3 (Third Place)- Greg Hartschuh, Bryan Hirschbach, Matt Jackson, and Dan Ziegler; Team #4- ... Schroeder, and Eric Weitzel; Team #6- Matt Hartlein, Dan Sanders, Zach Stammen, and Kyle Warvel; Team #7 ...

  10. Nutrition of Jersey Cows- Little Holstein Cows or a Breed Apart?,

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-4/nutrition-jersey-cows-little-holstein-cows-or-breed

    energy) content, as well as a higher milk protein content and manufacturing quality. A higher dry matter ... maintenance requirement, which is associated with the higher solids content of her milk. These comparisons ... digestibility. Milk fat composition and ration fiber content: The higher milk fat content of Jersey milk is ...

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