Author: eastafri

  • TIE-Stall barns

    TIE-STALL BARNS Tie-stall barns have many advantages when it comes to cow comfort. This type of herd management makes possible a pro-active, individualized approach to each animal and its welfare. It results in faster response time to an animal’s needs and less reliance on medical treatments such as antibiotics. In tie stall barns cows are…

  • Dairy Cow Feed RATION

    It is possible to complicate a dairy cow feed ration with the inclusion of too many commodities. Don’t forget the basics dairy cows require nutrients and not feed ingredients. For example: cow requires Dairy cow needs to eat Feed materials and values DM % feed ME Mcal/kg NEL Mcal/kg HP %DM RUP %HP HY %DM…