3.3

Estimation of dry matter intake for various breeds/ age categories of dairy cattle in the tropics

Level 1 - Basic Farmers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Background

3. Dry matter intake (DMI)

4. Components of dry matter

5. Dry matter (DM) contents fed to cows

6. Dry Matter content in different feeds & forage

7. Calculating Dry Matter Intake

8. Factors affecting Dry matter intake in cows

9. Factors affecting Dry matter intake of the cows Cont'd...

10. Different DM requirements for various breeds of cows

11. Different DM requirements for various breeds of cows Cont'd...

12. How Neutral detergent fibre (NDF) affects DMI

13. Age factor in estimation of DMI

14. Stage of lactation and level of milk production in DMI

15. Health of the cow in determining DMI

16. Feed & farm management factors affecting DMI

17. Feed & farm management factors affecting DMI Cont'd...

18. Other environmental factors affecting DMI

19. Water intake affecting DMI

20. Importance of meeting the cow's DMI requirement