Dairy Cattle Nutrition

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New Dairy Nutrition Publications

• Feed Efficiency in Dairy Heifers
  
• Feed Efficiency in Lactating Dairy Cows and Its Relationship to Income Over Feed Costs
  
• Colostrum Supplements and Replacer - revised 9/1/11
  
• Review: Effects of Calf Feeding Program on First Lactation Performance
  
• Colostrum Management Tools: Hydrometers and Refractometers
  
• Composition and Hygiene of Colostrum on Modern PA Dairy Farms
• Opportunities and Challenges of Feeding Distillers Grains to Dairy Cows
• Trouble Shooting Colostrum Management with the Colostrum Calculator spreadsheet
• Precision Feeding Dairy Heifers
• Resources for Certified Feed Management Planners

Other Resources

• Information on pasture systems and grazing
• Penn State Dairy Heifer Reference Guide
• Calf Track employee training system - chore plans now available in pdf form free of charge (June 2011)
  

Penn State nutrition DVDs 

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