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

Level 3 - Extension Workers, Input & Service Providers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Introduction

3. Feeding a dairy cow

4. Feed requirements in a dairy cow

5. Energy needs in a cow

6. Partitioning of energy feed in ruminants

7. Factors affecting feed intake in cows

8. Factors affecting feed intake in cows Cont'd...

9. Animal factors: Age

10. Animal factors: Age

11. Animal factors: Size/weight

12. Animal factors: Size/weight Cont'd...

13. Animal factors: Stage of production (Lactation) - Early lactation

14. Animal factors: Stage of production (Lactation) - Early lactation Cont'd...

15. Animal factors: Stage of production (Lactation) - Mid and Late lactation

16. Animal factors: Stage of production (Lactation) - Dry period

17. Animal factors: Stage of production (Lactation) - Transition period

18. Animal factors: Animal health

19. Animal factors: Milk production

20. Animal factors: Cow activity/movement

21. Feed factors

22. Feed factors Cont'd...

23. Feed related factors

24. Feed related factors Cont'd...

25. Environmental factors

26. Feeding systems

27. Balanced feed for a cow

28. Feeding forages to cows

29. Feeding concentrates to cows

30. Feeding guidelines

31. Feed planning

32. Importance of feed planning

33. Animal feeding behaviour

34. Importance feeding and watering areas

35. Animal welfare and wellbeing

36. Feed costs

37. Understanding feeding results/output

38. Understanding feeding results/output Cont'd...

39. Summary/Take home messages.