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Feeding management guidelines for various lactation stages of dairy cows, optimum transition management

Level 1 - Basic Farmers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Introduction

3. Feed requirements in a dairy cow

4. Factors affecting feed intake in cows: Animal factors

5. Factors affecting feed intake in cows Cont'd: Feed factors

6. Factors affecting feed intake in cows Cont'd: Feeding related factors

7. Factors affecting feed intake in cows Cont'd: Environmental factors

8. Balanced feed for a cow

9. Feeding forages to cows

10. Feeding concentrates to cows

11. Feeding guidelines

12. Feed planning

13. Animal feeding behaviour

14. Animal welfare and wellbeing

15. Feed costs

16. Summary/Take home messages