Feed and feeding is the foundation of dairy production. It impacts almost every sector of the dairy production – from animal reproduction, health and welfare – to environment, animal product safety and quality. Feed cost accounts for up to 70% the total cost of production, and economic viability and sustainability of dairy production hinges on feed and feeding.
Through these sessions we aware dairy farmers about :
-Principles of dairy nutrition and feeding management as cows move through their annual lactation cycle
-Quantification of the likely milk responses to changes in intakes of feed nutrients so that a ration can be formulated to achieve a targeted milk yield
-A talk on trouble shooting feeding problems
-Specific aspects of dairy production technology such as rearing young stock and feeding for improved fertility