Three mistakes that could limit digestible starch
Corn silage is the go-to homegrown forage for supplying digestible starch and fiber high-producing cows require. Often, however, shortcuts and oversights during the growing, harvest and storage processes can limit its resulting feed value. Numerous studies have documented the importance of digestible starch to cow performance – results that can positively affect a dairy enterprise’s…
A tale of two fat studies: Palmitic fatty acid supplementation in early lactation cows
High-palmitic-fatty-acid (>80%) supplements most often decrease dry matter intake (DMI). And, since many studies with that type supplement have been done with mid-lactation cows over a short term (21 days), it raises the question as to what would be the response in early lactation cows? Such a study was done in two phases: for the…