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Feeding management of dry cows / close up

Level 1 - Basic Farmers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Background

3. What is a dry cow?

4. Importance of drying a cow

5. Drying off methods

6. Drying off methods

7. Abrupt drying off method

8. Dry cow therapy

9. Dry cow therapy

10. Gradual feeding method

11. Gradual milking method

12. Far-off nutrition of dry cow

13. Close-up nutrition of dry cow

14. Close-up nutrition of dry cow DMI

15. Rumen adaptation on close-up

16. Milk fever/hypocalcemia

17. Milk fever/hypocalcemia

18. Length of dry period

19. Minimizing heat stress in dry cows

20. Minimizing social, environmental and metablolic stress for close-up cow

21. Body condition score (BCS) of a dry cow

22. Recommended feeds in the dry ration

23. Nutrient recommendations for dry cow diet

24. Summary