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Episode 23 - Dry Cow Nutrition and Comfort

All About Agriculture

English - November 06, 2018 05:00 - 11 minutes - 1 Byte - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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In part 2 of dry cow management, the podcast focuses on dry cow nutrition and comfort. The characteristics of dry cow nutrition with regard to the far off and close up dry cow are discussed with attention to forage potassium content and the dietary cation-anion difference (DCAD) status of the diet. Some general cow comfort situations regarding bunk space, heat abatement, and resting space recommendations are summarized.